Welcome Raoul De Smet

January 9, 2024

Since november joins Raoul De Smet the TRIGG-family. He joins as physiotherapist the search of new functional therapy for sarcopenia.

Raoul De Smet received a Master degree in 2020 in rehabilitation sciences and physiotherapy in elderly at Ghent University. In August 2020, he immediately started working part-time as a physiotherapist at the Geriatric department of the Ghent University Hospital. In addition, he worked for three years as a self-employed physiotherapist in a group practice, where he mainly treated elderly and patients with neurological disorders.

In November 2023 Raoul De Smet exchanged his self-employed activity for scientific research and its implementation in clinical practice. He is currently investigating the role of Blood Flow Restriction Training in a geriatric population. He will also conduct research within the Muscle & Mobility Program.