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Wednesday 12 Dec 2018

08:00 - 09:00 Registration Day 1 (coffee & tea)

Registration with coffee and tea - Speakers Upload Desk open

Fonteinpatio

Wed 08:00 - 09:00

09:00 - 09:15 Opening

Opening - Dr Riemer Vegter (Congress Chair) - Prof M Joëls (Dean of the UMCG)

Dr Riemer VegterBlauwe Zaal

Wed 09:00 - 09:15

09:15 - 10:00 Keynote 1: Man-Machine Interfacing

Man-machine interfacing for the control of upper limb prostheses - Chair: Dr Raoul Bongers

Prof Dario FarinaBlauwe Zaal

Robotic limbs can be autonomously moved with great dexterity and can convey information about the external environment with higher precision than biological limbs. Nonetheless, our limited capacity of interfacing these robotic devices with the human body and transferring motor and sensory information from and to human users substantially downscales these possibilities. Over the past 60 years, academic research has progressed in the field of controlling upper limb prostheses with man-machine interfacing. However, a very small number of these academic achievements has been implemented in commercial systems so far. This gap between industry and academia is due to the relatively small functional improvement in daily situations that academic systems offer, despite the promising laboratory results, at the expense of a substantial reduction in robustness. I will provide an overview of both commercial and academic control systems for upper limb prostheses. The approaches described will range from classic methods to relatively novel techniques, including algorithms for simultaneous and proportional control of multiple degrees of freedom and the use of individual motor neuron spike trains for direct control.

Profile

Dario Farina received PhD degrees in automatic control and computer science and in electronics and communications engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France, and Politecnico di Torino, Italy, in 2001 and 2002, respectively. He is currently Full Professor and Chair in Neurorehabilitation Engineering at the Department of Bioengineering of the Imperial College London, UK. He has previously been Full Professor at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, (until 2010) and at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Germany, where he founded and directed the Department of Neurorehabilitation Systems (2010-2016). His research focuses on biomedical signal processing, neurorehabilitation technology, and neural control of movement. Within these areas, he has (co)-authored >420 papers in peer-reviewed Journals, which have currently received cumulatively >21,000 citations, and over 500 among conference papers/abstracts, book chapters, and encyclopedia contributions. Professor Farina has been the President of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK) (2012-2014) and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the official Journal of this Society, the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. He is also currently an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and the Journal of Physiology, and previously covered editorial roles in several other Journals. He is a Fellow IEEE, AIMBE, EAMBES.

Wed 09:15 - 10:00

Man-Machine Interfacing

Keynote

10:00 - 10:45 Orals 1: Power Assistive Technology

A-1: Myoelectric assistive devices: does emg pattern distinctness reflect control ability

AW FranzkeBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Wed 10:00 - 10:45

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

A-2: Can low-cost motion capture systems be used to measure accurately joint reaction in powered-exoskeleton users?

ML LanciniBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Matteo Lancini is Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Thermal Measurements at the University of Brescia (Italy). His research focus currently involves development of measuring systems for robotic rehabilitation, assisted gait and adapted physical activity.

Wed 10:00 - 10:45

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

A-3: A framework of exoskeleton-skill-tests in patients with complete spinal cord injury

RB van DijsseldonkBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

After her master's in human movement sciences at the VU in Amsterdam, Rosanne van Dijsseldonk started her PhD at the Radboudumc and the Sint Maartenskliniek (NL). In her PhD research, she focuses on the effect of different treatments to improve the mobility of people with spinal cord injury.

Wed 10:00 - 10:45

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break & Exhibition & Posters

Coffee break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Wed 10:45 - 11:15

Posters

11:15 - 12:15 Orals 2: Daily Mobility Optimization

A-4: Optimizing manual wheelchair settings using numerical simulation to improve mobility in various daily-life activities

S HyboisBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Samuel Hybois received his Master's degree in biomechanical engineering at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (Paris, France). He started his PhD in 2016, on the optimization of manual wheelchair settings.

Wed 11:15 - 12:15

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

A-5: Factors associated with transfer independence in men with paraplegia

RE CowanBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Rachel Cowan is a faculty member at the University of Alabama Birmingham in the United States. She previously was a faculty member at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at University of Miami. Her research is focused on identifying clinically meaningful changes in fitness, skill, and wheelchair configuration.

Wed 11:15 - 12:15

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

A-6: Wheelchair users’ supraspinatus tendons change with loading: relationship with the subacromial space and subject characteristics

FM BossuytBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Fransiska Bossuyt is a PhD candidate within the Shoulder Health & Mobility group at the Swiss Paraplegic Research. She holds a MSc in Physical Education and Movement Sciences, Physical Activity Fitness and Health (Univ. of Gent, Belgium) and a MSc in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics (Liverpool John Moores University). She is passionate about studying the role of exercise and movement in achievement of goals ranging from increased independence for individuals with disabilities to improved performance for individuals competing in sports.

Wed 11:15 - 12:15

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

A-7: The roll-over shape while walking with and without ankle-foot orthoses in children with cerebral palsy

YL KerkumBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Yvette Kerkum finished her PhD on the efficacy of ankle foot orthoses in children with Cerebral Palsy at the VU medical center in Amsterdam. Since 2016, she works as manager Research & Development at OIM Orthopedie.

