Andrea Aegerter

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Research assistant
PhD-Student "Care and Rehabilitation Sciences" UZH

orcid.org/0000-0003-0249-6399

www.zhaw.ch/de/gesundheit/forschung/forschung-public-health/

Educational background

Swiss Biodesign, ZHAW (2019)
OMTsvomp®, ZHAW (2018)
MSc Physiotherapy, ZHAW (2018)
BSc Physiotherapy, ZHAW (2015)

Professional milestones

Physiotherapist, University Hospital Zurich (2016-2019)
Physiotherapist, SportClinic Zurich (2015-2016)

Membership of networks

• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin (SGSM)
• Schweizerischer Verband für Orthopädische Manipulative Physiotherapie (SVOMP)

Projects

• Prävention und Intervention von Nackenschmerzen bei Büroangestellten in der Schweiz (NEXpro) / Team member / Project ongoing

Publications

• Aegerter, Andrea; Luomajoki, Hannu,

  2021.

  Kollision mit Folgen : Fallbeispiel Schleudertrauma.

  physiopraxis.

  19(04), pp. 24-29.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1402-6870

• Aegerter, Andrea Martina; Deforth, Manja; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Johnston, Venerina; Volken, Thomas; Luomajoki, Hannu; Dratva, Julia; Dressel, Holger; Distler, Oliver; Melloh, Markus; Elfering, Achim,

  2021.

  No evidence for a decrease in physical activity among Swiss office workers during COVID-19 : a longitudinal study.

  Frontiers in Psychology.

  12(620307), pp. 332.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.620307

• Aegerter, Andrea; Deforth, Manja; Johnston, Venerina; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Volken, Thomas; Luomajoki, Hannu; Dratva, Julia; Dressel, Holger; Distler, Oliver; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus,

  2021.

  No evidence for an effect of working from home on neck pain and neck disability among Swiss office workers : short-term impact of COVID-19.

  European Spine Journal.

  30(6), pp. 1699-1707.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-06829-w

• Aegerter, Andrea; Deforth, Manja; Johnston, Venerina; Ernst, Markus; Volken, Thomas; Luomajoki, Hannu; Brunner, Beatrice; Dratva, Julia; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus,

  2020.

  On-site multi-component intervention to improve productivity and reduce the economic and personal burden of neck pain in Swiss office-workers (NEXpro) : protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

  BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

  21(391).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03388-x

• Aegerter, Andrea; Latif, Selma; Weishaupt, Michael; Gubler, Barbara; Rast, Fabian; Klose, Andreas; Pauli, Carole; Meichtry, André; Bauer, Christoph,

  2020.

  An investigation into the association of the physical fitness of equestrians and their riding performance : a cross-sectional study.

  Comparative Exercise Physiology.

  16(2), pp. 137-145.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP190052

• Aegerter, Andrea,

  2020.

  Physiotherapeuten haben Defizite beim Erkennen von psychologischen Faktoren.

  Der Schmerzpatient.

  3(01), pp. 6-7.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1071-3468

• Aegerter, Andrea Martina; Luomajoki, Hannu,

  2018.

  Neurogenes Thoracic Outlet Syndrom.

  pt Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten.

  70(7), pp. 62-71.

• Aegerter, Andrea Martina; Kool, Jan,

  2016.

  Schmerzmessung durch Selbstbeurteilung bei älteren Menschen mit kognitiver Beeinträchtigung.

  Physioscience.

  12(1), pp. 26-29.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1567062

• Aegerter, Andrea; Deforth, Manja; Johnston, Venerina; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Ernst, Markus; Luomajoki, Hannu; Volken, Thomas; Dratva, Julia; Dressel, Holger; Distler, Oliver; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus,

  2021.

  No evidence for an effect of the first COVID-19 lockdown on neck pain and neck disability among Swiss office workers [poster].

  In:

  Eurospine Congress 2021, Vienna, Austria, 6-8 October 2021.

  Available from: https://www.epostervienna.eurospine.org/cm_data/eposter/QF84.PDF

• Luomajoki, Hannu; Aegerter, Andrea,

  2020.

