Klaske van Kammen
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen
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284
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About
Klaske van Kammen is a rehabilitation scientist whose research sits at the intersection of robotic-assisted gait training, neuromuscular biomechanics, and stroke rehabilitation. She has built a focused and influential body of work centered on the Lokomat, a widely used robotic exoskeleton designed to support gait recovery in neurologically impaired patients. Her research systematically examines how key training parameters — including guidance force, bodyweight support, and gait speed — interact to shape muscle activity and movement patterns during robot-assisted walking, both in healthy individuals and post-stroke hemiparetic patients. Van Kammen's most significant contributions lie in clarifying how Lokomat-guided walking differs from natural treadmill walking, providing clinicians with evidence-based insight to optimize rehabilitation protocols. Her comparative studies across healthy walkers and stroke survivors have garnered over 270 cumulative citations, reflecting their broad relevance to the rehabilitation community. Notably, her 2019 investigation into asymmetric guidance settings addressed a clinically important but previously underexplored question about accommodating unilaterally affected patients. Collectively, her work has meaningfully advanced the scientific foundation for individualized, parameter-driven robotic gait therapy, helping translate laboratory findings into more purposeful clinical practice.
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