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Researcher

Veerle Segers

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104 Results

2025

Comparing methods for catching and crating broiler chicken flocks : a trade-off between animal welfare, ergonomics and economics

Femke DelanglezAnneleen WatteynBart AmpeVeerle SegersAn GarmynEvelyne DelezieNathalie SleeckxIne KempenNiels DemaîtreHilde Van Meirhaeghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in POULTRY SCIENCE

Comparison of jump-landing biomechanics during and after fatigue : investigation on the optimal timing of screenings under fatigue

Stefan VermeulenCamilla De BleeckerValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsPhilip RoosenRoel De RidderJos Vanrenterghem

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS

Decreased hip flexion during spike jump-landings after fatigue is predictive of patellar tendinopathy in volleyball

Stefan VermeulenCamilla De BleeckerValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsAdelheid SteyaertPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING

Duty factor dominates stride frequency to modify musculoskeletal peak loading in running

Pieter FiersJoeri GerloSenne BonnaerensLaurent MalisouxVanwanseele BenedicteDirk De ClercqVeerle Segers

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE

Higher knee joint work is a risk factor for patellar tendinopathy in male volleyball players : a prospective study

Camilla De BleeckerStefan VermeulenTine WillemsValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersAdelheid SteyaertPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

Validation of impact forces estimated by wearable device VERT in volleyball

Camilla De BleeckerStefan VermeulenTine WillemsVeerle SegersValentien SpanhoveRowan LeysJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

2024

Fatigue-induced biomechanical risk factors for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball : a prospective study

Stefan VermeulenCamilla De BleeckerValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsAdelheid SteyaertPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

Habitual running style matters : duty factor, and not stride frequency, relates to loading magnitude

Lennert Van der MeulenSenne BonnaerensIne Van CaekenbergheDirk De ClercqVeerle SegersPieter Fiers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS

Higher knee joint work is a risk factor for the development of patellar tendinopathy in volleyball : findings from a prospective study on jump-landing tasks

Camilla De BleeckerStefan VermeulenTine WillemsVeerle SegersValentien SpanhoveAdelheid SteyaertPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

How reliable are lower limb biomechanical evaluations during volleyball-specific jump-landing tasks?

Camilla De BleeckerStefan VermeulenTine WillemsVeerle SegersValentien SpanhoveTodd PatakyPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Learning effects in over-ground running gait retraining : a six-month follow-up of a quasi-randomized controlled trial

Pieter Van den BergheRud DerieJoeri GerloSenne BonnaerensPieter FiersIne Van CaekenbergheDirk De ClercqVeerle Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

Lower extremity kinematic and kinetic characteristics as effects on running economy of recreational runners

Shiqin ChenVeerle SegersQingshan ZhangQin ZhangHaiyong DingFei Li

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE

Motor learning in running gait retraining : not as easy as it sounds?

Pieter Van den BergheRud DerieDirk De ClercqVeerle Segers

Striding forward : a woman's fit in footwear biomechanics research

Veerle SegersReyna C. Crawford

Editorial material

Upright versus inverted catching and crating end-of-lay hens : a trade-off between animal welfare, ergonomic and financial concerns

Femke DelanglezAnneleen WatteynBart AmpeVeerle SegersAn GarmynEvelyne DelezieNathalie SleeckxIne KempenNiels DemaîtreHilde Van Meirhaeghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in POULTRY SCIENCE

2023

Duty factor and stride frequency as (potential) load magnitude determinants of slow, female runners' habitual running pattern

Lennert Van der MeulenSenne BonnaerensIne Van CaekenbergheDirk De ClercqVeerle SegersPieter Fiers

Editorial material

Fatigue-induced biomechanical risk factors for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball : a prospective study

Stefan VermeulenCamilla De BleeckerValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

Higher knee joint work is a risk factor for the development of patellar tendinopathy in volleyball : a prospective study

Camilla De BleeckerStefan VermeulenValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

Low running offers a way to make distance running a viable physical activity option for more people

Dirk De ClercqSenne BonnaerensPieter FiersEdward FrederickYasunori KanekoVeerle Segers

Editorial material

The effect of fatigue on spike jump biomechanics in view of patellar tendon loading in volleyball

Stefan VermeulenCamilla De BleeckerValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsPhilip RoosenJos VanrenterghemRoel De Ridder

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

2022

Biomechanical adaptations following a music‐based biofeedback gait retraining program to reduce peak tibial accelerations

Rud DeriePieter Van den BergheJoeri GerloSenne BonnaerensIne Van CaekenberghePieter FiersDirk De ClercqVeerle Segers

