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Joke Schuermans
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2025
Suffocate the status quo : exploring the role of blood flow restriction in knee osteoarthritis
Ewoud Jacobs
Erik Witvrouw
Jan Victor
Joke Schuermans
Dissertation
2025
Sustained benefits of blood flow restriction therapy in knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation : 1-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial
Ewoud Jacobs
Lenka Stroobant
Erik Witvrouw
Jan Victor
Félicien Acx
Jan Van der Jeugt
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
A1
Journal Article
in
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2025
The relationship between cutting speed and clinical tests in soccer performance
Kasper Impens
Maarten Jacobs
Erik Witvrouw
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
C3
Conference
2025
The time-course of hamstring muscle passive stiffness and perceived tightness after strenuous exercise : is it time to start using localized stiffness measurements?
Dries Pieters
Erik Witvrouw
Adelheid Steyaert
Luc Vanden Bossche
Joke Schuermans
Sandro Freitas
Evi Wezenbeek
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
2025
Vascular occlusion for optimising the functional improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis : a randomised controlled trial
Ewoud Jacobs
Lenka Stroobant
Jan Victor
Dirk Elewaut
Thomas Tampere
Steven Wallaert
Erik Witvrouw
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
A1
Journal Article
in
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
2025
2024
Blood flow restriction exercise as a novel conservative standard in patients with knee osteoarthritis : a narrative review
Ewoud Jacobs
Erik Witvrouw
Patrick Calders
Lenka Stroobant
Jan Victor
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
2024
Extended reality & virtual reality for return-to-sports screening
Glenn Van Wallendael
Julie Artois
Hannes Mareen
Robbe Capelleman
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
Peter Lambert
P1
Conference
2024
Redirected walking within a VR exergame for return-to-sports screening
To Cornelis
Hannes Mareen
Robbe Capelleman
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
Peter Lambert
Glenn Van Wallendael
P1
Conference
2024
The impact of a 10-week Nordic hamstring exercise programme on hamstring muscle stiffness, a randomised controlled trial using shear wave elastography
Dries Pieters
Erik Witvrouw
Adelheid Steyaert
Luc Vanden Bossche
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
2024
Unlocking potential : enhancing knee rehabilitation with blood flow restriction
Ewoud Jacobs
Evi Wezenbeek
Erik Witvrouw
Lenka Stroobant
Jan Victor
Joke Schuermans
C3
Conference
2024
2023
Biceps femoris proximal myotendinous junction size is associated with hamstring strain injury history and hamstring endurance in male soccer players : a case control study using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Joke Schuermans
Dries Pieters
Erik Witvrouw
Sarah VanDen Berghe
Evi Wezenbeek
C3
Conference
2023
Hamstring muscle fibre typology is not associated with hamstring strain injury history or performance in amateur male soccer players : a retrospective magnetic resonance spectroscopy study
Joke Schuermans
Erik Witvrouw
Evi Wezenbeek
Eline Lievens
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY OF SPORT
2023
Impact of (long) COVID on athletes' performance : a prospective study in elite football players
Evi Wezenbeek
Sander Denolf
Jan Bourgois
R. M. Philippaerts
B. De Winne
Tine Willems
Erik Witvrouw
Steven Verstockt
Joke Schuermans
A1
Journal Article
in
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
2023
Investigating the autoregulation of applied blood flow restriction training pressures in healthy, physically active adults : an intervention study evaluating acute training responses and safety
Ewoud Jacobs
Nicholas Rolnick
Evi Wezenbeek
Lenka Stroobant
Robbe Capelleman
Nele Arnout
Erik Witvrouw
Joke Schuermans
A1
Journal Article
in
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2023
2022
Association between SARS-COV-2 infection and muscle strain injury occurrence in elite male football players : a prospective study of 29 weeks including three teams from the Belgian professional football league
Evi Wezenbeek
Sander Denolf
Tine Willems
Dries Pieters
Jan Bourgois
Renaat M. Philippaerts
Bram De Winne
Matthias Wieme
Robbe Van Hecke
Laurence Markey
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2022
Development of a stretchable circuit and its integration method on knit fabrics for lower back injury prevention
Paula Veske-Lepp
Pieter Bauwens
Frederick Bossuyt
Tom Sterken
Joke Schuermans
Jan Vanfleteren
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF BIOMIMETICS BIOMATERIALS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
2022
Extended reality in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and injury prevention : a systematic review
Joke Schuermans
Alena Van Hootegem
Margo Van den Bossche
Marjolein Van Gendt
Erik Witvrouw
Evi Wezenbeek
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
2022
How injury prevention programs are being structured and implemented worldwide : an international survey of sports physical therapists
Luciana De Michelis Mendonça
Christophe Ley
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
2022
How injury registration and preseason assessment are being delivered : an international survey of sports physical therapists
Luciana De Michelis Mendonça
Christophe Ley
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
2022
Sports injury prevention programmes from the sports physical therapist's perspective : an international expert Delphi approach
Luciana De Michelis Mendonça
Joke Schuermans
Sander Denolf
Christopher Napier
Natália F.N. Bittencourt
Andrés Romanuk
Igor Tak
Kristian Thorborg
Mario Bizzini
Carlo Ramponi
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
2022
The effect of aquabag use on muscle activation in functional strength training
Evi Wezenbeek
Luna Verhaeghe
Katrien Laveyne
Lieze Ravelingien
Erik Witvrouw
Joke Schuermans
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
2022
Value of isokinetic strength testing for hamstring injury risk assessment : should the ‘strongest’ mates stay ashore?
