Ann Van de Winckel

Publications

Selected Publications

Publications

2025

Van de Winckel A, Zhang L, Lim KO, Morse LR, Woodliff B, Maestre G, Baker K. Changing the Perceived Pain Intensity in Populations With Spinal Cord Injury and With Health Disparities (HAPPINESS): Protocol for a Feasibility Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14:e82431. doi: 10.2196/82431. PMID: 41259096; PMCID: PMC12676216.
Carpentier S, Bottale S, Cenci N, Cracchiolo M, De Patre D, Gorosito JP, Grimaldi I, Melo M, Polinelli B, Rigoni M, Romeo F, Zernitz M, Van de Winckel A. Development of the SCI-BodyMap-Measuring Mental Body Representations in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury: Protocol for Item Generation, Reliability, and Validity Testing. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025;14:e72370. doi: 10.2196/72370. PMID: 40921071; PMCID: PMC12455172.
Vanbellingen T, Van de Winckel A, Pastore-Wapp M, Ottiger B, Veerbeek J, Cazzoli D, Nyffeler T. Poor upper limb performance despite the absence of notable upper limb motor impairment in adults with acute stroke - the influence of cognitive deficits. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2025;1-11. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2025.2541096. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40755014.
Carpentier S, Van de Winckel A. Changes in body and interoceptive awareness after Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation or Qigong in adults with spinal cord injury. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Dec 22:2025.12.12.25342154. doi: 10.64898/2025.12.12.25342154. PMID: 41480025; PMCID: PMC12755262.

2024

Carpentier S, Deng W, Blackwood J, Van de Winckel A. Rasch validation of the revised body awareness rating questionnaire (BARQ-R) in adults with and without musculoskeletal pain. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024;25(1):799. doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07893-1.
Battala M, Van de Winckel A, Walsh N, Lewis J. Rehabilitation Interventions for Adults with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Scoping Review Protocol. Musculoskeletal Care. 2024;22(4):e1956. doi: 10.1002/msc.1956.
Huang Q, Elangovan N, Zhang M, Van de Winckel A, Konczak J. Robot-aided assessment and associated brain lesions of impaired ankle proprioception in chronic stroke. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2024 Jun 24;21(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12984-024-01396-9. PMID: 38915064; PMCID: PMC11194987.
Zernitz M, Rizzello C, Rigoni M, Van de Winckel A. Case Report: Phantom limb pain relief after cognitive multisensory rehabilitation. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2024;5:1374141. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1374141. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38726352; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11079144.

2023

2022

Hartman J, Sharp A, Van de Winckel A, Tetreault K, & Pechak C. (2022). Exploring the Characteristics of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Intending to Work in Medically Underserved Areas. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 33(3), 1368-1382. doi:10.1353/hpu.2022.0118.
Mallinson T, Kozlowski AJ, Johnston MV, Weaver J, Terhorst L, Grampurohit N, Juengst S, Ehrlich-Jones L, Heinemann AW, Melvin J, Sood P, Van de Winckel A. Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research (RULER): the RULER Statement. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Jul;103(7):1477-1486. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.03.013. Epub 2022 Apr 12. PMID: 35421395.
Van de Winckel A, Kozlowski AJ, Johnston MV, Weaver J, Grampurohit N, Terhorst L, Juengst S, Ehrlich-Jones L, Heinemann AW, Melvin J, Sood P, Mallinson T. Reporting Guideline for RULER: Rasch Reporting Guideline for Rehabilitation Research: Explanation and Elaboration. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Jul;103(7):1487-1498. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.03.019. Epub 2022 Apr 15. PMID: 35436496.
Van de Winckel A, Carpentier S, Deng W, Bottale S, Hendrickson T, Zhang L, Wudlick R, Linnman C, Battaglino R, Morse L. Identifying body awareness-related brain network changes after cognitive multisensory rehabilitation for reduced neuropathic pain in adults with spinal cord injury: Protocol of the pilot clinical trial. TSCIR. 2022.

2021

Kim S, Van de Winckel A, Thompson KL, Heyn P. Book Chapter 78 Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Brain Injury Medicine, Principles and Practice, Third Edition, editors: Nathan D. Zasler MD; Douglas I. Katz MD; Ross D. Zafonte DO
Van de Winckel A, Nawshin T, Byron C. Exploratory Study for Using the mobile Hudl App with Telehealth: A Randomized Controlled Trial Shows Positive Impact on Home Exercise Program Adherence in People with Chronic Diseases and in Financial Distress. JMIR Formative Research 2021;5(3):e22659. doi: 10.2196/22659
Sharp A, Schmidt A, Casto C, Van de Winckel A. Lapses in Professional Behavior Identified by Students of Physical Therapy. JAH. 2021. J Allied Health 2021;50(2):e53-e57.