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

Duty factor : a musculoskeletal load tuning mechanism in running

Senne BonnaerensVeerle SegersPieter FiersDirk De Clercq

Fatigue reduces patellar tendon loading in healthy volleyball players

Stefan VermeulenCamilla De BleeckerValentien SpanhoveVeerle SegersTine WillemsJos VanrenterghemPhilip RoosenRoel De Ridder

Peak muscle and joint contact forces of running with increased duty factors

Senne BonnaerensSam Van RossomPieter FiersIne Van CaekenbergheRud DerieYasunori KanekoEdward FrederickBenedicte VanwanseelePeter AertsDirk De Clercq et al.

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE

Reducing the peak tibial acceleration of running by music‐based biofeedback : a quasi‐randomized controlled trial

Pieter Van den BergheRud DeriePieter BauwensJoeri GerloVeerle SegersMarc LemanDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

Running on good vibes : music induced running-style adaptations for lower impact running

Rud DerieVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

2021

Biomechanical analysis of a long-distance runner who finished 100 marathons in 100 days

Pieter Van den BergheBastiaan BreineVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Feedback-based running retraining for impact reduction : the relationship between peak tibial acceleration and step frequency

Pieter Van den BergheRud DerieVeerle SegersMarc LemanDirk De Clercq

Influence of music-based feedback training on peak tibial acceleration during running outside of the biomechanics laboratory

Pieter Van den BergheRud DerieJoeri GerloPieter BauwensVeerle SegersMarc LemanDirk De Clercq

Editorial material

Motor retraining by real-time sonic feedback : understanding strategies of low impact running

Pieter Van den BergheVeerle SegersDirk De ClercqMarc Leman

Music-based biofeedback induced running-gait adaptations for lower impact running

Rud DeriePieter Van den BergheJoeri GerloMarc LemanDirk De ClercqVeerle Segers

Predicting gait events from tibial acceleration in rearfoot running : a structured machine learning approach

Pieter RobberechtsRud DeriePieter Van den BergheJoeri GerloDirk De ClercqVeerle SegersJesse Davis

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Relationship between duty factor and external forces in slow recreational runners

Senne BonnaerensPieter FiersSamuel GalleRud DeriePeter AertsEdward FrederickYasunori KanekoWim DeraveDirk De ClercqVeerle Segers

A2 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE

Traditional high jump Gusimbuka Urukiramende : could early 20th century African athletes beat Olympic champions?

Ine Van CaekenbergheWim DeraveMatthieu LenoirVeerle SegersPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

2020

Tibial acceleration-based prediction of maximal vertical loading rate during overground running : a machine learning approach

Rud DeriePieter RobberechtsPieter Van den BergheJoeri GerloDirk De ClercqVeerle SegersJesse Davis

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

2019

Grounded runners experience less severe ground reaction forces compared to runners who run with a flight phase

Senne BonnaerensPieter FiersSamuel GallePeter AertsEdward FrederickYasunori KanakoVeerle SegersWim DeraveDirk De Clercq

Machine learning as a tool to predict impact loading during over-ground distance running

Rud DeriePieter RobberechtsPieter Van den BergheJoeri GerloDirk De ClercqVeerle SegersJesse Davis

Rearfoot running in athletic footwear : (a)typical rearfoot and resultant peak tibial acceleration

Laurence WarlopPieter Van den BergheRud DerieVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Running profiles of recreational distance runners : race, training, spatiotemporal and anthropometrical characteristics

Senne BonnaerensPieter FiersSamuel GalleRud DeriePeter AertsFrederick EdwardYasunori KanekoDaisuke KogawaShimana TakatsuguVeerle Segers et al.

2018

Position-specific performance profiles, using predictive classification models in senior basketball

Johan PionVeerle SegersJan StautemasJan BooneMatthieu LenoirJan Bourgois

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING

2017

Magnitude and spatial distribution of impact intensity under the foot relates to initial foot contact pattern

Bastiaan BreinePhilippe MalcolmVeerle SegersJoeri GerloRud DerieTodd PatakyEdward C FrederickDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS

Predictive models reduce talent development costs in female gymnastics

Johan PionAndreas HohmannTianbiao LiuMatthieu LenoirVeerle Segers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

2015

Generic anthropometric and performance characteristics among elite adolescent boys in nine different sports

Johan PionVeerle SegersJob FransenGijs DebuyckDieter DeprezLeen HaerensRoel VaeyensRenaat PhilippaertsMatthieu Lenoir

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE

Gusimbuka Urukiramende : were African high jumpers the real world champions?

