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Cindy Veenhof

Full Professor

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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

 

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Recent publications

Reframing Communication about Fall Prevention Programs to Increase Older Adults' Intentions to Participate Meike C van Scherpenseel, Lidia J van Veenendaal, Saskia J Te Velde, Elise Volk, Di-Janne J A Barten, Cindy Veenhof, Marielle H Emmelot-Vonk, Amber Ronteltap
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024, vol. 21
Exploring the association between adherence to home-based exercise recommendations and recovery of nonspecific low back pain R. M. Arensman, M. F. Pisters, C. J.J. Kloek, T. Koppenaal, C. Veenhof, R. J.W.G. Ostelo
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2024, vol. 25
Improving Movement Behavior in People after Stroke with the RISE Intervention Wendy Hendrickx, Roderick Wondergem, Cindy Veenhof, Coralie English, Johanna M A Visser-Meily, Martijn F Pisters
Journal of Clinical medicine, 2024, vol. 13
Therapeutic validity and replicability of power training interventions in older adults Mohamed el Hadouchi, Henri Kiers, Brittany A. Boerstra, Cindy Veenhof, Jaap van Dieën
Heliyon, 2024, vol. 10
Comment on The Association Between Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training Variables and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Subjects With Esophageal Cancer Cristian Deana, Meike C Overbeek, Massimo Vecchiato, Luigi Vetrugno, Roberto Petri, Elja Ae Reijneveld, Karin Valkenet, Edwin J van Adrichem, Jaap J Dronkers, Jelle P Ruurda, Cindy Veenhof
Respiratory Care, 2024, vol. 69, p.376-378
Response to Comment on Associations Between Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training Variables and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Subjects With Esophageal Cancer Meike C Overbeek, Elja Ae Reijneveld, Karin Valkenet, Edwin J van Adrichem, Jaap J Dronkers, Jelle P Ruurda, Cindy Veenhof
Respiratory Care, 2024, vol. 69, p.1-2

External positions

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

Voorzitter interventiecommissie - beoordelen interventies voor interventiedatabase en voorzitten vergaderingen - Kenniscentrum sport en bewegen

Chair intervention committee - Chair and assessment of interventions - Knowledge center for sport and physical activity