  „Wait-and-see“ bei WAD?.

  Der Schmerzpatient.

  2020(3), pp. 137-143.

• Aegerter, Andrea Martina; Weishaupt, Michael Andreas; Gubler, Barbara; Latif, Selma; Rast, Fabian; Pauli, Carole; Meichtry, André; Klose, Andreas; Bauer, Christoph,

  2018.

  The association of riders’ physical fitness with riding performance [poster].

  In:

  1st Swiss Sportfisio & Sports Med Conference, Bern, 15-16 November 2018.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3208

• Aegerter, Andrea Martina; Kool, Jan,

  2016.

  Schmerzmessung durch Selbstbeurteilung bei älteren Menschen mit kognitiver Beeinträchtigung.

  Tumordiagnostik & Therapie.

  37(9), pp. 516-519.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-118607

• Aegerter, Andrea; Johnston, Venerina; Melloh, Markus; Elfering, Achim,

  2022.

  Does the home office workstation meet recommended guidelines in a sample of Swiss office workers?.

  In:

  7. Internationale Konferenz «Arbeit und Gesundheit», online, 11. Februar 2022.

• Aegerter, Andrea; Deforth, Manja; Volken, Thomas; Johnston, Venerina; Luomajoki, Hannu; Dressel, Holger; Dratva, Julia; Ernst, Markus; Distler, Oliver; Brunner, Beatrice; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Melloh, Markus; Elfering, Achim,

  2022.

  A multi-component intervention (NEXpro) reduces neck pain-related work productivity loss : an RCT among Swiss office workers.

  In:

  7th International Conference "Work an Health", virtual, 10-11 February, 2022.

• Aegerter, Andrea; Deforth, Manja; Johnston, Venerina; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Luomajoki, Hannu; Volken, Thomas; Distler, Oliver; Dressel, Holger; Melloh, Markus; Elfering, Achim,

  2021.

  No evidence for an effect of the first COVID-19 lockdown on work stress conditions in office workers.

  In:

  14th European Public Health Conference, online, 10-12 November 2021.

  pp. ckab164.715.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.715

• Aegerter, Andrea; Deforth, Manja; Johnston, Venerina; Sjøgaard, Gisela; Ernst, Markus; Luomajoki, Hannu; Volken, Thomas; Dratva, Julia; Dressel, Holger; Distler, Oliver; Elfering, Achim; Melloh, Markus,

  2021.

  No evidence for an effect of the first COVID-19 lockdown on neck pain and neck disability among Swiss office workers.

  In:

  Eurospine Congress 2021, Vienna, Austria, 6-8 October 2021.

  Eurospine.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23307

Other publications

Medienauftritte
- Print:
«Wenn der Schmerz im Nacken sitzt» in TagesAnzeiger, Berner Zeitung, Basler Zeitung, Der Bund, Der Landbote, Schweizer Familie, Zürcher Oberländer und Zürichsee Zeitung am 01.10.2019.
«So gibts keinen Handy-Daumen» in Migros-Magazin am 07.03.2022.

- Radio:
«Überprüfen Sie mal wieder ihr Homeoffice» in Radio SRF 1, Sendung «Ratgeber», am 18.05.2020. Verfügbar unter: www.srf.ch/play/radio/ratgeber/audio/ueberpruefen-sie-mal-wieder-ihr-homeoffice

- TV:
«Homeoffice» in SRF 1, Sendung «Puls», am 18.05.2020. Verfügbar unter: www.srf.ch/news/panorama/richtig-eingerichtet-trickkiste-fuer-ergonomisches-homeoffice
«Fit @ Home trotz Corona» in SRF 1, Sendung «Puls», am 15.02.2021. Verfügbar unter: www.srf.ch/sendungen/puls/was-bringt-mehr-gruendliches-dehnen-oder-kraftuebungen
«Rückenschmerzen - Oft sind es die Muskeln» in SRF 1, Sendung «Puls», am 16.05.2022. Verfügbar unter: www.srf.ch/play/tv/sendung/puls

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