Danielle van Reijn-Baggen

Curriculum Vitae 249 A Curriculum Vitae Daniëlle Adriëtte van Reijn was born on the 25th of June 1968 in Zwolle, the Netherlands. After graduating high school at Carolus Clusius College in Zwolle, she studied physiotherapy in Utrecht. She graduated in 1991 and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Human Movement Sciences at the University of Amsterdam in the year after. In 1994 she graduated with a master’s degree in Pedagogical sciences (Sport, exercise and health) at the University of Social Sciences in Utrecht. She worked as a physiotherapist in the Isala Klinieken in Zwolle from 1994 until 2008 and during this period she became interested in urology and gynaecology and worked in a multidisciplinary team for pelvic floor disorders. She started a master in Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in 2003 at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and was rewarded with the “Eefje” from the Dutch Association for Pelvic Physical Therapy (NVFB) in 2006 when completing this study. Since 2008, Danielle is running her private practice in pelvic floor physical therapy in Baarn. She also works in a multidisciplinary team, specialized in coloproctology at the Proctos Kliniek in Bilthoven and as an education teacher at SOMT University of Physiotherapy in Amersfoort. Danielle gained a broad experience in all kinds of pelvic floor disorders and is specialized in gastroenterology and coloproctology. She became a member in committees for guidelines and is a representative for the NVFB in the scientific committee. Because of her interest in scientific research, she started her external PhD at Leiden University, department of Urology in cooperation with the Proctos Kliniek in 2018. Her affiliation with anorectal complaints is now integrated with this research and the results of the studies were presented at national and international congresses. Danielle’s dedication to pelvic floor disorders will hopefully continue in future research with other pelvic floor physical therapists and healthcare practioners in this field.

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