Rienk Dekker

Professor in Rehabilitation medicine Profile
Professor in Rehabilitation medicine

Rienk Dekker is a consultant in rehabilitation medicine and a professor in the field of Active lifestyle and Rehabilitation in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. In the field of research, education and patient care he focuses on physical activity, sports and rehabilitation. In the context of research he has published over 110 peer-reviewed international articles on this subject and is involved in a number of related PhD-projects. He succeeded in acquiring relevant grants to facilitate research in this field. As a rehabilitation physician he aims to implement the principles of an active life style in preferably all rehabilitation treatments as a means to enhance the outcome of the rehabilitation process.
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