Dr. Eveline Graf

Tätigkeit an der ZHAW als

wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Leitung Forschungsschwerpunkt "Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation neuer Technologien in der Physiotherapie"
Dozentin Biomechanik im BSc und MSc Physiotherapie
Dozentin Projektmanagement im MSc Physiotherapie

www.zhaw.ch/gesundheit/bewegungsanalyse

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation von neuen Technologien in der Physiotherapie
Biomechanische Ganganalyse des pathologischen und gesunden Gehens bei Kindern und Erwachsenen
Sportbiomechanik
Biomechanik des Fusses
Gang-Retraining
Projektmanagement

Aus- und Fortbildung

2021 CAS in "Usability und User Experience erfolgreich umsetzen", Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
2016 CAS in Projektmanagment, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
2008 - 2012 PhD in Kinesiology (Vertiefung in Biomechanik), University of Calgary (Kanada) "Torsion of the Foot"
2005 - 2007 MSc in Bewegungswissenschaften (Vertiefung in Biomechanik), ETH Zürich "The potential of a newly developed DEXA device to replace conventional X-ray in long-term monitoring of joint replacement"
2002 - 2005 BSc in Bewegungswissenschaften, ETH Zürich

Beruflicher Werdegang

2012 - 2013 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Spaulding National Running Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (USA)
2008 - 2012 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary (Kanada)
2007 Master-Studentin, Departement Forschung und Entwicklung, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich
2006 - 2007 Praktikantin, Adidas Innovation Team, Adidas, Scheinfeld (Deutschland)
2006 Praktikantin, Institut für Biomechanik, ETH Zürich

Mitglied in Netzwerken

• International Society of Biomechanics
• American Society of Biomechanics
• International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community
• Gesellschaft für die Analyse Menschlicher Motorik in ihrer klinischen Anwendung (GAMMA)

• Definition und Validierung von Anwendungsszenarien für den MyoSuit / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt laufend
• Apps und Wearables in der Therapie / Stellv. ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Erhebung von Normdaten des menschlichen Ganges und von Rückenbewegungen / Stellv. ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Künzli Rehab Absolut / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Tonefit Reha / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• XoSoft – soft modular biomimetic exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Test-Retestreliabilität von dreidimensionaler Bewegungsanalyse des Rumpfes: Ein Vergleich von markerbasierten Protokollen / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Genauigkeit der KinectOne zur Quantifizierung der Oberkörperkinematik / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Machbarkeitsstudie für die Entwicklung einer Einlegesohle für den kyBoot mit sensomotorischen Elementen zur Aktivierung des Beckenbodens nach der Geburt / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen

• Graf, Eveline Silvia; Raaflaub, Cristina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Sommer, Bettina,

  2021.

  Stability boots for the treatment of Achilles tendon injuries : how do they affect ankle biomechanics while walking?.

  Footwear Science.

  2021(13), S. 45-47.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2021.1917674

• Di Natali, Christian; Poliero, Tommaso; Sposito, Matteo; Graf, Eveline; Bauer, Christoph; Pauli, Carole; Bottenberg, Eliza; De Eyto, Adam; O’Sullivan, Leonard; Hidalgo, Andrés F.; Scherly, Daniel; Stadler, Konrad S.; Caldwell, Darwin G.; Ortiz, Jesús,

  2019.

  Design and evaluation of a soft assistive lower limb exoskeleton.

  Robotica.

  37(12), S. 2014-2034.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574719000067

• Shore, Linda; Power, Valerie; Hartigan, Bernard; Schülein, Samuel; Graf, Eveline; de Eyto, Adam; O’Sullivan, Leonard,

  2019.

  Exoscore: a design tool to evaluate factors associated with technology acceptance of soft lower limb exosuits by older adults.

  Human Factors.

  62(3), S. 391-410.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720819868122

• Graf, Eveline; Borner, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

  2019.

  Pelvic floor muscles after birth : do unstable shoes have an effect on pelvic floor activity and can this be measured reliably? – a feasibility study.

  International Journal of Health Professions.