Wed 11:15 - 12:15

Man-Machine Interfacing

Orals

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break & Exhibition & Posters

Lunch break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Wed 12:15 - 13:30

Posters

13:30 - 14:15 Keynote 2: Motor learning

Motor learning in neurological rehabilitation - Chair: Dr Helco van Keeken

Prof Mindy F LevinBlauwe Zaal

The primary focus of neurological rehabilitation is the reacquisition of lost motor skills to improve independence in activities of daily living and quality of life. To achieve this, rehabilitation takes advantage of central nervous system neuroplasticity through motor learning mechanisms (Kleim and Jones 2009). This presentation will describe how motor learning mechanisms can be addressed through practice and feedback paradigms delivered in various platforms including virtual reality (VR) based simulations (Levin et al. 2015). Underlying motor control mechanisms will be related to motor relearning in consideration of the reacquisition of upper limb movement (Levin et al. 2015). Key outcome measures at the motor performance and movement quality level will be identified to distinguish between motor recovery and compensation. Although the presentation will focus on sensorimotor relearning in stroke, principles can be generalized to other neurological populations.

REFERENCES

Kleim, J.A. & Jones, T.A. (2008) Journal of Speech Language & Hearing Research, 51(1): p. S225-39.
Levin, M.F., Weiss, P.L. & Keshner, E. (2015) Physical Therapy: Special Issue on Innovative Technologies for Rehabilitation and Health Promotion. Physical Therapy, 95(3): p. 415-25.

Profile

Dr. Levin trained as a physiotherapist at McGill University and practiced for several years at the Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal where she specialized in neurological rehabilitation. She then obtained a M.Sc. degree in Clinical Sciences from the University of Montreal followed by a Ph.D. in Physiology from McGill University under the directorship of Dr. Christina Hui-Chan. She completed an additional two years of post-doctoral training in neurophysiology at the University of Montreal under the co-directorship of Drs. Yves Lamarre and Anatol G. Feldman. From 1992 to 2004, Dr. Levin held positions as researcher and professor in the School of Rehabilitation at the Université de Montréal. She taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate level mainly in the areas of electrotherapy and neurology. Dr. Levin was Scientific Director of the Research Centre of the Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal from 1997 until November 2001. She was a Research Scholar of the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec from 1992 until 2004. In 2004, Dr. Levin became the Director of the Physical Therapy Program in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University until 2008 and was awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Motor Recovery and Rehabilitation (2005-2012, 2012-2019). Dr. Levin served as President of the International Society of Motor Control from 2005 to 2008 and is currently editor of the Society’s journal “Motor Control”. She was a founding member and is immediate Past-President of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation as well as a founding member and current executive member of the International Neurological Physiotherapy Association of the World Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Levin’s research focuses on elucidating the mechanisms underlying arm sensorimotor deficits and their recovery in adults and children with central nervous system lesions. Her research program aims to elaborate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying disordered motor control and learning after brain damage and then to develop and test treatment interventions to remediate sensorimotor impairments and disabilities based on these findings. Amongst her research methodologies are new technologies such as virtual reality and robotics.

Wed 13:30 - 14:15

Motor learning

Keynote

14:15 - 15:30 Orals 3: Biomechanics & Motor Control

A-10: Motor learning outcomes of wheelchair propulsion during spinal cord injury rehabilitation and in experienced users

MT LevingBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Marika Leving is currently a teacher at the Center for Human Movement Sciences at the University of Groningen, where on April 17th, 2019, she will defend her PhD thesis entitled 'Understanding motor learning process in handrim wheelchair propulsion.'

Wed 14:15 - 15:30

Motor learning

Orals

A-11: Are indiviuals with unilateral transtibial amputation able to adapt to an acute prosthetic intervention?

AR De AshaBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Alan De Asha received a PhD in engineering from the University of Bradford, UK. He is currently a research biomechanist for C-Motion Inc., USA.

Wed 14:15 - 15:30

Motor learning

Orals

A-12: Propulsion biomechanics during wheelchair turning manoeuvers in young able-bodied men and women

D ChaikhotBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Dhissanuvach Chaikhot worked as a physiotherapist in Thailand. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Essex, UK. His work is focused on biomechanics of wheelchair propulsion and the impact of sex, age and training.

Wed 14:15 - 15:30

Motor learning

Orals

A-8: Biomechanical effects of two different chopart prostheses during level ground walking

TK KaibBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Thomas Kaib is a PhD Student at the University Hospital Heidelberg. He is investigating different chopart-prostheses and their ability to restore the lost forefoot Lever during Walking.

Wed 14:15 - 15:30

Motor learning

Orals

A-9: Walking adaptability training in people after stroke: a randomized controlled trial

C TimmermansBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Celine Timmermans is a PhD-student at the VU Amsterdam, focussing on walking-adaptability evaluation and training. She is currently working at Reade rehabilitation center in Amsterdam.

Wed 14:15 - 15:30

Motor learning

Orals

15:30 - 16:00 Tea break & Exhibition & Posters

Tea break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Wed 15:30 - 16:00

Posters

16:00 - 17:00 Orals 4: Motor Skill Acquisition

A-13: The effectiveness of video game-based balance training in children with cerebral palsy

P MeynsBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Pieter Meyns is assistant professor in biomechanics at the university of Hasselt in Belgium. His research focuses on the neuromechanics of gait and posture in neurologic populations such as children with cerebral palsy.