Ine Van CaekenberghePeter AertsWim DeraveMatthieu LenoirVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Stature and jumping height are required in female volleyball, but motor coordination is a key factor for future elite success

Johan PionJob FransenDieter DeprezVeerle SegersRoel VaeyensRenaat PhilippaertsMatthieu Lenoir

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH

Talent in female gymnastics: a survival analysis based upon performance characteristics

Johan PionMatthieu LenoirBarbara VandorpeVeerle Segers

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

The Flemish Sports Compass: from sports orientation to elite performance prediction

Johan PionMatthieu LenoirVeerle Segers

2014

Cutting performance wearing different studded soccer shoes on dry and wet artificial turf

Dirk De ClercqGijs DebuyckJoeri GerloStijn RambourVeerle SegersIne Van Caekenberghe

A2 Journal Article in FOOTWEAR SCIENCE

Kinematics and dynamics of burst transitions

Veerle SegersIne Van CaekenbergheDirk De ClercqPeter Aerts

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR

The value of non-sport-specific characteristics for talent orientation in young male judo, karate and taekwondo athletes

Johan PionJob FransenMatthieu LenoirVeerle Segers

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF BUDO

2013

A gradual shift in initial foot-to-ground contact patterns depending upon acceleration

Ine Van CaekenberghePhilippe MalcolmVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Ageing effects on functional phases of the foot unroll during walking

Veerle SegersIne Van CaekenbergheSophie De MitsDirk De Clercq

Biomechanics of human bipedal gallop: asymmetry dictates leg functions

Pieter FiersDirk De ClercqVeerle SegersPeter Aerts

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Biomechanics of spontaneous overground walk-to-run transition

Veerle SegersKristof De SmetIne Van CaekenberghePeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Decelerated running overground vs running on a decelerating treadmill

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPatrick WillemsPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

Decelerated running overground vs running on a decelerating treadmill

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPatrick WillemsPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

Joint kinematics and kinetics of overground accelerated running versus running on an accelerated treadmill

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPeter AertsPatrick WillemsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE

Mechanics of overground accelerated running vs. running on an accelerated treadmill

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPatrick WillemsThierry GosseyePeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

2012

A clinically applicable six-segmented foot model

Sophie De MitsVeerle SegersJim WoodburnDirk ElewautDirk De ClercqPhilip Roosen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Joint kinetics of accelerated running overground and running on an accelerating motorized treadmill belt

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

Joint kinetics of accelerated running overground vs. running on an accelerating motorized treadmill belt

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

2011

A cross-sectional study about the relationship between morphology and kinematic parameters in children between 15 and 36 months

Marleen Van DamAnn HallemansSteven TruijenVeerle SegersPeter Aerts

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

An anatomically unbiased foot template for inter-subject plantar pressure evaluation

Todd C PatakyKerstin BoschTingting MuNoël LW KeijsersVeerle SegersDieter RosenbaumJohn Y Goulermas

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Dynamics of gait transitions

Peter AertsVeerle SegersSandra NauwelaertsKristiaan D'AoûtIne Van CaekenberghePieter FiersPhilippe MalcolmDirk De Clercq

How do humans accelerate while running?

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

How do humans accelerate while running?

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

Joint actions during spontaneous walk-to-run accelerations

Veerle SegersKristof De SmetIne Van CaekenberghePeter AertsDirk De Clercq

Neuromechanics of walk-to-run transitions

Veerle SegersIne Van CaekenberghePhilippe MalcolmPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

The role of vision in obese and normal-weight children's gait control

Eva D'HondtVeerle SegersBenedicte DeforcheSarah ShultzAnn TangheIlse GentierIlse De BourdeaudhuijDirk De ClercqMatthieu Lenoir

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

The role of vision in obese and normal-weight children’s gait control

Eva D'HondtVeerle SegersBenedicte DeforcheSarah ShultzAnn TangheIlse GentierIlse De BourdeaudhuijMatthieu Lenoir

Treadmill vs. overground accelerated running

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersPatrick WillemsPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

2010

Een hogere wandel-loop-transitiesnelheid overgronds dan op loopband

Ine Van CaekenbergheKristof De SmetVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

A4 Journal Article in SPORT & GENEESKUNDE

Influence of treadmill acceleration on actual walk-to-run transition.

