Gerdienke Prange, Netherlands
Roessingh Research and Development
WG3, WG4-member
www.rrd.nl
As a senior researcher working at Roessingh Research & Development (RRD), the largest Dutch scientific research centre in rehabilitation technology, I develop and lead the research line “Active Therapeutic Devices”, focusing on clinical application and evaluation of technology to support rehabilitation of people with neurological disorders, with the aim to maximize functional outcome after neurological disorders. My main research interests lie with understanding and evaluating the impact of rehabilitation technology on neurophysiological, biomechanical and clinical levels, and supporting its application in clinical practice.
Currently, I am involved in several national and international research projects concerning stimulation of motor relearning in neurological disorders using rehabilitation technology (including robotics and gaming), mainly for the upper extremity. One of those projects is the H2020 project eNHANCE, looking into intuitive control of arm and hand devices using several sensing modalities, such as eyetracking, movement sensing and muscle activity recordings. I recently coordinated a successful European project concerned with development of a soft-robotic glove to support and train hand function in daily life (ironHand). I am also working closely with clinicians at Roessingh Center for Rehabilitation to put such innovative rehab technology into actual clinical practice.
- Prange-Lasonder GB, Radder B, Kottink AIR, Melendez-Calderon A, Buurke JH, Rietman JS. Applying a soft-robotic glove as assistive device and training tool with games to support hand function after stroke: preliminary results on feasibility and potential clinical impact. International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR); 17-20 Jul 2017; London (UK): IEEE; 2017. p. 1401-6.
- Nijenhuis SM, Prange-Lasonder GB, Stienen AHA, Rietman JS, Buurke JH. Effects of training with a passive hand orthosis and games at home in chronic stroke: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2017;31(2):207-16.
- Radder B, Prange-Lasonder GB, Kottink AIR, Gaasbeek L, Sletta K, Holmberg J, Meyer T, Buurke JH, Rietman JS. Preliminary evaluation of a wearable soft-robotic glove supporting grip strength in ADL. In: Ibáñez J, Gonzáles-Vargas J, Azorin JM, Akay M, Pons JL, editors. Converging clinical and engineering research on neurorehabilitation II Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2016), October 18-21, 2016, Segovia, Spain. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2016. p. 1251-6.
- Radder B, Prange-Lasonder GB, Kottink AIR, Gaasbeek L, Holmberg J, Meyer T, Melendez-Calderon A, Ingvast J, Buurke JH, Rietman JS. A wearable soft-robotic glove enables hand support in ADL and rehabilitation: a feasibility study on the assistive functionality. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering. 2016;3(0):1-8.
- Hughes AM, Barbosa Bouças S, Burridge JH, Alt Murphy M, Buurke JH, Feys P, Klamroth-Marganska V, Lamers I, Prange-Lasonder GB, Timmermans A, Keller T. Evaluation of upper extremity neurorehabilitation using technology: a European Delphi consensus study within the EU COST Action Network on Robotics for Neurorehabilitation. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2016;13(1):86.