Wed 16:00 - 17:00

Motor learning

Orals

A-14: Handrail holding on a split-belt treadmill reduces locomotor learning

TJW BuurkeBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Tom Buurke is a PhD student at the Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He is interested in the biomechanics and motor control of human gait. Tom’s PhD research focuses on locomotor adaptations and dynamic balance control on the split-belt treadmill.

Wed 16:00 - 17:00

Motor learning

Orals

A-15: Training movements for distinct electromyogram patterns using serious gaming

MB KristoffersenBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Morten Kristoffersen will talk about how serious gaming can be used to teach users how to generate distinct EMG patterns, which can be used to improve control of prosthetic hands.

Wed 16:00 - 17:00

Motor learning

Orals

A-16: Intensive wheeled mobility workshops for physiotherapists and occupational therapists - a lesson to be learned

O Fliess DouerBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Dr. Fliess Douer has a PhD in rehabilitation sciences from the catholic university of Leuven. Currently she works at the Sylvan Adams Sports Institut at Tel Aviv university.

Wed 16:00 - 17:00

Motor learning

Orals

17:00 - 18:00 Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception with refreshments and snacks

Fonteinpatio

The Drinks are offered to you by the University of Groningen, the Municipality of Groningen and the Province of Groningen

Wed 17:00 - 18:00

18:00 - 18:45 Keynote 3: Data & Society

Data & Society - Chair: Prof Thomas Janssen

Prof Bert MulderBlauwe Zaal

Profile

Prof. Bert Mulder, PhD, has a background in Psychology and Futurology and was head of the IT department of Veronica Broadcasting Organization for ten years. After this he was a VOTA consultant new media and internet before becoming information advisor of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. In 1999 he founded ‘De Informatie Werkplaats’, which is a think tank in the field of societal internet applications. He stayed with the company as a partner for eleven years, before Mulder was appointed Associate Professor in Information,Technology and Society at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. His main focus within this department lies with IT-applications aimed at healthcare and government.Mulder is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

Wed 18:00 - 18:45

Data & Society

Keynote

18:45 - 19:30 Ability Battle Hackathon

Ability Battle Hackathon

Blauwe Zaal

Ability Battle Hackathon

Wed 18:45 - 19:30

19:30 - 21:30 Buffet and awards Ability Battle Hackathon

Buffet and awards Ability Battle Hackathon

Restaurant - UMCG

Ability Battle Hackathon

Wed 19:30 - 21:30

Thursday 13 Dec 2018

08:00 - 08:30 Registration Day 2 (coffee & tea)

Registration with coffee and tea - Speakers Upload Desk open

Fonteinpatio

Thu 08:00 - 08:30

08:30 - 09:15 Keynote 4: Adapted Physical Activity

From Guidelines to Practice: The Development and Implementation of Disability-Specific Exercise Guidelines in Rehabilitation and Community Settings - Chair: Dr Sonja de Groot

Prof Kathleen Martin GinisBlauwe Zaal

Among people with physical disabilities, one of the most frequently-cited barriers to physical activity participation is a lack of basic physical activity information. Likewise, rehabilitation, recreation and fitness specialists often cite a lack of knowledge about what to recommend or prescribe, as their primary reason for not promoting physical activity to clients with disabilities. The development and implementation of disability-specific physical activity guidelines are important steps toward addressing these barriers. Physical activity guidelines are systematically developed, evidence-based statements that provide age- and ability-specific information on the course of action required to maintain or improve fitness or health. This presentation will address the importance of disability-specific guidelines for rehabilitation and community settings. Using the Multiple Sclerosis Physical Activity Guidelines and the International Scientific Spinal Cord Injury Exercise Guidelines as examples, a systematic, evidence-based and community-engaged process for formulating guidelines will be shared. Finally, strategies will be discussed for translating and implementing physical activity guidelines into rehabilitation and community practices.

Profile

Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis is the Reichwald Family Chair in Preventive Medicine at University of British Columbia’s Southern Medical Program. She is also a UBC Distinguished University Scholar, Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, and an ICORD Principal Investigator. Dr. Martin Ginis completed her B.Sc. in Psychology at the University of Toronto, her PhD in Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Wake Forest University. Her research program focuses on physical activity behaviour change, and the psychosocial consequences of physical activity participation. She has a particular interest in spinal cord injury and established the SCI Action Canada partnership in 2007 to advance physical activity participation research and knowledge translation for people with SCI. Dr. Martin Ginis has received over $11 million in research funding. She currently holds a $2.6M SSHRC Partnership Grant to study social participation among people with physical disabilities (The Canadian Disability Participation Project www.cdpp.ca). She has published over 250 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters. Her research frequently appears in the media and has been featured on CBC's Quirks & Quarks, and in “O” The Oprah Magazine, Men’s Health & Fitness, and Shape Magazine, among others. In 2014, the Government of Ontario recognized Dr. Martin Ginis’s long-standing contributions to science designed to improve the lives of people with spinal cord injury, by awarding her the Ontario Medal of Good Citizenship. Dr. Martin Ginis resides in Kelowna, British Columbia where she loves to run, snowshoe, and kayak with her husband and daughter.

