Jaap van Dieën
Prof. dr. J.H. (Jaap) van Dieën
Faculty of Human Movement Sciences
Van der Boechorststraat 9
1081 BT Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (20) 59 88501
Room: A-622
Email: j.vandieen@fbw.vu.nl
Research
My research interest regards the effects of task demands, fatigue, ageing, and musculoskeletal disorders on joint load and stability. Ongoing research covers a range of motor tasks, i.e. gait, lifting and high-precision hand arm tasks, and disorders of different body regions, i.e. the spine (low-back pain), upper extremities (neck and shoulder pain), and lower extremities (knee and hip OA, ACL injury).
Current PhD projects
trunk postural control in relation to low-back pain
This project aims to unravel the adaptations of muscle recruitment in low-back pain and their role in relation to stabilization of the spine and whole-body.
PhD students: Nienke Willigenburg, Henri Kiers (Hogeschool Utrecht), Wolbert van den Hoorn (UQ)
Collaborators: Dr. Idsart Kingma
External collaboration: prof.dr. L van Hees, Dr. S. Brumagne KU Leuven; prof.dr. P. Hodges University of Queensland
identification of neuromuscular control of trunk musculature in low-back pain. QDISC: Quantitative Diagnosis of Impaired of Spine Control
In the QDISC project, we will develop methods to quantitatively assess neuromuscular control of trunk muscles in LBP patients. Furthermore, we will study proprioceptive loss, pain sensitization and pain-related fear as determinants of motor control changes in LBP.
PhD students: Erwin Maaaswinkel, Paul van Drunen (TUD), Mariette Griffioen (VUMC)
Collaborators: prof.dr. HEJ Veeger
External collaboration: Dr. R. Happee, Delft University of Technology; prof.dr. W. Zuurmond, dr. R. Perez VU Medical Center
trunk muscle recruitment in pushing tasks
This project aims at determining how the trunk is stabilized during pushing tasks in which net moments are low, while objects with high inertia are handled.
PhD student: Lee Yun-Ju
Collaborators: Dr. M. Hoozemans
mechanical etiology of low back pain
In this project, we are developing methods to estimate mechanical low-back load from video data and apply these methods to a database of a prospective study on low back pain to test models for the etiology of low back pain.
PhD student: Pieter Coenen
Collaborators: Dr. I. Kingma
External collaboration: Dr. C. Boot, EMGO+, VU Medical Center; prof.dr. P. Bongers, TNO-Quality of Life
iatrogenic effects of decompression surgery
In this project we study the effects of decompression surgery, in particular laminectomy, on the residual mechanical properties of the spine as well as potential countermeasures to prevent iatrogenic spondylolisthesis.
PhD student: Arno Bisschop (VUMC)
Collaborators: Dr. I. Kingma
MOVE collaboration: Prof.dr. B. van Royen, Dr. Th. Smit, Dr. A. van der Veen, Dr. M. Mullender
in vivo measurement of intervertebral stiffness
The aim of this project is to develop a method to measure intevertebral stiffness per-operatively and in the intact human.
PhD student: Susanne van Engelen
MOVE collaboration: Dr. A. van der Veen, Dr. Th Smit, Prof.dr. B. van Royen
External collaboration: Prof.dr. A. de Boer, dr. MHM. Ellenbroek University of Twente
ambulatory assessment of gait stability in the elderly
This project studies the determinants of fall risk in the elderly. In addition, we attempt to develop methods to determine fall-risk through measurements of movement behavior.
PhD students: Kim van Schooten, Sietse Rispens
Collaborators: Dr. M. Pijnappels, Dr. A. Daffertshofer, prof.dr. P.J. Beek, prof.dr. P.Lips
External collaboration: McRoberts bv, Verklizan bv, Dr. P. Elders, EMGO+
Diagnosis and training of balance impairments in elderly
This project aims to develop methods for the diagnosis and training of balance control in elderly subjects based on tracking tasks performed with the body center of mass.
PhD student: Eduardo Cofré
Collaborators: Dr. M. Pijnappels
External collaboration: prof.dr. S. Verschueren, KULeuven; dr. F. Steenbrink, Motek Medical bv
effects of fatigue on gait and obstacle avoidance in physically active and inactive adults
This project is aimed at understanding the changes in gait on even and uneven surfaces with muscle fatigue in the lower extremities.
PhD student: Fabio Barbieri (UNESP Brazil)
Collaborators: Dr. M. Pijnappels
External collaboration: prof. dr. L. Gobbi, UNESP Brazil
functional recovery and gait stability after total knee replacement
The core of this project is a detailed observational cohort study on recovery of gait function (gait velocity and knee stability during gait) after knee replacement surgery in osteoarthritis patients.
