Prof. Thea P.M. Vliet Vlieland is a professor of rehabilitation processes and physical therapy. She is works at the Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy of the LUMC. She also holds positions as a researcher at Basalt Rehabilitation and the University of Applied Sciences Leiden. Her area of research concerns the development, evaluation, and implementation of rehabilitation interventions for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and acquired brain injury. Prof. Thea P.M. Vliet Vlieland is an honorary member of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). She has received various awards for her research work, including a medal from the Dutch Society for Rheumatology (2018) and the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, American College of Rheumatology (2008).