Thu 08:30 - 09:15

Adapted Physical Activity

Keynote

09:15 - 10:15 Orals 5: Adapted Physical Activity

B-17: Re-aim analysis of a canadian peer mentoring program that promotes physical activity

RB ShawBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Robert Shaw is a 3rd year PhD student studying at the University of British Columbia. His research investigates the impact that peer mentorship can have in promoting, encouraging, and facilitating participation for people with spinal cord injury. His research is conducted using a community-based framework that aims to maximize community involvement throughout the entire research process and helps to facilitate the transfer of knowledge both from the community into his research program, and from his program back to the community.

Thu 09:15 - 10:15

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

B-18: Interrater and intrarater reliability of ventilatory thresholds determined in people with spinal cord injury

I KouwijzerBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Ingrid Kouwijzer is a medical doctor and human movement scientist and now works as a PhD student in Heliomare rehabilitation center (Netherlands) on a multicenter project called The HandbikeBattle.

Thu 09:15 - 10:15

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

B-19: Cardiovascular risk factors and leisure time physical activity among older adults with spinal cord injury

SJ JörgensenBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Thu 09:15 - 10:15

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

B-20: Adapted physical activity and functional capacity of adults with intellectual disability over 40 years-old

SS SantosBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Sofia Santos, PhD in Special Education, is Assistant Professor in Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) and her applied research interests concern special education with her main focus on intellectual disability field. Dr. Santos is responsible for the translation, adaptation and validation of measurement instruments in Portugal and her research field involves transition into adult life, physical activity engagement, intervention modalities and evidence-based practices for persons with ID. Dr. Santos has authored and co-authored numerous articles, book, and book chapters, and spoken at several national and international conferences. She is reviewer of several international scientific journals and a member of AAIDD’s International SIG. Her commitment to the field extends to her community work and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students in Special Education and Psychomotor Therapy. Dr. Santos was the winner of the 2016 International Award of American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disability as well the 2017 Scientific Award of her University.

Thu 09:15 - 10:15

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break & Exhibition & Posters.

Coffee break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Thu 10:15 - 10:45

Posters

10:45 - 11:45 Orals 6: ADL Implementation Guidelines

B-21: Physical activity among people with spinal cord injury: a comparison between the Netherlands and Canada

F HoekstraBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Dr. Femke Hoekstra completed her PhD at the University of Groningen, in which she focused on the nationwide implementation of a physical activity promotion program in Dutch rehabilitation care. In November 2017, she started her postdoctoral research with Dr. Martin Ginis and Dr. Gainforth at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, Canada.

Thu 10:45 - 11:45

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

B-22: A participant-led physical activity programme for disabled people who are ready to become physically active

EA JaarsmaBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Thu 10:45 - 11:45

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

B-23: Development and validation of physical activity practice guides for amputees

MPL Pacheco LopesBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Mónica Pacheco Lopes has been a physiotherapist since 2000 in rehabilitation and sport (able-body and para-sport). Para-swimming national classifier between 2002 and 2016. PhD student in human kinetics / Rehabilitation - studies focus on Sport for persons with disabilities.

Thu 10:45 - 11:45

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

B-24: Longitudinal associations between activity pacing, fatigue, and physical activity in adults with multiple sclerosis

US AbonieBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Thu 10:45 - 11:45

Adapted Physical Activity

Orals

11:45 - 12:30 Poster session 1

Poster session 1 - even poster numbers

Engelse Patio

Abstracts with even poster numbers (P2, P4, etc.)

Thu 11:45 - 12:30

Posters

12:30 - 13:45 Lunch break & Exhibition & Posters.

Lunch break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Thu 12:30 - 13:45

Posters

13:45 - 14:30 Keynote 5: Exercise Physiology

The Changing Landscape of Cardiac Rehabilitation; from early mobilization and reduced mortality to chronic multi-morbidity management - Chair: Dr Han Houdijk

Prof John BuckleyBlauwe Zaal

In the 18^th century it was reported by William Heberden to the Royal College of Physicians, London, that sawing wood for 30 minutes per day helped relieve a man of his angina. Similar reports recommending exercise followed in the 19^th century but then all went quiet until the late 1940s, where bed rest had become the prime recommendation for people with atheromatic heart disease. In the 1950s Hellerstein invented the modern cardiac rehabilitation programme based around early mobilisation and exercise to prevent neuromotor decline from bed rest and accelerate patients’ return to work. In the 1970s and 80s the psychosocial benefits of post-MI rehabilitation added to the success story. By the end of the 1980s there were enough controlled clinical trials to demonstrate a reduction in premature mortality for heart patients who took up exercise. However, in the 1990s, advances in aggressive medical and emergency management of heart disease contributed to a sharp decline in premature mortality following heart disease and by the new millennium the effect of exercise started to be challenged. In current cardiac rehabilitation settings patients are now older, with multiple morbidities and there is now a new challenge to manage these longer surviving patients as a group with chronic disability. This talk aims to cover key details and implications for the future of delivering the exercise component of cardiac rehabilitation.

Profile

John’s career in sport (originally as a tennis coach) and in exercise and health (exercise physiologist) has spanned over 30 years. It includes having set up his own exercise, fitness and physiotherapy business in Shrewsbury and managing it with his physiotherapy partners for 21 years. In parallel to this, since 1989 he has held part-time teaching and research posts initially in the School of Physiotherapy at Keele University (1989-2006) where he gained his PhD in 2003, and then in 2006, moving to the University of Chester to lead up the MSc in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation. Since 1999, he has also held the position of Exercise Physiologist at the national McArdle Disease Clinic, which is now based at the MRC Neuromuscular Centre, University College Hospital London. He has held positions of national and international leadership in sport and exercise science and cardiovascular health and rehabilitation, including: President of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (2009-2011); Chair of the BASES Division of Physical Activity for Health (2003 – 2007); Advisory panel member, Department of Health Commissioning Guide for Cardiac Rehabilitation; Expert panel advisor to Skills Active (Since 2002); Co-chair and co-author of the International Charter on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. John's health & recreation pursuits and hobbies include playing tennis as a member of the Shropshire County Senior Men's team, and Trumpeter at the Shrewsbury Cathedral and in small Jazz ensembles.

