Human Movement Sciences

Maarten Afschrift
- m.a.afschriftvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Biomechanics - Assistant Professor
- IBBA - Assistant Professor
- AMS - Rehabilitation & Development - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
dr. Robbert van Amstel
- r.n.van.amstelvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Physiology - Research Associate
- AMS - Musculoskeletal Health - Research Associate
- AMS - Rehabilitation & Development - Research Associate
Person: Academic
dr. Muhammad Azam
- m.azamvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Learning and Performance - Research Associate
Person: Academic
dr. Remco Baggen
- r.j.baggenvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Biomechanics - Research Associate
- AMS - Musculoskeletal Health - Research Associate
Person: Academic
prof. dr. PJ Beek
- p.j.beekvunl
- Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Human Movement Sciences - Professor Emeritus
Person: Academic

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4 Active
50 Finished

Moving Emotions towards confidence in the Transformative Appropriation for a Meaningful Understanding of cultural heritage: a neuroScientific approach to EUropean Museums
Stins, J. (Project Researcher), Dominici, N. (Principal Investigator) & Ioumpa, K. (Project Researcher)
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
Challenge and motor learning during physical eduction
van der Kooij, K. (Project Researcher)
1/12/23 → 1/01/27
Project: Research
BluE and greeN Infrastructure desiGned to beat the urbaN heat
Daanen, H. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
Meaningful changes in fitness, functional independence, and transfer independence as defined by individuals living with spinal cord injury
de Groot, S. (Principal Investigator) & Kouwijzer, I. (Project Researcher)
1/01/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
Remotely prescribed and monitored home-based gait-and-balance therapeutic exergaming using augmented reality (AR) glasses: protocol for a clinical feasibility study in people with Parkinson’s disease
Hardeman, L. (Project Researcher), Roerdink, M. (Project Researcher), Geerse, D. (Project Researcher) & Hoogendoorn, E. (Project Researcher)
Project: Research

Physiotherapy with integrated virtual reality for patients with severe chronic low back pain: cluster-randomized controlled trial (VARIETY)
Slatman, S., van Goor, H., Köke, A., van Lankveld, W., Maas, E., Ostelo, R., Poolman, E., Tabak, M., de Vries, M., Staal, J. B. & Knoop, J., Dec 2026, In: BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 27, 1, 530.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
Skeletal Muscle Cell Adaptations under Contractile, Pharmacological and Inflammatory Stress
He, C., 22 Oct 2026, 97 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
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4 Downloads (Pure)
Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: From Etiopathogenesis to Therapeutic Strategies
Wu, A., 21 Oct 2026, 220 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
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5 Downloads (Pure)
Exploring The Link Between Shoulder Pain And Movement Adaptations Of The Shoulder Girdle
D'hondt, N. E., 8 Oct 2026, 184 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
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Mechanical and morphological insights into muscle stretching and joint contractures
Geusebroek, G. M., 6 Oct 2026, 183 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

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Academische Verkenningen
Rigterink, T.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Adaptations in Training, Ageing and Disuse
Goulding, R.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Anatomie van het Bewegingsapparaat
Weide, G. & Nandi, T.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Applied Biomechanics
Bruijn, S.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Bachelor onderzoeksproject
de Joode, T.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course

Member of the Organizing committee, PA!N, The Future of Pain, Veenendaal, December 15, 2025
Scholten-Peeters, W. (Participant)
2025 → …
Activity: Other
Member of the international guideline development group, International Clinical Practice Guideline for the Conservative Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Neck Pain, 2023-current.
Scholten-Peeters, W. (Participant)
2025
Activity: Other
Pijnmechanismen in de manuele therapie: implicaties voor behandeling.
Scholten-Peeters, W. (Speaker)
28 Nov 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Member of the examination board, Ghent University, Belgium, Sophie van Oosterwijck, February 3, 2025.
Scholten-Peeters, W. (Examiner)
3 Feb 2025
Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Member of the examination board, University Medical Center Groningen
Scholten-Peeters, W. (Examiner)
30 Oct 2025
Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination

2nd Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Sports Medicine
van der Zwaard, S. (Recipient), 28 Nov 2019
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
AMS Dream-Big PhD grant
Li, Y. (Recipient), 2023
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
AMS ‘Rehabilitation and Development’ Travel call 2025
Li, Y. (Recipient), 2025
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Asymmetries in interlimb coordination.
Peper, L. (Recipient), 2002
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Movement Sciences
van der Zwaard, S. (Recipient), 29 Mar 2019
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

Replication Data for: Interoceptive awareness in posttraumatic stress disorder
van de Kamp, M. (Creator) & Machorrinho, J. (Creator), DataverseNL, 29 Aug 2025
DOI: 10.34894/V4WYJR
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Responses to Stochastic Electrical Vestibular Stimulation During Walking
Li, Y. (Data Collector), Bruijn, S. (Supervisor), Lemaire, K. (Supervisor), Brumagne, S. (Supervisor) & van Dieen, J. (Supervisor), OSF, 2025
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/V6UH5
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Replication Data for: Negative body experience in a clinical sample of mental disorders: associations with PTSD, mood disorders, and personality disorders
van de Kamp, M. (Creator), Scheffers, W. J. (Creator), Emck, C. (Creator), Cuijpers, P. (Creator) & Beek, P. (Creator), DataverseNL, 6 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.34894/UURTUI
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Metabolomics of Muscle and Blood in Long COVID
Wust, R. (Creator) & Appelman, B. (Contributor), VU, 2023
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-kpabvo, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/KPABVO.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Metabolomics and Lipidomics of Muscle and Blood after bed rest
Wust, R. (Creator), VU, 2023
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-i9eppm, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/I9EPPM.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Gesundheitsfalle Fitnessstudio: „Ein wenig Demut vor dem Training würde vielen guttun“
Hoozemans, M.
2/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Humour as medicine: how laughter affects pain thresholds - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Scholten-Peeters, W.
2/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Rugklachten? Volgens deze onderzoeker is dit heel belangrijk bij rugpijn, metronieuws, 06-05-2024
Scholten-Peeters, W.
6/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Podcast: Beroepsnorm manuele therapie in de cervicale wervelkolom bij hoofdpijn en nekpijn. Gwendolyne GM Scholten-Peeters, Rogier de Best, Nathan Hutting. NVMT december 2023.
Scholten-Peeters, W.
7/12/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Leren door te variëren | Learning by exploration
van der Kooij, K.
10/10/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities