Rehabilitation biomechanics is a field of study that addresses the impact of disability and the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapies and interventions on human performance. Engineering and physics principles are applied to evaluate and analyze body movement and manipulation. The challenge for physical therapists is assessing the effect of disability on task performance, evaluating the risk of injury, and optimizing the fit of an assistive device to an individual. It is now commonly accepted that the assessment should follow the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
Rehabilitation / Robotics
Analysis of pathological gait in patients with neurological impairements, mechanics of robotics, quantified functional assessment
Senior researchers
Thierry LEJEUNE, Gaetan STOQUART
PhD-Students
Louise DECLERCK, Ioannis DOUMAS, Gauthier EVERARD, Alexis LHEUREUX, Elise PIRAUX, Clara SELVES
View of the REAplan. 1: planar end-effector robot; 2: visual interface for the subject; 3: physiotherapist’s interface.
Rehabilitation in Belgium and in Benin