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Bart Van Der Heyden

Bart Van Der Heyden PT

Physical Therapy
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium

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Bart Van der Heyden is an independent physical therapist specialized in wheelchair seating & mobility as well as wound care for more than 18 years. Bart is licensed and has practiced as a physical therapist in Belgium, Germany and the USA. Now based in Belgium, he travels all over the world for lectures, educational events and hands on sessions to varied audiences on seating and mobility issues, the provision of wheelchair equipment for children and adults with moderate to severe physical challenges, as well as wound care related challenges.
Bart maintains a strong hands on working experience and helps out in the private physio practise of his wife. He assesses many wheelchair users and provides innovative solutions for specific seating, mobility or wound care related concerns.
Bart is also clinical consultant on clinical applications, design and functionality of medical devices for several manufacturers and has conducted clinical studies for Netti by Alu Rehab.
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