Dries Pieters
Erik Witvrouw
Evi Wezenbeek
Joke Schuermans
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
2022
2021
Biceps femoris compensates for semitendinosus after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a hamstring autograft : a muscle functional magnetic resonance imaging study in male soccer players
Thomas Tampere
Jan Victor
Thomas Luyckx
Hannes Vermue
Nele Arnout
Erik Witvrouw
Joke Schuermans
A1
Journal Article
in
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2021
Changes in cycling kinematics in function of exercise intensity and association with injury prevalence in amateur road cyclists : a 3D kinematic motion analysis study using statistical parametric mapping
Ewoud Jacobs
Joke Schuermans
C3
Conference
2021
Is inferior dual task performance as a risk factor for injury in youth soccer? A prospective study
Evi Wezenbeek
Dries Pieters
Tine Willems
Joke Schuermans
Erik Witvrouw
C3
Conference
2021
Return to play after a hamstring strain injury : it is time to consider natural healing
Dries Pieters
Evi Wezenbeek
Joke Schuermans
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
SPORTS MEDICINE
2021
The association between COVID-19 and muscle strain injury occurrence in elite soccer players : a prospective study
Evi Wezenbeek
Sander Denolf
Dries Pieters
Jan Bourgois
Renaat Philippaerts
Bram De Winne
Joke Schuermans
Erik Witvrouw
Steven Verstockt
C3
Conference
2021
The association between COVID-19 and physical performance in professional football players : a prospective cohort study
Evi Wezenbeek
Sander Denolf
Jan Bourgois
renaat Philippaerts
Bram De Winne
Erik Witvrouw
Steven Verstockt
Joke Schuermans
C3
Conference
2021
Worldwide sports injury prevention
Luciana De Michelis Mendonça
Joke Schuermans
Evi Wezenbeek
Erik Witvrouw
A2
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
2021
2020
Comparing the effects of static stretching and strengthening in lengthened position on EMG activity of hamstring muscle in patients with chronic non-specific LBP having shortened muscle : a randomised controlled clinical trial
MohammadBagher Shamsi
Maryam Mirzaei
Soheila Samadzadeh
Joke Schuermans
A2
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
2020
Neurodynamic sliders promote flexibility in tight hamstring syndrome
Roel De Ridder
Cedric De Blaiser
Ruth Verrelst
Roeland De Saer
Andreas Desmet
Joke Schuermans
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
2020
Neuromuscular factors related to hamstring muscle function, performance and injury
Matthew Bourne
Joke Schuermans
Erik Witvrouw
Per Aagaard
Anthony Shield
Bookchapter
in
Prevention and rehabilitation of hamstring injuries
2020
2019
The need for data-driven bike fitting : data study of subjective expert fitting
Jarich Braeckevelt
Jelle De Bock
Joke Schuermans
Steven Verstockt
Erik Witvrouw
Jeroen Dierckx
P1
Conference
2019
2017
Deviating running kinematics and hamstring injury susceptibility in male soccer players : cause or consequence?
Joke Schuermans
Damien Van Tiggelen
Tanneke Palmans
Lieven Danneels
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
GAIT & POSTURE
2017
Prone hip extension muscle recruitment is associated with hamstring injury risk in amateur soccer
Joke Schuermans
Damien Van Tiggelen
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2017
Proximal neuromuscular control protects against hamstring injuries in male soccer players : a prospective study with electromyography time-series analysis during maximal sprinting
Joke Schuermans
Lieven Danneels
Damien Van Tiggelen
Tanneke Palmans
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2017
2016
Hamstring injuries in football : an update on the intrinsic risk profile : because the incidence is crying out for evidence
Joke Schuermans
Erik Witvrouw
Damien Van Tiggelen
Dissertation
2016
Susceptibility to hamstring injuries in soccer : a prospective study using muscle functional magnetic resonance imaging
Joke Schuermans
Damien Van Tiggelen
Lieven Danneels
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2016
2014
Biceps femoris and semitendinosus: teammates or competitors? : new insights into hamstring injury mechanisms in male football players : a muscle functional MRI study
Joke Schuermans
Damien Van Tiggelen
Lieven Danneels
Erik Witvrouw
A1
Journal Article
in
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
2014
2010
Proliferation of epithelial rests of Malassez following auto-transplantation of third molars : a case report
Tom Struys
Joke Schuermans
Livia Corpas
Constantinus Politis
Luc Vrielinck
Serge Schepers
Reinilde Jacobs
Ivo Lambrichts
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS
2010