Laura Lecompte Email & Phone Number

I am currently active as a doctoral researcher at KU Leuven. Over the next few years I will further focus on Achilles tendinopathy and the mechanisms behind this condition. The aim is to better understand the complex structure of this tendon in order to ultimately optimize/individualize rehabilitation programs as this injury is very common.

Gent, Vlaanderen, België

At G-sport Vlaanderen, a passionate sports organization for people with a disability or vulnerability, my knowledge and skills in this target group increased enormously. During this internship I was mainly concerned with helping G-athletes in their search for a suitable sport (club). By conducting an intake interview and getting to know the person better.

Kortrijk, Vlaanderen, België

At this swimming club I was mainly responsible for swimming lessons for babies with their parents. In these lessons the babies (from 9 months to about 2 years) came into contact with different exercises and movements in the water for the first time. The lessons were given in a playful way with lots of toys and fun material.

For several years I was a teacher in weekly swimming lessons as well as for sports camps during the holiday periods. I gave sports lessons to children and G-athletes.

De Haan, Vlaanderen, België

In the Zeepreventorium, a medical pediatric rehabilitation center for children and young people from 0 to 18 years old with chronic conditions and specific rehabilitation needs, I gave weekly adapted sports lessons to the needs and possibilities of these target groups. I learned a lot about these conditions (including obesity, mucoviscodosis.

Master Of Movement And Sport Sciences, Physical Activity, Fitness And Health, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor, Physical Education And Movement Sciences, Cum Laude