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersKristof De SmetPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Overground vs. treadmill walk-to-run transition

Ine Van CaekenbergheKristof De SmetVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

The role of vision in obese and normal-weight children's gait control

Eva D'HondtVeerle SegersBenedicte DeforcheSarah ShultzAnn TangheIlse GentierIlse De BourdeaudhuijDirk De ClercqMatthieu Lenoir

2009

A higher treadmill acceleration leads to a higher walk-to-run transition speed

Ine Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersKristof De SmetPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

Een hogere wandel-loop-transitiesnelheid overgronds dan op loopband

Ine Van CaekenbergheKristof De SmetVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Effects of optic flow on spontaneous overground walk-to-run transition

Kristof De SmetPhilippe MalcolmVeerle SegersMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in Experimental Brain Research

Experimental study of the influence of the m. tibialis anterior on the walk-to-run transition by means of a powered ankle-foot exoskeleton

Philippe MalcolmVeerle SegersIne Van CaekenbergheDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Experimental study on the role of the ankle push off in the walk-to-run transition by means of a powered ankle-foot-exoskeleton

Philippe MalcolmPieter FiersVeerle SegersIne Van CaekenbergheMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Neuromechanical interaction during locomotion: bipedal gait transition as a paradigm

Resisting versus assisting the ankle musculature has an unidirectional effect on walk-to-run transition speed

Philippe MalcolmVeerle SegersIne Van CaekenbergheDirk De Clercq

Spatiotemporal characteristics of spontaneous overground walk-to-run transition

Kristof De SmetVeerle SegersMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

2008

Effects of optic flow when spontaneouly accelerating towards the walk-to-run transition

Kristof De SmetVeerle SegersMatthieu LenoirDirk De ClercqPhilippe Malcolm

External Forces During Actual Acceleration Across Transition Speed

Veerle SegersPeter AertsMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS

How to determine spatiotemporal variables on an accelerating treadmill?

Ine Van CaekenberghePhilippe MalcolmKristof De SmetVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Running economy in early and late maturing youth soccer players does not differ

Veerle SegersDirk De ClercqMelissa JanssensJan BourgoisRenaat Philippaerts

A4 Journal Article in SPORT & GENEESKUNDE

Running economy in early and late maturing youth soccer players does not differ

Veerle SegersDirk De ClercqMelissa JanssensJan BourgoisRenaat Philippaerts

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

2007

A dynamical perspective on the realization of the walk-to-run transition

Veerle SegersMatthieu LenoirPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A pneumatic ankle-orthesis as a mean to experimentally validate hypotheses about the role of the tibialis anterior in the walk-to-run transition

Philippe MalcolmIne Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Dynamics of the body centre of mass during actual acceleration across transition speed

Veerle SegersPeter AertsMatthieu LenoirD DE CLERQ

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Dynamics of the body centre of mass during actual acceleration across transition speed (vol 210, pg 578, 2007)

Veerle SegersPeter AertsMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

EMG-analysis of resisted and assisted dorsiflexion during gait transition

Philippe MalcolmIne Van CaekenbergheVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Flow can make you run: effects of optic flow on the overground walk-to-run transition

Kristof De SmetPhilippe MalcolmMatthieu LenoirVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Influence of M. tibialis anterior fatigue on the walk-to-run and run-to-walk transition in non-steady state locomotion

Veerle SegersMatthieu LenoirPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Kinematics of the transition between walking and running when gradually changing speed

Veerle SegersMatthieu LenoirPeter AertsDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

Limb preference in spontaneous human gait transitions

Veerle SegersDirk De ClercqPeter AertsKristof De SmetMatthieu Lenoir

The walk-to-run transition: from vaulting to bouncing in one single step

Veerle SegersPeter AertsMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

The way to gait transition: spatiotemporal characteristics of the spontaneous overground walk-to-run transition

Kristof De SmetPhilippe MalcolmVeerle SegersMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

2006

A biomechanical analysis of the realization of actual human gait transition

Veerle SegersDirk De ClercqPeter Aerts

A pneumatic ankle-foot-orthosis as a mean to experimentally validate hypotheses about the role of the ankle musculature in human gait transitions

Philippe MalcolmKristof De SmetMatthieu LenoirPeter AertsVeerle SegersDirk De Clercq

Spatiotemporal characteristics of the walk-to-run and run-to-walk transition when gradually changing speed

Veerle SegersPeter AertsA LENOIRDirk De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in GAIT & POSTURE

2005

Differential effect of m tibialis anterior fatigue on walk-to-run and run-to-walk transition speed in unsteady state locomotion conditions

Veerle SegersPeter AertsMatthieu LenoirDirk De Clercq

2002

Running economy in early and late mature youth soccer players

Veerle SegersDirk De ClercqRenaat PhilippaertsMelissa Janssens

Bookchapter in Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology