Ellen Smulders
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Kuijpers R, Groen B, Smulders E, Nijhuis-van Der Sanden M, Weerdesteyn V
Disabil Rehabil
. 2024 Feb;
46(25):6162-6168.
PMID: 38400694
Purpose: Walking adaptability is essential for children to participate in daily life. We studied whether the Walking Adaptability Ladder test for Kids (WAL-K) is reliable and valid for assessing walking...
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Kuijpers R, Smulders E, Groen B, Smits-Engelsman B, Nijhuis-van Der Sanden M, Weerdesteyn V
Gait Posture
. 2022 May;
95:183-185.
PMID: 35523027
Background: Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD-C) have motor coordination deficits which lead to difficulties in sports and play activities that require adaptations of the walking pattern. Sports and play...
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Kuijpers R, Smulders E, Groen B, Smits-Engelsman B, Nijhuis-van Der Sanden M, Weerdesteyn V
Gait Posture
. 2021 Dec;
92:258-263.
PMID: 34890915
Background: Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have motor coordination deficits leading to difficulties in sports and play that require adaptations of the walking pattern. Children with DCD indeed demonstrate...
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Kuijpers R, Smulders E, Groen B, Smits-Engelsman B, Nijhuis-van Der Sanden M, Weerdesteyn V
Disabil Rehabil
. 2020 Aug;
44(8):1489-1497.
PMID: 32776854
Purpose: Walking adaptability is essential for children to participate in daily life, but no objective measurement tools exist. We determined psychometric properties of the Walking Adaptability Ladder test for Kids...
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Aertssen W, Smulders E, Smits-Engelsman B, Rameckers E
Dev Neurorehabil
. 2018 Sep;
22(7):453-461.
PMID: 30207812
No instrument exists that measures functional strength in both lower and upper extremities in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Therefore, the functional strength measurement (FSM) was tested for feasibility, test-retest...
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Response inhibition and avoidance of virtual obstacles during gait in healthy young and older adults
Potocanac Z, Smulders E, Pijnappels M, Verschueren S, Duysens J
Hum Mov Sci
. 2014 Dec;
39:27-40.
PMID: 25461431
Adjustments of preplanned steps are essential for fall avoidance and require response inhibition. Still, inhibition is rarely tested under conditions resembling daily living. We evaluated the ability of young and...
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Enkelaar L, Smulders E, van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk H, Weerdesteyn V, Geurts A
Res Dev Disabil
. 2013 Sep;
34(11):3754-65.
PMID: 24029799
Elderly persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at increased risk for falls and fall-related injuries. Although there has been extensive research on risk factors for falling in the general elderly...
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Smulders E, Enkelaar L, Schoon Y, Geurts A, van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk H, Weerdesteyn V
Res Dev Disabil
. 2013 Jun;
34(9):2788-98.
PMID: 23792376
In the general elderly population, multifactorial screening of fall risks has been shown to be effective. Although persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) fall more often, there appears to be no...
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Smulders E, Schoon Y, Rikkert M, Weerdesteyn V
J Am Geriatr Soc
. 2013 Mar;
61(3):464-5.
PMID: 23496186
No abstract available.
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Enkelaar L, Smulders E, van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk H, Weerdesteyn V, Geurts A
Res Dev Disabil
. 2012 Sep;
34(1):276-85.
PMID: 22985782
Mobility limitations are common in persons with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). Differences in balance and gait capacities between persons with ID and controls have mainly been demonstrated by instrumented assessments (e.g....