Robert-Jan de Vos
@rj_devos
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Associate professor and Sports medicine physician @ Erasmus MC University Medical Centre and Club doctor @ Football club Excelsior Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Joined October 2010
It's recommended that we load at β₯70% of 1 Rep Max during rehab but what does this translate to in terms of reps to fatigue? Nuzzo et al. (2024) suggests 70% of 1RM is ~15RM which is a good place to start with loading & can be progressed towards 6RM (& heavier) as symptoms allow
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How should we rank exercise parameters in Achilles Tendinopathy? π₯π₯π₯ Great new @BJSM_BMJ study from @YoannDemangeot and a stellar list of co-authors @Seth0Neill @degache @HakanAlfredson @RachelChesterPT @RuthChimenti @rj_devos @adrianescriche @BasHabets @MaffulliNicola
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π¨New publication β‘οΈ @BJSM_BMJ Exercise parameters to consider for Achilles tendinopathy: a modified Delphi study with international experts. Proud to share this publication with the world's leading experts in Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation π https://t.co/MGXvlnDVdX
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Why Menopause Matters in Physio π¦΄πͺπ§ Midlife MSK pain? Itβs not always ageing. Hormonal changes are often missedβleading to poor outcomes. Itβs time to talk menopause in rehab. π Read the blog: https://t.co/OOX3i6HsfK
#MenopauseMatters #Physiotherapy #MSKpain
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Not just a quick fix: Athletes with patellar tendinopathy reported lasting improvements in pain and disability five years after exercise-based rehabilitation. https://t.co/G1XAHGOyw1
@jiedeng5 @rj_devos #SportsRehab #SportsMedicine
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Great new research from Tjerk Visser & colleagues has given us normative values for calf testing that go beyond reps alone! Assessing peak height, total work & total displacement can provide valuable insight into calf function. Visser et al. (2025) π https://t.co/uVY5VfdpDW
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Great new research from Tjerk Visser & colleagues has given us normative values for calf testing that go beyond reps alone! Assessing peak height, total work & total displacement can provide valuable insight into calf function. Visser et al. (2025) π https://t.co/uVY5VfdpDW
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Patellar PT Prognosis⦠@TimothyHewett1 @TimHewett5
Just published on AJSM! Long-term Prognosis of Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Receiving Physical Therapy: Patient-Reported Outcomes at 5-Year Follow-up. @rj_devos @aossmjournals
https://t.co/RocKdiAs31
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Just published on AJSM! Long-term Prognosis of Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Receiving Physical Therapy: Patient-Reported Outcomes at 5-Year Follow-up. @rj_devos @aossmjournals
https://t.co/RocKdiAs31
journals.sagepub.com
Background: Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is a highly prevalent injury among jumping athletes. The long-term prognosis of athletes with PT following physical thera...
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π£ NEW Delphi consensus study on Achilles Tendinopathy π₯ Diagnostic domains, differential diagnosis and conditions requiring further medical attention that are considered important in the assessment for Achilles tendinopathy π READ π https://t.co/o0dWZjycWA
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Our article is one of the top viewed articles (top 10%) in Physiotherapy Research International: "Devices to measure calf raise test outcomes: A narrative review". Open Access, so read it now if you have not already :) with @XanneFernandez
https://t.co/GnqUyvVh4V
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π¨ NEW #PhDAcademyAward π What is the impact, diagnostic imaging and prognosis of Achilles tendinopathy? π€ READ π https://t.co/9e2feeIY6M
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Massive thank you toΒ @DrPeteMalliarasΒ for his leadership to this huge project Delphi study and incredible amount of work that that led to a robust consensus for the key diagnostic domains and conditions that should taking into consideration Β when assessing Achilles tendinopathy.
π£ NEW Delphi consensus study on Achilles Tendinopathy π₯ Diagnostic domains, differential diagnosis and conditions requiring further medical attention that are considered important in the assessment for Achilles tendinopathy π READ π https://t.co/o0dWZjycWA
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Our new BJSM publication π π¦Ά We achieved consensus for the key diagnostic domains and conditions you should consider when assessing Achilles tendinopathy. https://t.co/Iz5XUsFDjf Figure 1 summarises the recommended diagnostic process A huge thank you to all 50+ authors π
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Great new study on normative values for calf raise testing from Tjerk Visser, @Seth0Neill @KimHebertLosier @rj_devos & Denise Eygendaal. Results are influenced by activity levels, sex and BMI. See full study for details π https://t.co/uVY5VfdXtu
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Check out this great work let by Tjerk, Normative values for calf muscle strength-endurance in the general population assessed with the Calf Raise Application: A large international cross-sectional study - ScienceDirect https://t.co/cBV6ewZ8Hk
https://t.co/uZXbeY7cxl
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@ORSsociety This is definitely one of best meeting I have attended! It was so nice talking to new people and sharing our thoughts on research! A big thank you to my supervisors! @rj_devos ! Also, amazed to see this big cactus, and hike under the SUN!
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!!!Find me for this research at the poster session (late-breaking area) on Monday from 6:15 PM β 7:00 PM @ors_tendon #ORS2025
Happy to share our latest research about how ChatGPT-4(o) performs in answering patient-centered questions related to patellar tendinopathy @MSKPhysioJnl @rj_devos @kgSilbernagel @DrPeteMalliaras
https://t.co/bkU8S7LQjF
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1/3 How can Q1 journals publish reviews like this?? https://t.co/g0eqoowzCg The title is completely misleading when considering the comparator was steroid in most 'high dose' PRP studies. AND, this is never mentioned in the limitations!! We need to do better @aossmjournals
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