Wednesday 23rd of August 2023
I love sharing my knowledge and therefore decided to write a series of articles about knee pain after ACL reconstruction for the Dutch magazine SPORTgericht. These articles summarize lots of practical experiences from my time working as a sports physio.
Because I also wanted this content to be available in English, Team ACL invited me to write a series of 8 blog articles for their members! These 8 blogs cover recognition and treatment of knee pain after ACL reconstruction due to changes in gait pattern, patellofemoral pain, Hoffa's fat pad, and the hamstring muscles.
I really hope this helps health care professionals who deal with patients after ACL reconstruction!
I love sharing my knowledge and therefore decided to write a series of articles about knee pain after ACL reconstruction for the Dutch magazine SPORTgericht. These articles summarize lots of practical experiences from my time working as a sports physio.
Because I also wanted this content to be available in English, Team ACL invited me to write a series of 8 blog articles for their members! These 8 blogs cover recognition and treatment of knee pain after ACL reconstruction due to changes in gait pattern, patellofemoral pain, Hoffa's fat pad, and the hamstring muscles.
I really hope this helps health care professionals who deal with patients after ACL reconstruction!
Wednesday 16th of August 2023
I've spent last Thursday and Friday in Vienna, Austria. Together with a great team of Physiozentrum für Weiterbildung we were shooting practical and theoretical videos for my "acute knee injury diagnosis" e-learning, which will be launched by the end of this year. I'm looking forward to share my knowledge with all of you!
I've spent last Thursday and Friday in Vienna, Austria. Together with a great team of Physiozentrum für Weiterbildung we were shooting practical and theoretical videos for my "acute knee injury diagnosis" e-learning, which will be launched by the end of this year. I'm looking forward to share my knowledge with all of you!
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Tuesday 18th of July 2023
Happy to announce the publication of our Delphi study on adolescent ACL rehabilitation at Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine! A group of 20 International rehab experts cooperated in three Delphi rounds to create a practice guideline for 10- to 18-year-old athletes with ACL injury or after ACLR.
You'll find the free full text at the website of OJSM.
Happy to announce the publication of our Delphi study on adolescent ACL rehabilitation at Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine! A group of 20 International rehab experts cooperated in three Delphi rounds to create a practice guideline for 10- to 18-year-old athletes with ACL injury or after ACLR.
You'll find the free full text at the website of OJSM.
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Tuesday 23rd of May 2023
I've had an inspiring afternoon yesterday. ProCare B.V. and Soccerdoc had organised a Biodex User Meeting, for all Dutch and Flemish physical therapists working with isokinetic devices. On behalf of the Anna Hospital and Anna TopSupport, I was allowed to share our experiences with using the Biodex during ACL rehabilitation and how reference values could help us deciding when an athlete is ready to return to sports after ACL reconstruction. Of course I told everyone about our website www.aclreferencevalues.nl which is of much value in this! |
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Monday 3rd of April 2023
I've spent my weekend in Rennes, France, were I was invited to lecture during the 9th edition of the Journées Francophones de Kinésithérapie. A large physical therapy congress with around 2000 attendees. I lectured about the results of our international Delphi study on adolescent ACL rehabilitation. A joint project of the Anna Hospital, Máxima Medisch Centrum and 20 international rehab experts. The paper will be online soon..
I've spent my weekend in Rennes, France, were I was invited to lecture during the 9th edition of the Journées Francophones de Kinésithérapie. A large physical therapy congress with around 2000 attendees. I lectured about the results of our international Delphi study on adolescent ACL rehabilitation. A joint project of the Anna Hospital, Máxima Medisch Centrum and 20 international rehab experts. The paper will be online soon..
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Friday 23rd of December 2022
Had a brilliant time in Bergen, Norway, last week, where I was invited to be an opponent of Anne Gro Heyn Faleide while defending her dissertation entitled "It's all in my head now. Readiness for return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction." We had a thorough and very joyful discussion and she succesfully obtained her PhD title!
I'm thankful to Eivind Inderhaug for the invitation and to Per-Henrik Randsborg and Trude Gundersen for preparing me so well as a committee member. I really enjoyed my days in the snow and talking with everyone about common interests, which - by the way - did not only include ACL surgery and rehab.