Thu 13:45 - 14:30

Exercise Physiology

Keynote

14:30 - 15:30 Orals 7: Clinical Exercise Physiology

B-25: Hot baths: an effective supplement to exercise in disability?

CA LeichtBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Christof is a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University (UK). He is interested in interventions aimed at improving health and well-being, particularly in populations restricted in their ability to exercise.

Thu 14:30 - 15:30

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-26: Peak oxygen uptake in different upper-body exercise modes - a metaanalysis

JK BaumgartBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Julia Baumgart has a bachelor degree in physical therapy and a master degree in biology of human performance and health from the Netherlands, and just finished her PhD on the "Determination of peak oxygen uptake, efficiency and the anaerobic threshold in Paralympic sitting sports" at the Centre for Elite Sports Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Her main research interest is to understand how and up to what extend the body adapts to different physical disabilities.

Thu 14:30 - 15:30

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-27: Differences in exercise effects from static versus dynamic standing in non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy

ÅB TornbergBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Åsa Tornberg is a Senior Lecturer and an Associate Professor in Physiotherapy. Dr Tornberg’s research is focused on how physical exercise, physical activity and nutrition influences health, and how physical exercise and physical activity can be used as medicine for different diseases and disabilities.

Thu 14:30 - 15:30

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-28: Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise capacity and respiratory mechanics in athletes with tetraplegia

CR WestBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Dr. West is an Assistant Professor with the UBC Faculty of Medicine. His research, which bridges both discovery science and Paralympic sports performance, primarily focuses on the investigation of autonomic and cardiorespiratory function after spinal cord injury

Thu 14:30 - 15:30

Exercise Physiology

Orals

15:30 - 16:00 Tea break & Exhibition & Posters.

Tea break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Thu 15:30 - 16:00

Posters

16:00 - 17:15 Orals 8: Measurement during daily life

B-29: Activity and mobility using technology (amount) rehabilitation trial-description of community phase intervention

LM HassettBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Leanne Hassett is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. She was the research manager and a lead investigator of the AMOUNT rehabilitation trial which she will be presenting on.

Thu 16:00 - 17:15

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-30: Recovery of exercise capacity in pediatric burn patients: a preliminary investigation

M AkkermanBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Thu 16:00 - 17:15

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-31: Ecological momentary assessment of exercise and neuropathic pain experienced by men with sci: participant perceptions

KR ToddBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Thu 16:00 - 17:15

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-32: Are ambulatory people with spinal cord injury ‘at risk’ for inactivity after rehabilitation?

K PostmaBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Karin Postma is working as a physical therapist and researcher at Rijndam rehabilitation and Erasmus MC University Medical Center. In her work she focusses mainly on the consequences of Spinal Cord injury, and treatment thereof. In this, she strives to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice.

Thu 16:00 - 17:15

Exercise Physiology

Orals

B-33: High-intensity interval training in youth with physical disabilities

M ZwinkelsBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Maremka Zwinkels is a human movement scientist who completed her PhD on pediatric exercise physiology in youth with physcial disabilities this year in Utrecht. She is now combining her job as a clinical exercise physiologist at De Hoogstraat with her job as a lecturer within health promotion and performance at the University of Applied Sciences of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Besides, she has been working as a group fitness instructor for over 9 years now.

Thu 16:00 - 17:15

Exercise Physiology

Orals

17:15 - 18:00 Break with refreshments

Break with refreshments

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Thu 17:15 - 18:00

18:00 - 18:45 Keynote 6: Big data / Machine Learning

Big data, big buzzwords, and big challenges - Chair: Dr Riemer Vegter

Prof Andreas DaffertshoferBlauwe Zaal

According to Wikipedia “big data is a term used to refer to data sets that are too large or complex for traditional data-processing application software to adequately deal with“. This ‘definition’ appears vague in many respects: what is ‘too large or complex’ what is ‘traditional data-processing’ and what is meant by ‘adequately’? Admittedly, the progress in acquisition, transfer, and storage is leading to an overabundance of data. Not only the size of data sets but their heterogeneity calls for reformulating protocols in statistics. Simple general linear models are not suitable for assessing the plethora of a single patient’s clinical data, supplemented by his/her daily life activity recorded through a mobile phone application or home-based sensors. Combining this with the data of ten to some power other patients will not simplify the search for communalities or statistically relevant contrasts. When glancing at the recent literature, it appears that machine learning and especially deep learning is the solution for everything – whether or not machine learning falls in the category of ‘traditional’ data-processing is a good question. Already some 75 years ago, Alan Turing used machine learning to crack the enigma. Around the same time Kolmogorov and Smirnov formulated their test scheme for normality, just twenty years after Fisher formalized the analysis of variance and some 30 odd years after William Sealy Gosset introduced the t-statistic. The history aside, there is no doubt that machine learning can be very useful for data mining. As will be shown, deep learning can help to classify (pathological) movement patterns, gradient-boosted decision trees can identify features in kinematics that potentially predict freezing in gait in Parkinson’s, just to name a few examples. These successes, however, deserve a warning. High tech must not come with low mind. Machine learning, if bluntly applied, hardly deepens our (mechanistic) understanding of (statistical) relationships in the data.

