Movement Antwerp search menu search content Post-surgical Scars and Their Impact on Patients A Holistic Approach in Clinical Practice By: Jill Meirte, MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (REVAKI), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium; Oscare, a research …

Movement Antwerp search menu search content OSCARE OSCARE vzw Oscare vzw is an after-care and research center for burns and scars in Antwerp. Since 2011, Oscare and the University of Antwerp, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences have been working together in an official research collaboration signe…

University Fund search menu search content Research4Scars Research on qualitative and patient-centred aftercare for patients with scars For people with scars, the path to recovery, from medical care to aftercare and rehabilitation, is often long and complex. This process is made extra challenging by…

Ulrike Van Daele associate professor - vice-dean Research Ulrike Van Daele Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Translational and clinical research in patients with burns and scars. Metabolic changes: Severe burned patients undergo rapid increases in metabolism (hypermetabolism) and inc…

Tine Vanhullebusch education supervisor Publications Tine Vanhullebusch Mechanomodulation : physical treatment modalities employ mechanotransduction to improve scarring Source European burn journal - ISSN 2673-1991-3:2 (2022) p. 241-255 Author(s) Ulrike van Daele, Jill Meirte, Mieke Anthonissen, Tin…

Jill Meirte assistant professor - educational coordinator Research Jill Meirte Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise I am a physical therapist working as research assistent at the University of Antwerp Department of Medicine and Health Sciences. I finished a PhD on burn scar assessments …

Charlotte Peetersem doctoral scholarship holder Research Charlotte Peetersem Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) From Pressure to Progress: Pioneering Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Protocols for Future Predictive Mathematical Modelling in Scar Therapy. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028 Abstract Out of …

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Een litteken genezen? Een litteken genezen? “Een litteken tekent mijn leven”. “Ik voel me gevangen in mijn eigen lichaam”. “Alle mensen kijken naar mij”. “Ik ben anders”. “Ik kan mezelf niet meer bekijken in de spiegel”. “Het ziet er …

Ulrike Van Daele associate professor - vice-dean Publications Ulrike Van Daele Comparing sub-bandage pressure and stiffness dynamics in two two-component compression systems for the lower limb : influence of skill level and partial compression layer addition Source Phlebology : the English language …

Jill Meirte assistant professor - educational coordinator My website Jill Meirte About me I am a physical therapist and scar expert, working as an educational coordinator at the University of Antwerp Department of Medicine and Health Sciences. I finished a PhD on burn scar assessments and physiother…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Research Research Mission The central research theme of MOVANT is rehabilitation and movement. Our research is clustered into 3 focus domains (MetaMove, MoveAdapt, MoveMe), each with strong affinity for rehabilitation, movement and improvement of quality o…

Christel Jacobs domain coord.- head of service Publications Christel Jacobs The importance of mechanical and biological cues of tympanic membrane grafts to ensure optimal regeneration Source Biomaterials advances - ISSN 2772-9508-159 (2024) p. 1-15 Author(s) Oriana Nobus, Laurens Parmentier, Pieter …

Mieke Anthonissen teaching assistant Publications Mieke Anthonissen A perspective on the current state of smartphone-based mobile applications for scar assessment Source Burns Open - ISSN 2468-9122-9 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Peter Moortgat, Jill Meirte, Mieke Anthonissen, Koen Maertens, Thibau Demarb…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Research mission - MOVANT Research Mission The central research theme of MOVANT is rehabilitation and movement. Our research is clustered into 3 focus domains (MetaMove, MoveAdapt, MoveMe), each with strong affinity for rehabilitation, movement and improve…

University Fund search menu search content Health Alzheimer's Research Support dementia and Alzheimer's research ARGOS Join the fight against corneal blindness Chair Antwerp Pediatric Clinical Trial Network A collaboration around clinical studies in children with a focus on vaccine research and infe…

Kathleen De Greef associate professor Publications Kathleen De Greef Added value of geriatric consultation on the emergency department to detect primary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly presenting as frail phenotype : review of the literature and a case report Source European Journal of Geriatrics…

Metrodora search menu search content Research Interdisciplinary Research Projects Neurodiversity and Videogames Videogames are an experiential medium par excellence. However, in engagement with atypical experiences regarding neurodiversity (expressed in embodied phenomena such as perception, sociabi…

Eric van Breda emeritus occasional assignment Research Eric van Breda Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise An optimal balance between energy expenditure and energy intake in athletes, the chronically and critically ill is at the basis of good health and quality of life (Quality of Life)…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content SCARCON2016 SCARCON 2016 Towards a scar'less' world... 1st International Scar Conference of Scar Academy 3 - 4 June 2016 After having organised scar courses in three different countries, the next step in the development of Scar Academy is organising a 2-da…

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Movement Antwerp search menu search content PhD thesis - MOVANT Defended Name Title Date Ides Kris Assessing respiratory physical therapy using functional respiratory imaging. 06.03.2015 Michiels Sarah Tinnitus and the Cervical spine. The role of the physical therapist in diagnosis and management of…

Literary and Theatrical Studies search menu search content Sacrificial Narratives The Literary and Theatrical Section’s Cross-sectional Panel Academia Europaea 29th Annual Conference 2017 Chair: Vladimir Biti Sacrificial narratives are one of the most persistent and cross-cultural forms in which t…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Projects at MOVANT Ongoing projects Optimizing gait rehabilitation after stroke: neuromechanical understanding and the role of VR feedback to improve arm swing functionality. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Arm swing is a crucial component of gait. Howeve…

International Design Workshop Week search menu search content Workshops #1 Supermarket as public stage By Johanna Roth The supermarket is one of the most frequented architectures of our time, an everyday stage where belonging is continuously negotiated. Both intimate and anonymous, local and global,…

Science Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research First-Principle Studies of Plasma-Catalyst Interactions for Greenhouse Gas Conversion - Amin Jafarzadeh (1…