Had a brilliant time in Bergen, Norway, last week, where I was invited to be an opponent of Anne Gro Heyn Faleide while defending her dissertation entitled "It's all in my head now. Readiness for return to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction." We had a thorough and very joyful discussion and she succesfully obtained her PhD title!
I'm thankful to Eivind Inderhaug for the invitation and to Per-Henrik Randsborg and Trude Gundersen for preparing me so well as a committee member. I really enjoyed my days in the snow and talking with everyone about common interests, which - by the way - did not only include ACL surgery and rehab.
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Thursday 1st of December 2022
I was invited to teach a course for SmartEducation in Ghent, Belgium, last Tuesday. A whole day talking about and practising diagnostic skills for acute knee injuries with an enthousiastic group of physical therapists!
I was invited to teach a course for SmartEducation in Ghent, Belgium, last Tuesday. A whole day talking about and practising diagnostic skills for acute knee injuries with an enthousiastic group of physical therapists!
Thursday 10th of November 2022
Yesterday we had the kick-off meeting of the ESSKA consensus on meniscus rehabilitation. A very special consensus, since both orthopedic surgeons and (former) physical therapists are part of the steering group. The meeting was a very interesting with a good explanation about the consensus proces by Philip Beaufils and introducting of the members of the steering group. I'm thankful for the invitation and really excited to be part of this project!
Yesterday we had the kick-off meeting of the ESSKA consensus on meniscus rehabilitation. A very special consensus, since both orthopedic surgeons and (former) physical therapists are part of the steering group. The meeting was a very interesting with a good explanation about the consensus proces by Philip Beaufils and introducting of the members of the steering group. I'm thankful for the invitation and really excited to be part of this project!
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Thursday 3rd of November 2022
Last Tuesday, I was invited to teach a course about return to sports after ACL reconstruction. A very enthousiastic group of Dutch physical therapists attended the course. We discussed the importance of on-field rehab and what the ideal return to sports battery should look like. I really enjoyed the day!
Monday 10th of October 2022
I'm so happy! The English version of my webiste is now live at www.kneesearch.com. Hope you enjoy it!
Saturday 8st of October 2022
Last Thursday and Friday I attended the Dutch Orthopedic Congress. Besides listening to other interesting talks, I was on stage too. I was invited to speak about innovations in recovery of ACL patients and was allowed to present the results of one of our newest studies. I had a great time catching up with old and new friends in the orthopedic field!
Last Tuesday, I was invited to teach a course about return to sports after ACL reconstruction. A very enthousiastic group of Dutch physical therapists attended the course. We discussed the importance of on-field rehab and what the ideal return to sports battery should look like. I really enjoyed the day!
Monday 10th of October 2022
I'm so happy! The English version of my webiste is now live at www.kneesearch.com. Hope you enjoy it!
Saturday 8st of October 2022
Last Thursday and Friday I attended the Dutch Orthopedic Congress. Besides listening to other interesting talks, I was on stage too. I was invited to speak about innovations in recovery of ACL patients and was allowed to present the results of one of our newest studies. I had a great time catching up with old and new friends in the orthopedic field!
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Saturday 1st of October 2022
After 15 years of being a (sports) physio, with the knee always having my special interest, I decided to leave this job. It’s been a journey, it took me quite a while to make this decision, but being a physio doesn’t make me happy anymore. I will continue working as a post-doc researcher in sports orthopedics at the Anna Hospital, the Netherlands. I love doing this and ‘discovering’ things to make day-to-day practice a bit easier and better. This will still give me a connection with physios around the world, but in a different way than it used to be.
This new path creates an opportunity to finally realise an English version of my website!
After 15 years of being a (sports) physio, with the knee always having my special interest, I decided to leave this job. It’s been a journey, it took me quite a while to make this decision, but being a physio doesn’t make me happy anymore. I will continue working as a post-doc researcher in sports orthopedics at the Anna Hospital, the Netherlands. I love doing this and ‘discovering’ things to make day-to-day practice a bit easier and better. This will still give me a connection with physios around the world, but in a different way than it used to be.
This new path creates an opportunity to finally realise an English version of my website!