L.H.V. van der Woude
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About
Lucas H.V. van der Woude is a prominent rehabilitation scientist whose research sits at the intersection of neurological rehabilitation, robotic-assisted gait training, and motor control. He has become a leading authority on the clinical application of the Lokomat, a robotic exoskeleton widely used in post-stroke gait rehabilitation, investigating how its key training parameters — guidance force, bodyweight support, and gait speed — can be optimized to maximize therapeutic benefit. Van der Woude's most influential contributions have systematically examined how Lokomat settings affect muscle activity and movement symmetry in both healthy individuals and hemiparetic stroke patients. His 2016 study on combined parameter effects in able-bodied walkers (75 citations) and his 2017 comparative analysis of Lokomat versus treadmill walking in stroke patients (68 citations) established foundational evidence guiding clinical decision-making in robotic gait therapy. His 2019 work further refined understanding of how training parameters shape temporal symmetry in stroke rehabilitation (66 citations). More recently, he has pioneered exploration of asymmetric movement support — tailoring guidance independently to each leg — to better address the unilateral impairments characteristic of stroke. This progressive body of work has meaningfully advanced evidence-based, patient-tailored robotic rehabilitation, making Van der Woude an essential reference for clinicians and researchers in neurorehabilitation.
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