The focus of our research is to optimise the role of physiotherapy in a multidisciplinary setting related to physical activity, exercise and sports. The main research themes are Chronic Disorders and Implementation of Knowledge.

Our research is embedded within the research school Caphri and is executed in collaboration with the departments of epidemiology, orthopaedic medicine, rehabilitation medicine, urology, anatomy and general practice of Maastricht University Medical Centre+.

External partners are:

• Hogeschool Zuyd, Heerlen, the Netherlands
• University of Allied Care Winterthur, Switzerland
• IQ healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen
• Balgrist University, Zurich
• LOSO (landelijk overleg sportgezondheids onderzoek)
• Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy,KNGF, Amersfoort
• MUMC Move, Maastricht
• Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich
• Univerity Medical Center, Groningen
• Medrisk, Philadelphia, USA
• Fastguide, Bergen op Zoom