Anne Deblock-Bellamy

• Professor
• Professor (Associate) at HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major economic and social problem worldwide. Despite the variety of recommended treatments, long-term self-management of this condition is complex and requires the development of innovative interventions. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies hold great promise for the management of chronic pain, particul...

BACKGROUND Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major economic and social problem worldwide. Despite the variety of recommended treatments, long-term self-management of this condition is complex and requires the development of innovative interventions. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies hold great promise for the management of chronic pain, particul...

Occupational therapists have long been involved in assistive technology (AT) provision worldwide. AT is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to enhance functioning, independence, and autonomy and ultimately promote well-being for people living with disabilities. With the digitalisation of societies, the everyday lives and occupations o...

Purpose: To develop a virtual reality (VR) based intervention targeting community walking requirements. Methods: Two focus groups each involving 7 clinicians allowed exploring optimal features, needed support and perceived favorable/unfavorable factors associated with the use of the VR-based intervention from the clinicians' perspective. Three s...

Background In addition to several physical skills, being able to walk in the community, walking independently and safely in the community requires the ability to divide attention between walking and other tasks performed simultaneously. The aims of the present pilot study were to measure cognitive-locomotor dual-task (DT) abilities during activitie...

Background A recent literature review emphasized the importance of assessing dual-task (DT) abilities with tasks that are representative of community ambulation. Assessing DT ability in real-life activities using standardized protocols remains difficult. Virtual reality (VR) may represent an interesting alternative enabling the exposure to differen...

Background: Walking in the community can be challenging for stroke survivors. The fact that community walking often requires performing another task while walking further adds to this challenge and can lead to a deterioration of performance in one or both tasks. Objective: To review the existing literature about cognitive-locomotor dual-task interf...

Introduction Chez les personnes qui ont subi un accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC), les déplacements faits dans la communauté peuvent représenter un défi, puisque ceux-ci nécessitent plusieurs prérequis, comme la capacité à gérer les obstacles et à diviser son attention entre la marche et la réalisation d’une tâche secondaire. Plusieurs études ont...

Background: Proprioceptive sense plays a significant role in the generation and correction of skilled movements and, consequently, in most activities of daily living. We developed a new proprioception assessment protocol that enables the quantification of elbow position sense without using the opposite arm, involving active movement of the evaluat...

Background: Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI) is a generic 11-item questionnaire-based instrument that measures the degree to which individuals achieve reintegration to normal social activities. Objectives: This systematic review aimed to provide an overview of the use of this questionnaire in rehabilitation (objective 1) and to analys...