  6(1), S. 116-123.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2019-0013

• Ortiz, Jesus; Poliero, Tommaso; Cairoli, Giovanni; Graf, Eveline; Caldwell, Darwin G.,

  2018.

  Energy efficiency analysis and design optimization of an actuation system in a soft modular lower limb exoskeleton.

  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

  3(1), S. 484-491.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2017.2768119

• Huysamen, Kirsten; Bosch, Tim; de Looze, Michiel; Stadler, Konrad S.; Graf, Eveline; O'Sullivan, Leonard W.,

  2018.

  Evaluation of a passive exoskeleton for static upper limb activities.

  Applied Ergonomics.

  70, S. 148-155.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.02.009

• Graf, Eveline; Wannop, John William; Schlarb, Heiko; Stefanyshyn, Darren,

  2017.

  Effect of torsional stiffness on biomechanical variables of the lower extremity during running.

  Footwear Science.

  9(1).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2016.1271365

• Buurke, Jaap; Nikamp, Corien; Baten, Chris; Bauer, Christoph; Graf, Eveline; Schuelein, Samuel; Power, Valerie; O'Sullivan, Leonard; de Eyto, Adam; Ortiz, Jesús,

  2017.

  XoSoft : development of a soft modular lower limb exoskeleton.

  Gait & Posture.

  57(Supplement 1), S. 274.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.06.413

• Kuster, Roman; Heinlein, Bernd; Bauer, Christoph; Graf, Eveline,

  2016.

  Accuracy of KinectOne to quantify kinematics of the upper body.

  Gait & Posture.

  47, S. 80-85.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.04.004

• Rast, Fabian; Graf, Eveline; Meichtry, André; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph,

  2016.

  Between-day reliability of three-dimensional motion analysis of the trunk : a comparison of marker based protocols.

  Journal of Biomechanics.

  49(5), S. 807-811.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.02.030

• Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Ernst, Markus; Rast, Fabian; Mauz, Danica; Graf, Eveline; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph,

  2015.

  Measuring lumbar reposition accuracy in patients with unspecific low back pain : systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Spine.

  40(2), S. 97-111.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000000677

• Hidalgo Romero, Andres F.; Graf, Eveline; Rocon, Eduardo,

  2019.

  An optimization approach to design control strategies for soft wearable passive exoskeletons

  .

  In:

  Carrozza, Maria Chiara; Micera, Silvestro; Pons, José L., Hrsg.,

  Wearable Robotics : Challenges and Trends.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  S. 525-529.

  Biosystems & Biorobotics ; 22.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_102

• Denoth, Pedrin; Geitner, Pascal; Krähenbühl, Lukas; Graf, Eveline; Stadler, Konrad,

  2020.

  A powered ankle foot orthosis based on shaft twisted string actuation to assist persons with foot-drop : a feasibility study [Poster].

  In:

  ICNR2020 : 5th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, virtual, 13-16 October 2020.

• Graf, Eveline; Bauer, Christoph; Pauli, Carole; Wirz, Markus,

  2020.

  Alteration of push-off mechanics during walking with different prototype designs of a soft exoskeleton in people with incomplete spinal cord injury : a case series [Paper].

  In:

  Wearable Robotics : Challenges and Trends.

  WeRob2020 : 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, virtual, 13-16 October 2020.

  Springer.

  Biosystems & Biorobotics ; 27.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7

• Bauer, Christoph; Pauli, Carole; Wirz, Markus; Graf, Eveline,

  2019.

  Biomechanical effect of a soft biomimetic exoskeleton developed to improve gait after stroke [Poster].

  In:

  World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19170

• Graf, Eveline; Bauer, Christoph; Schülein, Samuel; de Eyto, Adam; Power, Valerie; Bottenberg, Eliza; Weyermann, Bianca; O'Sullivan, Leonard; Wirz, Markus,

  2019.

  Assessing usability of a prototype soft exoskeleton by involving people with gait impairments [Poster].

  In:

  World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress (WCPT), Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-17968

• Wirz, Markus; Bauer, Christoph; Pauli, Carole; Graf, Eveline,

  2019.

  Development of an assistive soft exoskeleton : a multistakeholder endeavour [Poster].