Profile

Prof. Daffertshofer studied complex dynamics of motor-related neural systems and its formal and conceptual assessment in terms of nonlinear dynamics and non-equilibrium statistics. Research activities cover spatio-temporal aspects of neural synchronization for information transfer during perceptual-motor tasks.Over the years, he appropriated various methods for the analysis of multivariate signals for kinematic, electromyographic and encephalographic data. For example, he developed methods for the extraction of principal or independent components in the vicinity of qualitative changes in motor performance yielding a significant reduction of dimension and thus allowing for the analysis of motor (in-)stabilities, in general, and for classifying (switches between) gait patterns, in particular, including the patterns of accompanying cortical activity. Furthermore, he added to several research fields in theoretical physics, ranging from quantum information to diffusive systems and generalized thermostatistics.He is currently working on the link between sensorimotor performance and neural synchronization using neuro-physiologically motivated stochastic neural models, bifurcation theory, and graph theory. This includes several PhD and Research Master projects involving both experimental approaches and theoretical ideas, also to investigate the interplay of dynamical and stochastic aspects of complex neural networks.

Thu 18:00 - 18:45

Big data / Machine Learning

Keynote

19:00 - 22:00 Buffet at the Academy Building

Buffet at the Academy Building

Academy Building, Broerstraat 5

Walk from the UMCG to the Academy Building (15 min; ±1 km)

Groningen City Map

Thu 19:00 - 22:00

22:00 - 00:00 Pub Tour

No workshops in this session.

Friday 14 Dec 2018

08:00 - 08:30 Registration Day 3 (coffee & tea)

Registration with coffee and tea - Speakers Upload Desk open

Fonteinpatio

Fri 08:00 - 08:30

08:30 - 09:15 Keynote 7: Paralympic research future

Paralympic Research: Past, Present, Future - Chair: Dr Rienk Dekker

Prof Walter R ThompsonBlauwe Zaal

The 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games are noteworthy for many reasons. Although the Games were held in the same city beginning in 1988 for the Summer Games (Seoul) and 1992 for the Winter Games (Albertville), the “one bid, one city” agreement between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) was not signed until 2001. The IOC-IPC agreement guaranteed that the Paralympic Games and the Olympic Games would be held in the same city and it was the obligation of the host city to organize the Paralympic Games. In 1996 there were still two Local Organizing Committees (LOC) with the Games separated by just two weeks. The IPC games-time research program prior to 1996 was not well organized. In 1996 there were 14 research proposals for data collection during the Games (29 researchers). For the first time in the short history of the IPC, the LOC appointed a local research coordinator who would work with and liaison between the IPC, the LOC, venue managers, competition managers, teams, and researchers. The local research coordinator became an important part of the IPC research team. It would not be until more lessons were learned in the 1998 Winter Games (Nagano), the 2000 Summer Games (Sydney), and the 2002 Winter Games (Salt Lake City) and a separation of the IPC Sports Science Committee from the IPC Medical Committee that the 2004 Summer Games (Athens) included a highly coordinated research program. Beginning in 2004, researchers aspiring to collect data at any IPC sanctioned event, including the Paralympic Games, must contact the IPC and participate in a rigorous application process. If approved, researchers receive appropriate credentials allowing them to collect data. The IPC Sports Science Committee was responsible from 2004 until 2018 (PyeongChang) to review research applications, to work with research scientists to enable data collection during the Games, and to ensure that research projects were published in high impact scientific journals. In 2018 the terms of office of the IPC Sport Science Committee ended as did the Sports Science Committee. The IPC is initiating a new science and research strategy focusing on Classification, Athlete Health & Well Being, Athlete Sports Science Support, Social Legacy, Adaptive Equipment as priorities. This keynote will review the history of the Paralympic research program, the impact of research on athletes, and the future of IPC research initiatives.

Profile

Prof. Dr. Walt Thompson is Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and a tenured Regents’ Professor of Kinesiology and Health (College of Education & Human Development) and in the School of Public Health, and in the Department of Nutrition (College of Nursing and Health Professions) at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Prior to joining the faculty at Georgia State University in 1994, Dr. Thompson was a tenured Professor of Exercise Science and Director of the Laboratory for Applied Physiology at the University of Southern Mississippi and Program Director for the Center for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Health Enhancement at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago. He has also held adjunct academic appointments at Northeastern Illinois University and at George Williams College. Dr. Thompson has been the Chairman of the ACSM Committee on Certification and Education, Chairman of the ACSM International Relations Committee, Chairman of the ACSM American Fitness Index, Chairman of the ACSM Publications Committee, and the Founding Chairman of the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences for the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. He has given lectures on health-related topics in 26 different countries (some multiple times) on the continents of Europe, Africa, North America, South America (including Central America), and Asia. Dr. Thompson also serves on the Sports Science Committee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) where he is charged with the coordination of international research projects at all IPC sanctioned events (including the winter games in PyeongChang). Dr. Thompson has published over 125 research-based, peer-reviewed articles on many different topics and has received over $35 million in funding for his various initiatives. He has authored or has edited 14 books. He served as Senior Editor for the 8th edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. His current interests include wellness coaching as a primary mechanism for behavior change and the integration of sport and physical activity for people with disabilities. Because of his personal interest in at-risk kids living in the inner city, he serves as the Executive Director of the After-School All-Stars Atlanta, a comprehensive after-school initiative for middle school aged children now in 23 sites with an average daily attendance of 3000 and 1600 in summer academies. Dr. Thompson has served on the ACSM Board of Trustees and was twice elected to its Administrative Council. He now serves as the President of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Fri 08:30 - 09:15