PhD students: Hamid Reza Fallah Yakhdani; Hamid Abassi
MOVE collaboration: Dr. O.G. Meijer
training and gait stability in the elderly
In this project we study the effects of training on gait in the elderly as part of a larger research program that also addresses effects on bone and muscle tissue health, and muscle strength and endurance.
PhD student: Marcel Toebes
Collaborators: Dr. M. Hoozemans
MOVE collaboration: prof.dr. A. de Haan, prof.dr. J. Klein-Nulend; prof.dr. P. Lips
external collaboration: Prof.dr. J. Dekker, Dept of Rehabilitation, VU Medical Center
montoring of gait performance in rehabilitation
The aim of this project is to develop methods for monitoring gait performance and the use of compensatory strategies in a broad patient group during rehabilitation. It employs a virtual reality environment to allow testing under a wide range of conditions and yet measure under safe and standardized conditions.
PhD student: Laura Hak
MOVE collaboration: Dr. H. Houdijk; prof.dr. P.J. Beek
external collaboration: Dr. A. Mert, Rehabilitation Center Aardenburg, Motek Medical bv
the effectiveness of an RSI prevention program
This is a randomized clinical trial studying the effectiveness of targeted ergonomic interventions to prevent neck, shoulder and arm symptoms in computer users.
PhD student: Erwin Speklé (Arbo Unie)
Collaborators: Dr. Marco Hoozemans
external collaboration: dr. B. Blatter, TNO-Quality of Life; prof.dr. A.J. van der Beek, EMGO+, VU Medical Center
interactions of biomechanics and psychosocial stressors in the development of musculoskeletal disorders
The aims of this study are to investigate 1) whether biomechanical exposures and computer use differ in computer workers with different psychosocial profiles while measured at work, and 2) whether biomechanical exposures and psychosocial factors are related to an increased risk of upper extremity MSDs.
PhD student: Linda Eijckelhof (EMGO+)
External collaboration: Dr. M. Husymans and prof.dr. A.J. van der Beek, EMGO+, VU Medical Center; dr. B. Blatter, TNO-Quality of Life; dr. P. Johnson, University of Washington; dr.J.T. Dennerlein, Harvard School of Public Health
EMG driven modeling of leg muscles in clinical populations
The aim of this study is to develop a model to study the mechanical effects of muscle recruitment changes of the leg muscles with pathology. The model to be developed will by driven by EMG without normalization to maximum contractions, given the bias that this may introduce when studying clinical populations. The model will be applied to study antagonistic cocontraction during gait in children with CP.
PhD student: L. Willemse (VUMC)
Move collaboration: Dr. Jaap Harlaar, Dr. Carolien Doornebosch
predicting trunk and arm kinematics in pick and place tasks
Engineers/designers need information on the relationship between (spatial) work station design parameters and working posture and movements during manual work, which is not available in current risk assessment methods. The objectives of this project therefore are is to evaluate the relationships between work station design and body postures and movements, including evaluation of the variance of this relationship within and between subjects, assessment of the effects of individual, task-related and organizational factors on these relationships.
PhD student: Reinier Könemann (TNO)
Collaborators: Prof. dr. Michiel de Looze, Dr. Idsart Kingma
Former PhD students and projects:
Hai Hu: Motor control and lumbopelvic stability in young healthy women. Sept 26th 2011
Tim Bosch: Fatigue and performance in repetitive industrial work. June 17th 2011
Iris Busscher: Development of a non-fusion scoliosis correction device. Biomechanical and clinical aspects. Dec 1st 2010
Gert S Faber: Towards ambulatory assessment of spinal loading in the field. June 25th 2010
Sjoerd M Bruijn: Is stability an unstable concept. Quantifying dynamic stability of human locomotion. May 27th 2010
Albert J van der Veen: Mechanical behaviour of the intervertebral disc under sustained compressive loading. October 16th 2009
Maaike Huysmans: From precision work to neck and upper extremity pain. October 1st 2008.
Marcel Spanjaard: Gastrocnemius muscle fascicle behaviour during stair negotiation. July 3rd 2008
Luc PJ Selen: Impedance modulation: a means to cope with neuromuscular noise. February 16th 2007
Didier Staudenmann: EMG-based force estimation. Implications of measurement and analysis techniques. January 11th 2007
Sietske Aalbersberg: Knees in need: Neuromuscular control of the ACL deficient knee. June 9th 2006
K Peter Gil: The analysis of multi-joint coordination in lifting. May 31st 2006
Bart Visser: Upper extremity load in low-intensity tasks. October 27th 2004
Mirjam Pijnappels.: Recovery from a trip in young and older adults. Mechanics and control of the support limb. June 30th, 2004
Wu Wenhua: Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain (PPP): An emphasis on transverse pelvis-thorax coordination during walking. January 28th 2004
Petra (JCE) van der Burg: Lifting objects: surprised by the mass. April 3th 2003
Paul PJM Kuijer: Effectiveness of interventions to reduce workload in refuse collectors. March 13th 2002