Research Group Assistive Technology for Mobility and Sports
Sports is not always a natural activity for people with a physical limitation or a chronic disorder. Physical limitations or pain during exercise can take away the joy of exercise. The available activities are also not always suited to their interests and abilities. The Technology for Inclusive Movement and Sport research group is committed to giving people with a limitation as many opportunities to exercise and practice sports as people without limitations.
Target groups
The research group focuses on people who due to symptoms or chronic disorders (for example arthritis and obesity), mobility limitations or restrictions of the musculoskeletal system are less mobile and unable to exercise and play sports as much as they should or would like.
The research focuses on the following themes with the corresponding research questions:
Encouraging exercise
What are effective (technical) tools to encourage exercise and sport among people with physical disabilities?
Recording and analysing exercise
How can we better understand the exercise behaviour and performance of people with physical disabilities to promote and optimise exercise?
Support and optimisation
Which technological innovations and improvements of existing mobility aids can help increase exercise and sport participation among people with physical disabilities?
Team
Sjoerd Dreteler
Natalie Janse
Management assistant
Hanneke Braakhuis
Caroline Doorenbosch
Melle van Dilgt
Helmien Rambaldo
Rinus van der Schoof
dr. Rienk van der Slikke
Jora Wolfgram
Management assistant
Natalie Janse
Hanneke Braakhuis
Caroline Doorenbosch
With a bachelor degree in Physical Therapy, followed by a master degree in Human Movement Sciences, it is clear that Caroline Doorenbosch is interested in knowledge as well as practice-based applications of human movements. In 1996 she earned her PhD and continued to work as a senior researcher and coordinator at the clinical human movement laboratory at the Amsterdam UMC for over twenty years. All activities were focused on optimizing the clinical movement analyses for neurological patient groups, specifically children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). She was involved on many levels: from solving hardware problems (brazing of electrodes) to developing new software (like MoXieViewer), facilitating clinical applications for physicians and paramedics, providing postgraduate education and supervising different PhD trajectories.
Adjacent to her position at the research group Assistive Technology for Mobility and Sports, Caroline works at the Nutrition and Dietetics programme. She works closely with the professor in setting out the general (strategic) parameters for the research group. In addition, Caroline is involved in the development of an Innovation for Health Academy for the Rehabilitation & Mobility Fieldlab along with the research group Rehabilitation and Technology. Within the fieldlab the most diverse and innovative technology is developed, with focus on stimulating exercise and sport. She also supports researchers where needed on various projects within the research group.
Melle van Dilgt
Helmien Rambaldo
Rinus van der Schoof
dr. Rienk van der Slikke
Contact:
r.m.a.vanderslikke@hhs.nlJora Wolfgram
About the professor
dr. Monique Berger
Monique Berger graduated from VU Amsterdam with a degree in Human Kinetic Sciences. From 1993, Monique has held various positions within the Human Kinetic Technology degree programme and worked as a senior researcher at the Rehabilitation Research Group. From this degree programme, she shaped the research in the Human Kinetic Technology Centre of Expertise. Many of these projects are aimed at adapted sports and wheelchair sports in particular. These projects include partnerships with TU Delft, the faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences of VU Amsterdam, UMCG Groningen, NOC*NSF, the Dutch Basketball Federation, the Sports and Exercise Centre of Expertise, the City of The Hague and various rehabilitation centres, in particular Basalt Revalidatie, which insures excellent cooperation with other parties.