Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. M. van der Esch is a physiotherapist, scientific senior researcher (clinical epidemiologist), senior teacher and associate professor. He has been a researcher in the field of knee osteoarthritis (OA) since 2001, particularly with a focus on knee instability in relation to muscle strength, pain and activity limitations. Since 2008, he is coordinator of the Amsterdam OA Cohort study in Reade, Centre of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His professorship focuses on Interprofessional care in chronic joint diseases. He is experienced in conducting epidemiological and biomechanical studies in patients with knee- and/or hip OA and RA. He is also an experienced senior teacher at the School of Physiotherapy, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Education/Academic qualification
Unknown, PhD, Knee joint isntability and functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, Amsterdam UMC, Department of Health Sciences
Award Date: 10 Jan 2008
External positions
senior researcher Reade
1 Jan 2009 → 1 Apr 2023
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Corrigendum to ‘Effect of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on body composition in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of the “Plants for Joints” randomized controlled trial’ [Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open 6 (2024) 100524] (Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open (2024) 6(4), (S2665913124000918), (10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100524))
Wagenaar, C. A., Walrabenstein, W., de Jonge, C. S., Bisschops, M., van der Leeden, M., van der Esch, M., Weijs, P. J. M., Troelstra, M. A., Korteweg, M. A., Nederveen, A. J. & van Schaardenburg, D., Mar 2026, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 8, 1, 100722.Research output: Contribution to journal › Erratum / Corrigendum › Academic
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Association Between Prescribed Dosage of Resistance Exercise and Change in Pain and Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review With Meta-Regression
de Wit, J., Haber, T., Hall, M., Bennell, K. L., Hinman, R. S., Spiers, L., Kimp, A. J., Dell’Isola, A., Harmer, A. R., van der Esch, M. & Lawford, B. J., Jun 2025, In: Musculoskeletal Care. 23, 2, 16 p., e70110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Methodology Development for Investigating Pathophysiological [18F]-FDG Muscle Uptake in Patients with Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases
Sobejana, M., Al Beiramani, M., Zwezerijnen, G. J. C., van der Kooi, A., Raaphorst, J., Meskers, C. G. M., van der Esch, M., van der Laken, C. J. & Steinz, M. M., Feb 2025, In: Biomedicines. 13, 2, 465.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Relationship Between Number of Different Lower-Limb Resistance Exercises Prescribed in a Program and Exercise Outcomes in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review With Meta-Regression
Lawford, B. J., Bennell, K. L., Spiers, L., Kimp, A. J., Dell'Isola, A., Harmer, A. R., Van der Esch, M., Hall, M. & Hinman, R. S., May 2025, In: Arthritis Care and Research. 77, 5, p. 594-603 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Two-Year Follow-Up of a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Wagenaar, C. A., Walrabenstein, W., van der Leeden, M., Turkstra, F., Gerritsen, M., Twisk, J. W. R., Boers, M., van der Esch, M., van Middendorp, H., Weijs, P. J. M. & van Schaardenburg, D., Sept 2025, In: Arthritis Care and Research. 77, 9, p. 1141-1148 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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World Congress on Osteoarthritis OARSI
van der Esch, M. (Participant)
6 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ... › Academic
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OARSI World congres 2021
van der Esch, M. (Participant)
7 Apr 2021 → 11 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ... › Academic
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richtlijn geïsoleerde mediale en laterale artrose van de knie
van der Esch, M. (Participant)
1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ... › Professional
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2018 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis
van der Esch, M. (Participant)
2018 → 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ... › Academic
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De relatie tussen de spierkracht en fysiek functioneren bij zelfstandig wonende ouderen: een cross-sectionele studie.
van den Helder, J. (Participant) & van der Esch, M. (Participant)
Feb 2018 → Jun 2018Activity: Educational contribution / Supervising student theses, products › Supervising student theses › Educational