  In:

  World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19150

• Graf, Eveline; Stoller, Oliver; Müller, Clemens; Wehrli, Michael,

  2019.

  Revigo : ein Trainings-, Forschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für effiziente und intensive Rehabilitation [Poster].

  In:

  Symposium für Gesundheitsberufe, Bern, 22. März 2019.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5511

• Sposito, Matteo; Poliero, Tommaso; Di Natali, Christian; Ortiz, Jesus; Pauli, Carole; Graf, Eveline; De Eyto, Adam; Bottenberg, Eliza; Caldwell, Darwin,

  2018.

  Evaluation of XoSoft Beta-1 lower limb exoskeleton on a post stroke patient [Poster].

  In:

  Sixth National Congress of Bioengineering, Milan, Italy, 25-27 June 2018.

• Graf, Eveline S.; Pauli, Carole; Erkens, Laura; Brinks, Ger; O'Sullivan, Leonard; Wirz, Markus; Stadler, Konrad S.; Ortiz, Jesús; Bauer, Christoph M.; Power, Valerie; de Eyto, Adam; Bottenberg, Eliza; Poliero, Tommaso; Sposito, Matteo; Scherly, Daniel; Henke, René,

  2018.

  Basic functionality of a prototype wearable assistive soft exoskeleton for people with gait impairments : a case study [Paper].

  In:

  PETRA '18 Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference.

  Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) Conference, Corfu, Greece, 26-29 June 2018.

  New York:

  ACM.

  S. 202-207.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1145/3197768.3197779

• Poliero, Tommaso; Di Natali, Christian; Sposito, Matteo; Ortiz, Jesus; Graf, Eveline; Pauli, Carole; Bottenberg, Eliza; De Eyto, Adam; Caldwell, Darwin G.,

  2018.

  Soft wearable device for lower limb assistance : assessment of an optimized energy efficient actuation prototype [Paper].

  In:

  2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) : 24-28 April 2018.

  IEEE RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2018), Livorno, Italy, 24-28 April 2018.

  IEEE.

  S. 559-564.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2018.8405385

• Scheuner, Erika; Graf, Eveline; Heinlein, Bernd,

  2016.

  Comparison of the musculoskeletal modeling tools AnyBody Modeling System and OpenSim [Poster].

  In:

  22nd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2016), Lyon, 10-13 July 2016.

• Lutz, Nathanael; Graf, Eveline,

  2016.

  Markerless 3D motion tracking using a Xbox Kinect One Sensor : reliability and validity [Poster].

  In:

  Physioswiss Congress 2016, Basel, 17-18 June 2016.

  Schweizer Physiotherapieverband Physioswiss.

• Graf, Eveline; Schelldorfer, Sarah; Rast, Fabian; Stamm, Domenic; Bauer, Christoph,

  2014.

  Influence of marker misplacement on the calculation of a multi-segment foot model : a simulation study [Poster].

  In:

  1st Clinical Movement Analysis World Conference, Rome, Italy, 1-4 October 2014.

  European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC).

• Sommer, Bettina; Raaflaub, Cristina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Graf, Eveline,

  2020.

  Achillessehnen-Verletzungen : Untersuchung der medizinischen Versorgung mit dem Künzli Ortho Rehab Absolut, Orthotech Vario Stabil und Oped Vacoped.

  Fuss & Schuh.

  146(6), S. 5-7.

• Graf, Eveline,

  2018.

  Roboter als Therapeuten der Zukunft.

  IT for Health.

• Graf, Eveline; Kuster, Roman; Bauer, Christoph; Heinlein, Bernd,

  2016.

  Accuracy of KinectOne to quantify kinematics of the upper body is depending on plane of movement [Poster].

  In:

  Physioswiss Congress 2016, Basel, 17-18 June 2016.

• Kuster, Roman; Bauer, Christoph; Heinlein, Bernd; Graf, Eveline,

  2015.

  Accuracy of the new "Kinect for Xbox one" in physiotherapeutic exercises of the lower body [Poster].

  In:

  21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Prague, 5-8 July 2015.

• Scheuner, Erika; Kuster, Roman; Graf, Eveline; Heinlein, Bernd,

  2015.

