Profile photo Cindy Veenhof

Cindy Veenhof

Full Professor

Strategic program(s):

Biography

Cindy Veenhof is professor in Clinical Health Sciences, specifically Physiotherapy Sciences at the Department Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science & Sport. Her research focuses on:

- Use of technology within physiotherapy / exercise therapy

- Physical fitness before, during and after hospital stay

- the role of physiotherapy in the community (zorg in de wijk)

Her research is closely linked to the daily practice of physiotherapy.  She has a lot of focus on the questions from daily practice and also on the implementation of the results in daily practice.  She performs her research both in primary care and UMC Utrecht and also in the Center for Physiotherapy Research & Innovation in Primary Care at Leidsche Rijn Julius Health Care Centers.

Cindy Veenhof is responsible for the Physiotherapy Sciences Master Program of the University Utrecht (annual graduation 20-25 students) and supervises around 15 PdD students.

She has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, over forty practice publications and contributed to several books.

Research line

Physiotherapy, physical (in)activity, innovation, eHealth, implementation, peri-operative fitness

 

Strategic program(s):

Contact

Recent publications

Assessing Immune Fitness in Oncological Rehabilitation-Validity and Responsiveness of the Immune Status Questionnaire and Single-Item Scale Anne M S de Hoop, Johanna A Eggink, Cindy Veenhof, Cyrille A M Krul, Jelle P Ruurda, Raymond H H Pieters, Karin Valkenet
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2026, vol. 33
Development of Data-Driven Models for Just-in-Time Digital Self-Management Advice to Improve Physical Functioning in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Femke Groen, Mariëtte de Rooij, Corelien J J Kloek, Cindy Veenhof, Michel C A Klein, Abdallah Al-Janabi, Erik S van Haeringen, Amber Ronteltap, Bas Paans-Cijs, Britt van Dongen, Dorien E Ginsel, Di-Janne A Barten, Thomas J Hoogeboom, Martijn F Pisters
JMIR Research Protocols, 2026, vol. 15, p.e94709
Effectiveness of stratified blended physiotherapy versus usual physiotherapy for neck and shoulder pain Mark L. van Tilburg, Corelien J.J. Kloek, Nadine E. Foster, J. Bart Staal, Ruben P.A. van Eijk, Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo, Martijn F. Pisters, Cindy Veenhof
Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2026, vol. 69
Allied health care in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic Carla Agasi-Idenburg, Anja de Kruif, Amber Ronteltap, Sonja van Oers, Ton Satink, Marian de van der Schueren, Cindy Veenhof
PLoS ONE, 2026, vol. 21
The association of preoperative nutritional status and physical fitness with postoperative outcomes in esophageal cancer Elja A E Reijneveld, Jaap J Dronkers, Iris B Mekenkamp, Joran J Kauw, Ewout A Kouwenhoven, Jan Willem Haveman, Edwin J van Adrichem, Miranda J Velthuis, Sandra Beijer, Jelle P Ruurda, Cindy Veenhof,
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2026, vol. 30
Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Care Elja A.E. Reijneveld, Jaap J. Dronkers, Carin D. Schröder, Miranda J. Velthuis, Jelle P. Ruurda, Cindy Veenhof, S. Prior
European Journal of Cancer Care, 2025, vol. 2025

External positions

adviserend - adviezen zijn gericht op ontwikkelingen in (beweeg)zorglandschap, verbinden onderzoek - Centrum voor Mens en Luchtvaart