Paralympic research future

Keynote

09:15 - 10:15 Orals 9: Technological performance enhancement

C-34: Kinematics, kinetics and muscular activity of 15-s all-out handcycling exercise in able-bodied participants

OJ QuittmannBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Oliver Jan Quittmann got his bachelor and master degree at the German Sport University Cologne with the focus on Performance and Exercise Science. Currently, he is in the third year of his PhD focussing on 'Biomechanical and physiological aspects of handcycling propulsion under various exercise modalities in able-bodied participants'. Besides his work at the Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, he is coaching an internationally active paratriathlete to attend the Paralympic games in Tokyo 2020 and just participated the Science Slam World Cup 2018 at German Sport University Cologne (last month) in which he was ranked second.

Fri 09:15 - 10:15

Paralympic research future

Orals

C-35: Analysis of ground reaction forces by forearm crutches during instep kick in amputee football

TK KobayashiBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Takumi Kobayashi is a physiotherapist and a graduate student of Hiroshima University in Japan. His research focuses on sports for people with disability, especially amputee football. He is also an amputee football coach.

Fri 09:15 - 10:15

Paralympic research future

Orals

C-36: How do wheelchair court sports compare regarding wheelchair mobility performance?

RMA van der SlikkeBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Rienk van der Slikke is a lecturer/embedded scientist in wheelchair sports, with a recent PhD (TU Delft) on wheelchair mobility performance in sports. During his PhD he developed a method for measuring wheelchair mobility performance, during match and training. This method has since been applied in several wheelchair court sports.

Fri 09:15 - 10:15

Paralympic research future

Orals

C-37: The need for para-cycling classification research

CFJ NooijenBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Carla Nooijen is a human movement scientist with PhD from Erasmus MC Rotterdam on promoting physical activity in people with spinal cord injury. Since three years, she is working as a postdoc in Stockholm, first at Karolinska Institutet and now at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.

Fri 09:15 - 10:15

Paralympic research future

Orals

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break & Exhibition & Posters,

Coffee break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Fri 10:15 - 10:45

Posters

10:45 - 11:45 Orals 10: Physical performance enhancement

C-38: Period prevalence and point prevalence of sports-related injuries and illnesses in swedish paralympic athletes

KF FagherBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Kristina Fagher is a sports physiotherapist and PhD student from Lund University, Sweden. Today she will present some interesting results from her PhD-project in Paralympic sports medicine.

Fri 10:45 - 11:45

Paralympic research future

Orals

C-39: Effect of respiratory muscle training on pulmonary and cardiovascular function in athletes with tetraplegia

CM GeeBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Fri 10:45 - 11:45

Paralympic research future

Orals

C-40: Onabotulinumtoxin a injection for neurogenic detrusor overactivity and upper body exercise performance in wheelchair athletes

C PerretBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Claudio Perret is an exercise physiologist at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre, which is the Swiss national centre for wheelchair sports. His main research interests are exercise and respiratory physiology, as well as sports nutrition.

Fri 10:45 - 11:45

Paralympic research future

Orals

C-41: The inflammatory response to exercise in spinal cord injured individuals-the influence of autonomic function

SP HoekstraBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Fri 10:45 - 11:45

Paralympic research future

Orals

11:45 - 12:30 Poster session 2

Poster session 2 - odd poster numbers

Engelse Patio

Abstracts with odd poster numbers (P1, P3, etc.)

Fri 11:45 - 12:30

Posters

12:30 - 13:45 Lunch break & Exhibition & Posters,

Lunch break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Fri 12:30 - 13:45

Posters

13:45 - 14:30 Keynote 8: Active Living / Recreational sports

Promoting active living for disabled adults: Some modest suggestions - Chair: Dr Noor Mouton

Prof Brett SmithBlauwe Zaal

This talk will focus on different ways to promote active living for disabled adults. It will also offer some critical thoughts about the promotion of sport and physical activity. First, the value of narrative as a way to promote active lifestyles is discussed. Evidence is presented as to why narratives matter and connections are made to physical activity, para-sport, social activism, and social media. The dangers of narrative are also highlighted with reference to exercise as medicine. A second way to promote physical activity via infographics is then attended to. Commissioned by Public Health England, and supporting the UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines, the first evidence-based and co-produced infographic to communicate physical activity recommendations for a range of experiences of disability are presented. Learning from the infographic co-production process with over 350 disabled adults, 10 user-led organisations, and 50 health professionals is shared. Last, key messengers of physical activity and sport for health promotion is discussed. It is highlighted that social workers are a neglected yet highly valued and trusted group of messengers among disabled adults. Evidence-based and co-produced guidance for social workers to promote active living are offered. Throughout the talk the dangers of ableism and disablism in physical activity and sport research, rehabilitation practices, and health promotion are highlighted. Some modest suggestions for challenging ableism and disablism are also proposed.

