About us
Within the broad field of rehabilitation research, this department focuses on motor rehabilitation and participation in adults and children with central and peripheral neurological or traumatic disorders. The following main fields can be distinguished:- Postural and mobility problems (including falls)
- Upper extremity problems
- Speech and swallowing problems (including pediatric saliva control)
- Fatigue, physical activity, and participation
Research groups Rehabilitation
Discover some of our research that is related to rehabilitation.
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Facilities
Our department has two laboratory facilities: a Movement Lab and the Radboud Falls Simulator.
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Our department has two laboratory facilities:A Movement Lab where state-of-art movement and gait analysis can be performed with an eight-camera 3-D Vicon system, two AMTI force plates embedded in a walkway, and multi-channel wireless surface electromyography (sEMG).
The Radboud Falls Simulator with similar equipment where postural balance can be assessed at the very limits of an individual’s stability by means of a large moveable platform and a motorized safety harness suspended to the ceiling.
Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
This department is affiliated with RIHS. The research at this institute aims to improve clinical practice and public health.
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Donders Institute for brain, cognition and behaviour
This department is affiliated with the Donders Institute. Their mission is to carry out world class research that advances our knowledge on how the nervous system develops and functions and how it is altered by disease, injury, genetic, and environmental factors like stress.
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Visiting address
Reinier Postlaan 4
6525 EX Nijmegen
Directions
Go to Reinier Postlaan 4
Enter building at: Radboudumc, East entrance (ingang Oost)
Follow route
901
