The same year, while competing at the IPC Athletics World Championships at Lyon, France, Vervoort fell during the 800m race after a collision with Michelle Stilwell of Canada. She injured her shoulder, requiring surgery and ten months of rehabilitation. Her next competition was in 2014, at the ParAthletics IPC Athletics Grand Prix held at Nottwil, Switzerland, where she won the 200m, as well as the 1,500m and 5,000m, in both of which she set new world records. Later that same year, she suffered another setback. While making pasta, she lost consciousness and accidentally poured hot water over her and sustained second-degree and third-degree burn wounds from the chest down to her ankles.