Henri Kiers
Henri Kiers PhD (1962) is currently conducting research into the way in which people adapt to movement problems by using big data to investigate what happens when patients receive physiotherapy treatment.
- 2014 - present: Director of the Institute for Human Movement Studies
- 2017 - 2018: Acting Director of the Institute for Allied Healthcare Professions
- 2007 - 2014: PhD candidate at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with a study on Proprioception and low back pain
- 2011 - 2014: Head of MSA field of expertise
- 2000 - present: Lecturer at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Fields of expertise
- Proprioception / low back pain
- Data collection and analysis
- Physiotherapy
Publications
- Effect of postural threat on motor control in people with and without low back pain
- Trunk resistance to mechanical perturbations, associations with low back pain, pain-related cognitions and movement precision
- Associations of low-back pain and pain-related cognitions with lumbar movement patterns during repetitive seated reaching
