Research and Development Unit

Current research projects at VCR

The effects of blood flow restriction exercise in individuals with a spinal cord injury – RCT

Contact: Anette Bach Jønsson, e-mail: ANJOSS@rm.dk

Intervention to enhance muscle strength assisted by Robotic technology (ROBERT^®) in subacute rehabilitation after spinal cord injury – Ph.D. study

Contact: Susanne Lillelund, e-mail: Susanne.Lillelund@rm.dk

Screening for sleep apnea in patients with SCI - combining PRO and sleep monitoring

Contact: Erhard T. Næss-Schmidt, e-mail: erhnae@rm.dk

Assessment of inspiratory muscle training and 5 versus 2 days training regime – RCT

Contact: Erhard T. Næss-Schmidt, e-mail: erhnae@rm.dk

Patient perspectives of functional challenges and QOL – survey 

Contact: Anette Bach Jønsson, e-mail: ANJOSS@rm.dk or Erhard T. Næss-Schmidt, e-mail: erhnae@rm.dk

Head of Research

Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen, Professor, Dr. med., MD

Senior scientists

Erhard Trillingsgaard Næss-Schmidt, Associate professor, PhD, physiotherapist
Krystian Figlewski, PhD, MD

PhD students 

Anette Bach Jønsson, PhD student, physiotherapist
Susanne Lillelund, PhD student, physiotherapist

Development Employees 

Dorte Dahl Hoffmann, Master of Rehabilitation, clinical specialist, physiotherapist
Michelle Kim Hebsgaard Saaby, Msc, clinical specialist, nurse

Other staff

Joan Sundby, Financial Officer

For publications see the following link:

Publications

The R&D Unit is partly financed by internal funding at the Department of Neurology, Regional Hospital Viborg. However, we still rely on external sources of funding to be able to increase our staff and carry out research on an international level.

Previously we have recieved funding from:

(in no particular order) 

Lægemiddelstyrelsen
Regionsrådet, Region Midt 
Torben og Alice Frimodts Fond
The Bevica Foundation 
Wellspect Study Grant 
Hospitalsenhed Midts Forskningspulje
Civilingeniør Frode V. Nyegaard og Hustrus Fond
Region Midtjyllands Sundhedsvidenskabelige Forskningsfond
De centrale uddannelsespuljer HE Midt
M.L. Jørgensen og Gunnar Hansens Fond
Novo Nordisk Foundation
TRYGFonden
Spejdernes Genbrug
Lundbeck Foundation
Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond
Vanførefonden
Beckett-Fonden
Helsefonden
Jascha Fonden
Aarhus Universitet, Health
Svend Andersen Fonden