2020

Van de Winckel A, De Patre D, Rigoni M, Fiecas M, Hendrickson TJ, Larson M, Jagadeesan BD, Mueller BA, Elvendahl W, Streib C, Ikramuddin F, Lim KO. Exploratory study of how Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation restores parietal operculum connectivity and improves upper limb movements in chronic stroke. Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 20;10(1):20278. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77272-y. PMID: 33219267
Larson M, Chantigian DP, Asirvatham-Jeyaraj N, Van de Winckel A, Keller-Ross ML. Slow-Paced Breathing and Autonomic Function in People Post-stroke. Front Physiol. 2020 Oct 30;11:573325. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.573325. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33192570
Dawson J, Engineer ND, Prudente CN, Pierce D, Francisco G, Yozbatiran N, Tarver B, Casavant R, Kline D, Cramer SC, Van de Winckel A, Kimberley TJ. Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired with Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: One-year Follow-up. Neurorehab Neural Repair. 2020 Jul;34(7):609-615. DOI: 10.1177/1545968320924361.

2019

Van de Winckel A, Gauthier L. A revised Motor Activity Log following Rasch validation (Rasch-based MAL-18) and consensus methods in chronic stroke and multiple sclerosis. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2019, 33(10):787–791
Grampurohit N, Van de Winckel A, Ehrlich-Jones L. Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the ABILHAND-KIDS for children with neuromuscular conditions. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019, 100(9):1795–1796
Van de Winckel A, Ottiger B, Bohlhalter S, Nyffeler T, Vanbellingen T. Comprehensive ADL outcome measurement after stroke: Rasch validation of the Lucerne ICF-based Multidisciplinary Observation Scale (LIMOS). Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019, 100(12):2314-2323.

2018

Van de Winckel A, Carey JR, Bisson TA, Hauschildt E, Streib C, Durfee W. Safety and Feasibility of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation via Telerehabilitation in People with Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018, 99(10):e74
Van de Winckel A, Carey JR, Bisson TA, Hauschildt EC, Durfee WK. Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation plus Tracking Training Therapy in People with Stroke: An Open-Label Feasibility Study. J NeuroEng Rehab. 2018, 15:83. doi.org/10.1186/s12984-018-0427-2
Van de Winckel A, Ehrlich-Jones L. Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018, 99(12):2657-2658. doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.08.176
Van de Winckel A, Jarrar M, Grampurohit N, Ehrlich-Jones L. Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the ABILHAND Among People With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018, 99(8):1693–1694. doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.006.

2017

Frost KL, Chen M, Cassidy JM, Snow L, Hodges JS, Van de Winckel A, Kimberley TJK, Carey JR. Paired Associative Stimulation to Suppress Contralesional Corticospinal Excitability in Three People with Stroke Using N-of-1 Crossover Design. J Neurol Transl Neurosci. 2017, 5(2): 1084
Van de Winckel A, Tseng YT, Chantigian D, Lorant K, Zarandi Z, Buchannan J, Zeffiro TA, Larson M, Olson-Kellogg B, Konczak J, Keller-Ross M. Age-Related Decline of Wrist Position Sense and its Relationship to Specific Physical Training. Frontiers Hum Neurosci. 2017, 11:570. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00570
Van de Winckel A, Tseng Y.T., Chantigian D,Lorant K, Zarandi Z, Buchanan J, Konczak J, Zeffiro T, Olson-Kellogg B, Larson M, Keller-Ross M. Mapping Age-Related Changes in Wrist Proprioception. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017, 98(10):e80-e81
De Patre D, Van de Winckel A*, Panté F, Rizzello C, Zernitz M, Mansour M, Zordan L, Zeffiro T, O’Connor EE, Bisson T, Lupi A, Perfetti C. A case report of visual and motor recovery after 8 months of "cognitive therapeutic exercises" in cortical blindness. JNPT. 2017, 41(3):164-172. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000189. *shared first author.

