Markus Ernst

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8604-4287

Projects

• Measuring headache and headache-related dysfunction in Swiss office workers / Project leader / completed
• Prevention and Intervention of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers / Team member / completed
• Feasibility and cost description of intensive rehabilitation involving new technologies in patients with sub-acute stroke: A multicenter single arm trial of the Swiss RehabTech Initiative / Team member / completed
• Valedo Neck Therapy / Team member / completed
• Evaluation a of falls prevention programme / Team member / completed
• "Valeo Movement Lab": The portable movement laboratory measures movement quality of the lumbar spine. / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Tharin, F. et al. (2026) 'Trunk-head coordination in chronic neck pain, reliability, influence of visual feedback, and relationship to patient-reported outcomes', Archives of Physiotherapy, 16(1), pp. 51–60. doi: 10.33393/aop.2026.3592.
• Marchenko, M. et al. (2025) 'Headache, not neck pain, primarily influences the extent of pain in the neck region in symptomatic office workers : cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluations', Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 42(5), pp. 689–699. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2025.2596179.
• Gubser, R. et al. (2025) 'German translation, transcultural adaptation and test-retest reliability of the headache screening questionnaire', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 77(103288). doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103288.
• Ernst, M. et al. (2025) 'Effects of neck-exercise and health promotion on headache outcomes in office workers : secondary analysis of the NEXpro stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial', The Journal of Headache and Pain, 26(30). doi: 10.1186/s10194-025-01963-y.
• Niedermann, K. et al. (2024) 'Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a single home-based fall prevention program : a prospective observational study based on questionnaires and claims data', BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), p. 1044. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05586-x.
• Nüesch, A., Treleaven, J. and Ernst, M. (2024) 'Validation of the Cervical Torsion Test and Head Neck Differentiation Test in patients with peripheral vestibular hypofunction', Physical Therapy, 104(7), p. pzae057. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzae057.
• Aegerter, A. et al. (2022) 'A multi-component Intervention (NEXpro) reduces neck pain-related work productivity loss : a randomized controlled trial among Swiss office workers', Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 33(2), pp. 288–300. doi: 10.1007/s10926-022-10069-0.
• Schmid, P. M. et al. (2021) 'A two joint neck model to identify malposition of the head relative to the thorax', Sensors, 21(9), p. 3297. doi: 10.3390/s21093297.
• Sommer, B. B. et al. (2019) 'Concurrent validity and reliability of a mobile tracking technology to measure angular and linear movements of the neck', Journal of Biomechanics, p. 109340. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109340.
• Signer, R., Gafner, V. and Ernst, M. (2016) 'Adhäsive Kapsulitis der Schulter', Manuelle Medizin, 54(2), pp. 95–100. doi: 10.1007/s00337-016-0108-9.
• Ernst, M. J. et al. (2015) 'Extension and flexion in the upper cervical spine in neck pain patients', Manual Therapy, 20(4), pp. 547–552. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.12.005.
• Bauer, C. et al. (2015) 'Pain intensity attenuates movement control of the lumbar spine in low back pain', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 25(6), pp. 919–927. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.10.004.
• Schelldorfer, S. et al. (2015) 'Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics', Gait & Posture, 41(1), pp. 112–118. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.09.004.
• Ernst, M. J. et al. (2013) 'Determination of thoracic and lumbar spinal processes by their percentage position between C7 and the PSIS level', BMC Research Notes, 6(58). doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-58.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Aegerter, A. et al. (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.
• Sommer, B. et al. (2019) 'Concurrent validity and reliability of mobile Steam®VR tracking technology based sensors capturing neck movement', in Gait & Posture. Elsevier, pp. 317–318. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.323.
• Niedermann Schneider, K. et al. (2019) 'A single home-based fall prevention intervention reduces falls in seniors', in World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress 2019, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.

Other publications

• Aegerter, A. et al. (2020) Correction to: 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. BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03507-8.
• Ernst, M. et al. (2019) 'Clinical assessment of cervical movement sense in those with neck pain compared to asymptomatic individuals', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 43, pp. 64–69. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.06.006.
• Luomajoki, H. and Ernst, M. (2017) 'Nackenschmerzen : Befund, Unterteilung und Therapie', Physioactive, 2017(1), pp. 7–14. doi: 10.5169/seals-928571.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Niedermann Schneider, K. et al. (2021) 'Valutazione del programma 'Sicuri tutti i giorni' : è sostenibile, efficace ed economico?', in Jahrestreffen der Physio-/Ergotherapeut/innen im RLS Sturzpräventionsprojekt, Bellinzona, Schweiz, 15. Juni 2021.
• Ernst, M. et al. (2016) 'Extension and flexion in the upper cervical spine in neck pain patients', in International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT), Glasgow, Scotland, 4-8 July 2016.
• Ernst, M. et al. (2012) 'Effects of feet position and visual closure on postural control excursions in asymptomatic subjects', in 6. Physiocongress, Geneva, 10-11 May 2012.

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