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Jaap H. van Dieën

Researcher at VU University Amsterdam

Publications -  482
Citations -  20482

Jaap H. van Dieën is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trunk & Gait (human). The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 452 publications receiving 17247 citations. Previous affiliations of Jaap H. van Dieën include University of British Columbia & University of Mannheim.

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Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Use High Percentages of Trunk Muscle Capacity to Perform Seated Tasks.

TL;DR: The trunk of patients with spinal muscular atrophy is weaker compared with healthy controls, reflected by reduced trunk torques and decreased active range of motion, which should be taken into account for intervention development.
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Development and Validation of a Method to Measure Lumbosacral Motion Using Ultrasound Imaging.

TL;DR: Direct and indirect measures of lumbosacral angle change were developed and validated and provides a basis to develop measurements for use in humans.
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Scaling of lifting forces in relation to object size in whole body lifting.

TL;DR: Risks related to force overshoots in lifting large objects can persist despite experience in lifting the objects and despite the use of labels indicating the weight of the objects.