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Tamaya Van Criekinge is a rising leader in the fields of neurorehabilitation and orthopedic biomechanics, with a research focus that bridges early stroke recovery and advanced surgical alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Her most impactful work, a systematic review and meta-analysis on repetitive gait training early after stroke (87 citations), critically examined whether intensive, task-specific rehabilitation can enhance long-term walking recovery in human patients—translating promising animal model findings into clinical evidence. This contribution has shaped early intervention protocols for stroke survivors. More recently, Van Criekinge has pioneered investigations into inverse kinematic alignment (iKA) in TKA, demonstrating that restoring native tibial joint line obliquity does not increase knee adduction moments (27 citations), challenging conventional mechanical alignment paradigms. Her 2025 study on stair descent kinematics further explores how alignment strategy affects functional outcomes after robot-assisted TKA. By combining rigorous biomechanical analysis with clinically relevant questions, Van Criekinge is advancing personalized rehabilitation and surgical precision, offering new insights for both stroke recovery and orthopedic surgery.