  Vergleich des Schulterrhythmus eines patientenunterstützenden Systems mit Probandendaten während der Abduktion [Poster].

  In:

  9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik, Bonn, Deutschland, 8. Mai 2015.

• Graf, Eveline; Pauli, Carole; Sommer, Bettina,

  2021.

  Altered timing in trunk rotation with the ToneFit Reha compared to Nordic Walking in people with low back pain.

  In:

  XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, online, 25-29 July 2021.

• Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus; Pauli, Carole; Bauer, Christoph,

  2021.

  Ankle kinematics during walking with a soft exoskeleton in people with dropfoot – a case series.

  In:

  XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, online, 25-29 July 2021.

• Wolf, Peter; Moor, R.; Graf, Eveline,

  2021.

  Inclination of talocrural joint axis : in vitro studies and morphological considerations not confirmed in walking condition.

  In:

  XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, online, 25-29 July 2021.

• Pauli, Carole; Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus; Bauer, Christoph,

  2019.

  Can off-the-shelf inertial measurement units measure gait kinematics in patients with gait limitations?.

  In:

  ESMAC 2019 abstracts.

  Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), Amsterdam, 23-28 September 2019.

  Elsevier.

  S. 284-285.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.317

• Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus,

  2018.

  Solving real life problems : bridging user needs and engineering for digital health solutions.

  In:

  Conference «Life in Numbers 4» - Building Bridges between Industrial and Academic Research, Wädenswil, 4 October 2018.

• Graf, Eveline,

  2018.

  Technologie-basierte ambulante Therapie : wie der vermehrte Einsatz von Technologie die Gesundheitsberufe verändern kann.

  In:

  HoGe Tagung 2018, Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland, 27.-28. September 2018.

• Wirz, Markus; Bauer, Christoph; Nast, Irina; Graf, Eveline; Schämann, Astrid,

  2016.

  Entwicklung, Implementierung und Evaluation neuer Technologien in der Physiotherapie.

  In:

  Abstractband Forschungssymposium Physiotherapie 2016.

  Forschungssymposium Physiotherapie - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Physiotherapiewissenschaft, Bochum, Deutschland, 17.-18. November 2016.

• Graf, Eveline; Kuster, Roman; Wirz, Markus; Heinlein, Bernd,

  2015.

  Validity of the new Kinect-sensor in measuring upper body kinematics.

  In:

  25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB 2015), Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.

• Bruderer-Hofstetter, Marina; Rast, Fabian; Bauer, Christoph; Graf, Eveline; Meichtry, André,

  2014.

  Pattern recognition methods in clinical gait analysis : what do we gain?.

  In:

  1st Clinical Movement Analysis World Conference, Rome, Italy, 1-4 October 2014.

  European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC).

Wannop, J.W.; Graf, Eveline; Stefanyshyn, D.J., 2014. The effect of lateral banking on the kinematics and kinetics of the lower extremity during lateral cutting movements. Human Movement Science. 33, S. 97-107. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2013.07.020

Graf, Eveline; Stefanyshyn, D.J., 2013. The effect of footwear torsional stiffness on lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during lateral cutting movements. Footwear Science. 5(2), S. 101-109. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.789561

Graf, Eveline; Stefanyshyn, D.J, 2012. The effect of shoe torsional stiffness on lower extremity kinematics and biomechanical risk factors for patellofemoral pain syndrome during running. Footwear Science. 4(3), S. 199-206. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2012.679703

Graf, Eveline; Stefanyshyn, D.J., 2012. Average torsion axis location of athletic movements : subject specific of movement specific?. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 29(3): S. 365-368. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1123/jab.29.3.365

Graf, Eveline; Stefanyshyn, D. J., 2012. The shifting of the torsion axis of the foot during the stance phase of lateral cutting movements. Journal of Biomechanics. 45(15), S. 2680-2683. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.025

Graf, Eveline; Wright, I.C.; Stefanyshyn, D.J., 2012. Effect of relative marker movement on the calculation of the foot torsion axis using a combined Cardan angle and helical axis approach. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. Verfügbar unter: dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/368050

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