Nicky van Melick, PhD

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About Nicky van Melick, PhD

Nicky van Melick is a post-doc researcher in sports orthopedics at the Sports & Orthopedics Research Center of the Anna Hospital Geldrop/Eindhoven (the Netherlands). Her main research topic is treatment of athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injury, focussing both on surgery and rehabilitation. In her ideal world everyone with a knee injury recieves the best possible care, no matter where of with whom this would be!

Nicky is a lecturer and scientist for her own company KneeSearch and former sports physical therapist, with a special interest in treatment of anterior cruciate ligament and knee injuries. She regularly lectures about traumatic knee injuries and ACL rehabilitation, both nationally and internationally.

My e-learning on traumatic knee injuries is now online!
Check out her e-learning knee course about Diagnosing acute knee injuries here

“Without taking risks, you always lose.”

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Antoon Coolenlaan 1
5644 RX Eindhoven
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Website: kneesearch.com

Publications

2022 - Rommers N, Rössler R, Tassignon B, Verschueren J, De Ridder R, van Melick N, Longé L, Hendrikx T, Vaes P, Beckwée D, Eechaute C. Most amateur football teams do not implement essential components of neuromuscular training to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries and lateral ankle sprains. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2022;30(4):1169-1179.
2022 - van Melick N, Pronk Y, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, Rutten B, van Tienen TG, Hoogeboom TJ. Meeting movement quantity or quality return to sport criteria is associated with reduced second ACL injury rate. J Orthop Res 2022;40(1):117-128.
2022 - van Melick N, van der Weegen W, van der Horst N. Quadriceps and hamstrings strength reference values for athletes with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction who play popular pivoting sports, including soccer, basketball, and handball: a scoping review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2022;52(3):142-155.
2020 - van Melick N, Hoogeboom TJ, Pronk Y, Rutten B, van Tienen TG, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, van Cingel REH. Less than half of ACL-reconstructed athletes are cleared for return to play based on practice guideline criteria: results from a prospective cohort study. Int J Sports Phys Ther 2020;15(6):1006-1018.
2020 - Dietvorst M, Brzoskowski MH, van der Steen M, Delvaux E, Janssen RPA, van Melick N. Limited evidence for return to sport testing after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents under 16 years: a scoping review. J Exp Orthop 2020;7:83.
2020 - van Lankveld W, Pat-El RJ, van Melick N, van Cingel R, Staal JB. Is Fear of Harm (FoH) in Sports-Related Activities a Latent Trait? The Item Response Model Applied to the Photographic Series of Sports Activities for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture (PHOSA-ACLR). Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020;17:6764.
2019 - van Lankveld W, van Melick N, Habets B, Pronk Y, Staal JB, van Cingel R. Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Dutch knee self efficacy scale (K-SES). BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019;11:3.
2019 - van Melick N, van Rijn L, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, Hoogeboom TJ, van Cingel REH. Fatgiue affects quality of movement more in ACL-reconstructed soccer players than in healthy soccer players. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2019;27(2):549-55.
2018 - Janssen RPA, van Melick N, van Mourik JBA, Reijman M, van Rhijn LW. ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autograft and accelerated brace-free rehabilitation: a systematic review of clinical outcomes. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2018;4:e000301.
2017 - van Melick N, Meddeler BM, Hoogeboom TJ, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, van Cingel REH. How to determine leg dominance: The agreement between self-reported and observed performance in healthy adults. PLoS ONE 2017;12(12):e0189876.
2017 - Janssen RPA, van Melick N, van Mourik JBA, Reijman M, van Rhijn LW. Similar clinical outcome between patellar tendon and hamstring tendon autograft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with accelerated brace-free rehabilitation: a systematic review. JISAKOS 2017;0:1-10.
2017 - van Lankveld W, van Melick N, Habets B, Roelofsen E, Staal JB, van Cingel R. Measuring individual hierarchy of anxiety invoking sports related activities: development and validation of the Photographic Series of Sports Activities for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (PHOSA-ACLR). BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017;18:287.
2017 - Engelen-van Melick N, Van Cingel REH, Van Tienen TG, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW. Functional performance 2-9 years after ACL reconstruction: Cross-sectional comparison between athletes with bone-patellar tendon-bone, semitendinosus/gracilis and healthy controls. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2017;25(5):1412-23.
2016 - van Melick N, van Cingel REH, Brooijmans F, Neeter C, van Tienen T, Hullegie W, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG. Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus. Br J Sports Med 2016;50(24):1506-1515.
2013 - Engelen-van Melick N, Van Cingel RE, Tijssen MP, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW. Assessment of functional performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review of measurement procedures. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2013;21(4):869-879.