2016

De Patre D, Van de Winckel A. Strategies for Scientific Research in Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Riabilitazione Neurocognitiva. 2016, (3):216-229
Krewer K, Van de Winckel A, Elangovan N, Aman JE, Konczak J. Commentary on: "Assessing proprioception: A critical review of methods" by Han et al. (2015). JSHS. 2016, 5(1):91-92.

2013

Van de Winckel A, Verheyden G, Wenderoth N, Peeters R, Sunaert S, Van Hecke W, Perfetti C, De Cock P, Desloovere K, Eyssen M, Feys H. Does somatosensory discrimination activate different brain areas in children with unilateral cerebral palsy compared to typically developing children? An fMRI study. Res Dev Dis. 2013, 34(5):1710-1720. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.02.017
Van de Winckel A, Klingels K, Bruyninckx F, Wenderoth N, Peeters R, Sunaert S, Van Hecke W, De Cock P, Eyssen M, De Weerdt W, Feys H. How does brain activation differ in children with unilateral cerebral palsy compared to typically developing children during active and passive movements, and tactile stimulation? An fMRI study. Res Dev Dis. 2013, 34(1):183–197. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.030.

2012

Van de Winckel A, Wenderoth N, Feys H, Sunaert S, Peeters R, Thijs V, Swinnen S, Perfetti C, De Weerdt W. Frontoparietal involvement in passively guided shape and length discrimination: A comparison between subcortical stroke patients and healthy controls. Exp Brain Res. 2012, 220(2):179-189. doi: 10.1007/s00221-012-3128-2
Klingels K, Feys H, De Wit L, Jaspers E, Van de Winckel A, Verbeke G, De Cock P, Molenaers G. Arm and hand function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A one-year follow-up study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2012, 16(3):257-265. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.08.001
Verhoeven J, Rommel N, Prodi E, Leemans A, Zink I, Vandewalle E, Noens I, Wagemans J, Steyaert J, Boets B, Van de Winckel A, Decock P, Sunaert S. Is there a common neuro-anatomical substrate of language deficit between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Specific Language Impairment? Cereb Cortex. 2012, 22(10):2263-2271. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhr292.

2011

Vanbellingen T, Kersten B, Van de Winckel A, Bellion M, Baronti F, Müri R, Bohlhalter S. A new bedside test of gestures in stroke: The apraxia screen of TULIA (AST). J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011, 82(4):389-392. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.213371.

2010

Klingels K, Jaspers E, Van de Winckel A, Huysmans A, Feys H. A systematic review of arm activity measures for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Clin Rehabil. 2010, 24(10):887-900. doi: 10.1177/0269215510367994
Vanbellingen T, Kersten B, Van Hemelrijk B, Van de Winckel A, Bertschi M, Müri R, De Weerdt W, Bohlhalter S. Comprehensive assessment of gesture production: a new test of upper limb apraxia (TULIA). Eur J Neurol. 2010, 17(1):59-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02741.x.

2007

Van de Winckel A, Feys H, Lincoln N, De Weerdt W. Assessment of arm function in stroke patients: Rivermead Motor Assessment arm section revised with Rasch analysis. Clin Rehabil. 2007, 21(5):471-479.
Verheyden G, Nieuwboer A, Van de Winckel A, De Weerdt W. Clinical tools to measure trunk performance after stroke: a systematic review of the literature. Clin Rehabil. 2007, 21(5):387-394.

2006

Van de Winckel A, Feys H, van der Knaap S, Messerli R, Baronti F, Lehmann R, Van Hemelrijk B, Pante F, Perfetti C, De Weerdt W. Can quality of movement be measured? Rasch analysis and inter-rater reliability of the Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients (MESUPES). Clin Rehabil. 2006, 20(10):871-884
Van de Winckel A. Commentary on "Physiotherapy assessment of knee proprioception following stroke" by Piriyaprasarth et al (2006). IJTR. 2006, 13(10):456.

2005

Van de Winckel A, Sunaert S, Wenderoth N, Peeters R, Van Hecke P, Feys H, Horemans E, Marchal G, Swinnen S, Perfetti C, De Weerdt W. Passive Somatosensory Discrimination Tasks in Healthy Volunteers: differential networks involved in familiar versus unfamiliar shape and length discrimination. NeuroImage. 2005, 26(2):441-453.

2004

Van de Winckel A, Feys H, De Weerdt W, Dom R. Cognitive and behavioral effects of music-based exercises in patients with dementia. Clin Rehabil. 2004, 18(3):253-260.

