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Merel Timmer

Assistant Professor

Strategic program(s):

Research groups

Hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease and allied coagulation disorders

Research aim

To improve care for patients with (inherited) bleeding disorders by studying the optimum outcome parameters in a multidisciplinary setting, including physiotherapy and nursing interventions, as well as novel treatment modalities.

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Recent publications

"The influence of prescribed frequency, dosage, and type of physiotherapeutic home-based exercises on adherence in patients with non-specific low back pain" B Moelands, R M Arensman, M A Timmer, C J J Kloek, T Koppenaal, C Veenhof, M F Pisters
Musculoskeletal science & practice, 2025, vol. 80
Measuring Physical Function Capacity in Persons With Haemophilia Catherine Holdsworth, Melanie Bladen, Hannah Harbidge, Wendy Drechsler, Ryan Mahaffey, Sofia Perez-Alenda, Fionnuala Sayers, Karen Strike, Merel Timmer, David Stephensen
Haemophilia, 2025, vol. 31, p.840-864
A clinical practice guideline for primary care physiotherapy in patients with haemophilia Johan Blokzijl, Martijn F Pisters, Magnus Aspdahl, Wypke de Boer, Ruth Elise Dybvik Matlary, Danielle Douma-van Riet, Piet de Kleijn, Sébastien Lobet, Paula Loughnane, Paul McLaughlin, Melanie Bladen, Sheila Roche, David Stephensen, Leo van Vlimmeren, Lize F D van Vulpen, Merel A Timmer,
Haemophilia, 2024, vol. 30, p.1115-1129
Magnetic resonance imaging evidence for subclinical joint bleeding in a Dutch population of people with severe hemophilia on prophylaxis Flora H P van Leeuwen, Eline D P van Bergen, Merel A Timmer, Lize F D van Vulpen, Roger E G Schutgens, Pim A de Jong, Kathelijn Fischer, Wouter Foppen
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2023, vol. 21, p.1156-1163
Functional decline in persons with haemophilia and factors associated with deterioration Johan Blokzijl, Martijn F Pisters, Cindy Veenhof, Roger E G Schutgens, Merel A Timmer
Haemophilia, 2023, vol. 29, p.790-798
Can motor proficiency testing predict sports injuries and sports-induced bleeds in people with haemophilia? Olav Versloot, Johan Blokzijl, Merel Timmer, Marleen Schuuring, Karin van Galen, Idske Kremer Hovinga, Paul van der Valk, Lize van Vulpen, Roger Schutgens, Casper van Koppenhagen, Janjaap van der Net, Kathelijn Fischer
Haemophilia, 2023, vol. 29, p.864-873