Michiel Brandt

Mr. Michiel Brandt

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 April 2024 in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
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MBMichiel Brandt
Michiel Brandt
LDLieven AG Danneels
Lieven AG Danneels
HMHannes Meirezonne
Hannes Meirezonne
JOJessica Van Oosterwijck
Jessica Van Oosterwijck
TWTine Willems
Tine Willems
TMThomas Matheve
Thomas Matheve

7 January 2026 in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
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JWJaap Wijnen
Jaap Wijnen
SOSophie Van Oosterwijck
Sophie Van Oosterwijck
EDEvy Dhondt
Evy Dhondt
MBMichiel Brandt
Michiel Brandt
LDLieven AG Danneels
Lieven AG Danneels
JOJessica Van Oosterwijck
Jessica Van Oosterwijck

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TMThomas Matheve
Thomas Matheve
LJLotte Janssens
Lotte Janssens
Annick TimmermansAnnick Timmermans
Annick Timmermans
NGNina GOOSSENS
Nina GOOSSENS
LDLieven AG Danneels
Lieven AG Danneels
LBLiesbet De Baets
Liesbet De Baets
Background/Objectives: Left/right discrimination (LRD) training is increasingly being used in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, it is unclear whether trunk LRD-performance is impaired in CLBP patients and whether clinical parameters are related to LRD-performance. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to examine (1) whether LRD-performance differs between CLBP patients and pain-free individuals; (2) whether these differences depend on the low back pain (LBP) history in pain-free individuals; (3) if clinical factors are related to LRD-performance; (4) whether LRD-task difficulty influences these results. Methods: Participants included 150 pain-free persons (107 with no LBP-history; 43 with past LBP) and 150 patients with CLBP. All participants performed the LRD-task in a simple and complex condition. Outcomes were reaction time and accuracy. Results: CLBP patients were significantly slower (Cohen’s d = 0.47 to 0.50, p < 0.001) and less accurate (Cohen’s d = 0.30 to 0.55, p < 0.001) than pain-free individuals without LBP-history, but not compared to those with past LBP (Cohen’s d reaction time = 0.07 to 0.15, p = 0.55; Cohen’s d accuracy = 0.03 to 0.28, p-value = 0.28). All participant groups were slower and less accurate in the complex condition, but between-groups differences were independent of task difficulty. Linear mixed models showed that older age and lower education were independently associated with less accuracy. When controlling for demographics, pain intensity, disability, fear of movement, pain-related worry and pain duration were not related to LRD-performance in patients with CLBP. Conclusions: Patients with CLBP showed impaired trunk LRD-performance compared to pain-free persons without LBP history, but not compared to those with past LBP. When controlling for demographics, clinical parameters were not related to LRD-performance in patients with CLBP. Our findings indicate that LRD-performance may remain impaired after recovering from LBP.

22 September 2026 in Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
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MBMichiel Brandt
Michiel Brandt
LDLieven Danneels
Lieven Danneels
JOJessica Van Oosterwijck
Jessica Van Oosterwijck
JWJaap Wijnen
Jaap Wijnen
HMHannes Meirezonne
Hannes Meirezonne
TMThomas Matheve
Thomas Matheve