2001

De Weerdt W, Nuyens G, Feys H, Van Gronsveld P, Van de Winckel A, Nieuwboer A, Osaer J, Kiekens C. Group Physiotherapy improves time use by patients with stroke in rehabilitation. Aust J Physiother. 2001, 47(1):53-61.

2000

De Weerdt W, Selz B, Nuyens G, Staes F, Swinnen D, Van de Winckel A, Nieuwboer A, Lysens R, Feys H. Time use of stroke patients in an intensive rehabilitation unit: A comparison between a Belgian and a Swiss setting. Disabil Rehabil. 2000, 22(4):181-186
Feys H, De Weerdt W, Nuyens G, Selz B, Van de Winckel A, Kiekens C. Predicting motor recovery of the upper limb following stroke rehabilitation: value of a clinical examination. Physiother Res Int. 2000, 5(1):1-18.

Research

Research Summary/Interests

Dr. Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MSPT, PT is Associate Professor at the Medical School of the University of Minnesota in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Division of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science). She is also the Director of the Brain Body Mind Lab.

The main research focus of her lab is to investigate the brain mechanisms of body awareness in physical therapy (cognitive multisensory rehabilitation or CMR) as well as mind and body approaches (such as Qigong) to improve health and daily life function in people with chronic neurological conditions and/or chronic pain. Her lab made a crucial discovery that focus on body awareness using CMR led to restoration of the disrupted parietal operculum network in adults with chronic stroke, in parallel with long-lasting improved upper limb sensorimotor function. Her studies of CMR on reducing neuropathic pain and improving sensorimotor function in other neurological conditions such as adults with spinal cord injury have led to long-lasting significant neuropathic pain reduction and improved sensation and movement. Those sensorimotor improvements were paired with significant improvements in brain function. Since mind and body approaches have been shown to improve body awareness and reduce pain, she also investigated the effect of Qigong on body awareness-related brain functions in adults with chronic low back pain and adults with neurological conditions such as adults with spinal cord injury with and without neuropathic pain with significant lasting reduction in chronic pain. Her long-term goals are to investigate the interactions between body awareness, physical impairments, and psychological factors such as mindset (brain-body-mind interactions) to facilitate development and implementation of new rehabilitation strategies that attend to these factors to provide pain relief and increased health and functional recovery in adults with chronic neurological conditions and/or chronic pain.

Research Funding Grant

Marilyn Sime Faculty Fellowship

Funding: Bakken Center for Spirituality & Health, University of Minnesota
Timeline: 01/01/2026-12/31/2027
Role: Principal Investigator

HAPPINESS: cHAnging the Perceived Pain INtEnSity in populations with Spinal cord injury and with health disparities: A feasibility study

Funding: NIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NCCIH)
Grant number: R34AT012369
Timeline: 02/23/2024-01/31/2027
Role: Principal Investigator

Remotely delivered Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation for Sensory and Motor Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

Funding: Minnesota Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Grant Program 2022
Timeline: 10/17/2022-6/30/2025
Role: Principal Investigator

A Clinical Trial of Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation for Sensory and Motor Recovery in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury

Funding: Paralyzed Veterans of America
Timeline: 1/1/2022-12/31/2023
Role: Principal Investigator

Minnesota Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System

Funding: NIDILRR Department of Health and Human Services
Timeline: 9/1/2021-8/31/2026
Role: Co-Investigator

Identifying brain mechanisms of cognitive multisensory rehabilitation for neuropathic pain relief in adults with spinal cord injury

Funding: Academic Investment Research Program (AIRP)
Timeline: 9/1/2020-8/31/2022
Role: Co-Investigator

Knowledge Translation to Promote Patient-Centered Care through Use of Standardized Assessments

Funding: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Timeline: 10/1/2020-9/30/2025
Role: Advisory Committee

A Randomized Pilot Study Assessing Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) During Rehabilitation for Improved Upper Limb Motor Function after Stroke (MicroTransponder's Vivistim System)

Funding: Microtransponder Inc. (Study MT-St-02 Stroke)
Timeline: 12/1/2014-3/31/2022
Role: Principal Investigator (8/18/2017-3/31/2022); Co-PI (7/7/2017-8/17/2017)

Feasibility of identifying brain mechanisms of Qigong and behavioral outcomes after Qigong practice in people with chronic low back pain

Funding: 2019 Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) Pilot Funding Program
Timeline: 9/1/19 - 2/28/2022
Role: Principal Investigator

Ann Van de Winckel, PT, MSPT, PhD

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