Profile

Professor Brett Smith, PhD, holds a Chair in Physical Activity and Health and is the Director of Research in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a leading expert on disability, health, and physical activity. He is also internationally recognised as a methodologist in qualitative research. Numerous funding bodies, such as the ESRC, Public Health England, and Disability Rights UK, have supported the research he often co-creates with disabled people. Brett’s work has been published widely in leading journals, such as Health Psychology, Social Science and Medicine, and Disability and Rehabilitation. In addition to 200+ publications, Brett has given over 30 keynotes and 150 invited talks to audiences around the world. He is founder and former Editor of the international journal Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (QRSEH). Currently he an Associate Editor of Psychology of Sport and Exercise (PSE) and Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (SEPP). Brett’s latest book is the Routledge Handbook of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise (2016).

Fri 13:45 - 14:30

Active Living / Recreational sports

Keynote

14:30 - 15:30 Orals 11: Recreational Sports

C-42: Understanding the transition into elite disability sport

A PapathomasBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Fri 14:30 - 15:30

Active Living / Recreational sports

Orals

C-43: Scapula cluster and multybody optimization for scapular tracking during wheelchair overhead sports

D HaeringBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Diane Haering has received a PhD in physical activities biomechanics, mostly working on upper limb kinematics and modelling. She is currently working on injury prediction for wheelchair users.

Fri 14:30 - 15:30

Active Living / Recreational sports

Orals

C-44: Oxygen saturation profile of participants of the 2017 brazilian scholarship paralympic games

AA Costa e SilvaBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Fri 14:30 - 15:30

Active Living / Recreational sports

Orals

C-45: Sports participation, physical activity and health-related fitness in youth with chronic diseases or physical disabilities

KM LankhorstBlauwe Zaal

Abstract (PDF) on Zenodo.org

Fri 14:30 - 15:30

Active Living / Recreational sports

Orals

15:30 - 16:00 Tea break & Exhibition & Posters,

Tea break & Exhibition & Posters

Fonteinpatio / Engelse Patio

Fri 15:30 - 16:00

Posters

16:00 - 16:45 Keynote 9: Athlete’s perspective

Athlete’s perspective - Chair: Prof Thomas Janssen

Esther VergeerBlauwe Zaal

For almost her whole career, wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer remained undefeated. Esther won 470 consecutive singles matches, which made her one of the most successful athletes in Dutch sport history.

She started her sport career as a wheelchair basketball player in the mid-nineties, made it to the Dutch national team, and surged to victory in the European championship with her teammates in 1997. Having already played wheelchair tennis at a high level during that period, a couple of months later she chose tennis as her number one sport. Not only did she win the US Open, but also the Dutch Open and the Swiss Open. Then, she became the world number one and spent 668 weeks in that position.

Apart from all her singles victories, Esther celebrated several wins playing doubles: the first singles and doubles wins that resulted in gold medals at the Paralympics followed in 2000 (Sydney). She showed her supremacy again the first few years after the Paralympics. The last time she faced defeat was in 2003, where after she triumphed in all her matches. This brought her five more gold medals at the Paralympics. Winning the last gold medal, during the London 2012 Paralympics, turned out to be her last match in singles tennis.

On February 12 2013, Esther, who was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award in 2002 and 2008, ended her impressive career. In December 2016, she was awarded with the Fanny Blankers-Koen Career Award, an award for the biggest Dutch sports heroes.

Esther is the founder of the Esther Vergeer Foundation. Since 2004, the foundation introduces children with a disability to sports and its positive effects. As a figurehead of the foundation, she is closely involved with all the activities by the Esther Vergeer Foundation.

Esther: “We try to inspire, motivate and encourage the children to be pro-active. The focus of our activities is on the fun side of sports, not on the disability of the young athlete. Sports strengthens your health, self-reliance and self-confidence and provides opportunities for them; the kids can join in and get a chance for a future.”

Esther Vergeer speaks openly and honestly about being a top athlete with a disability. Her stories about dealing with setbacks and her perseverance are impressive. Motivation, sincerity and enthusiasm are the key components of her speeches. Esther talks about her career on the tennis court and gives insights into her current life.

Profile

Esther Vergeer is one of the greatest Dutch athletes of all time. For years, she was the unquestioned number one female wheelchair tennis player in the world. For almost her whole career, wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer remained undefeated. Esther won 470 consecutive singles matches, which made her one of the most successful athletes in Dutch sport history. On February 12 2013, Esther, who was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award in 2002 and 2008, ended her impressive career. In December 2016, she was awarded with the Fanny Blankers-Koen Career Award, an award for the biggest Dutch sports heroes. At the moment, Esther is the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Alongside Richard Krajicek, she is responsible for the organization of the wheelchair tennis tournament and integrating it with the ATP 500 tournament of Rotterdam. Furthermore, she is a NOC*NSF advisor for the Dutch Paralympic team. As a mentor for talented Paralympic athletes and deputy Chef de Mission, she promoted the development of sports for disabled athletes before, during and after the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Esther was the Chef de Mission of Paralympic Team NL during the Games in PyeongChang_2018.

Fri 16:00 - 16:45

Athlete’s perspective

Keynote

16:45 - 17:15 Closing session

Closing session

Dr Riemer VegterBlauwe Zaal

Fri 16:45 - 17:15