The mission of the programme is to improve evidence based practice in rehabilitation medicine. The research primarily focuses on the improvement and evaluation of diagnosis, treatment and care after discharge of patients who experience limitations in their level of activities and participation. The programme will also facilitate the implementation and innovations of care, on the basis of these research results, in close collaboration with Adelante.

Focus
The focus of research is on the three top clinical care diagnoses/problems identified by the department of rehabilitation medicine at the MUMC+ and Adelante:

• chronic musculoskeletal pain
• arm-hand functioning (adults and children)
• complex traumatology

And one line which already existed within Adelante and the school for Mental Health and NeuroSciences:

• acquired brain damage (cognitive and emotional impairments)

Topics
The research is primarily of clinical origin, covering diagnosis, prognosis, moderation, mediation and outcome measures, with a special emphasis on performance and real life activities and participation. This also includes clinimetrics.
The second major topic is improving the (cost) effectiveness of treatments and changes in the care chain.
And finally, theory-based translational research will be applied in order to develop new treatments or new forms of application.