Health and Rehabilitation

Physical activity - whether the result of therapy, exercise training or a change in lifestyle - appears to be a simple yet effective means of improving cardiovascular, metabolic and even mental health. Furthermore, the ability to move in itself is a fundamental characteristic of human life, which may be hampered by illness, accidents or ageing.

As such, understanding and improving human movement is an important objective of rehabilitation. Both aspects, i.e. human movement as a means to improve health and human movement as a goal in rehabilitation, are covered in this specialisation.

This specialisation is primarily intended for those who are interested in performing and understanding research on the interaction between physical activity, mobility and health. Specific examples are: non-invasive ways to determine muscle health; use of wearable technology for health monitoring; use of motion analysis for evaluation and diagnostics of movement disorders; clinical biomechanics and neuro-rehabilitation.

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