Dr. Eveline Graf

Dr. Eveline Graf
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Physiotherapy
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Lecturer & Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Head of the Movement Laboratory
Head of Key Research Area "Development, implementation and evaluation of new technologies in physiotherapy"
Member of coreteam GEKONT
Lecturer for Biomechanics for BSc- and MSc-programme physiotherapy
Lecturer for Project Management for MSc-programme physiotherapy
www.zhaw.ch/gesundheit/bewegungsanalyse
Expertise and research interests
development, implementation and Evaluation of new Technologies in physiotherapy
pathological and normal human gait mechanics in children and adults
sports biomechanics
foot biomechanics
gait retraining
projectmanagement
Educational background
2021 CAS "Usability and User Experience", University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
2016 CAS projectmanagement, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
2008 - 2012 PhD in Kinesiology (Biomechanics), University of Calgary (Canada) "Torsion of the Foot"
2005 - 2007 MSc in Human Movement Science(Biomechanics), ETH Zürich (Switzerland) "The potential of a newly developed DEXA device to replace conventional X-ray in long-term monitoring of joint replacement"
2002 - 2005 BSc in Human Movement Science, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Professional milestones
2021 UXQB / SAQ-Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience - Foundation Level (CPUX-F)
2012 - 2013 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Spaulding National Running Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (USA)
2008 - 2012 Research Assistant, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary (Canada)
2007 Master Student, Department of Research and Development, Schulthess Clinic, Zürich (Switzerland)
2006 - 2007 Intern, Adidas Innovation Team, Adidas, Scheinfeld (Germany)
2006 Intern, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Membership of networks
- 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)
- GEKONT
- Digital Futures Lab
Projects
- MoveD – Open Research Data in Swiss Movement Laboratories / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Technologie-unterstütztes Wohnen im Alter / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Design and Evaluation of a Digital Exergame-Based Solution for Effective and Attractive Sports Rehabilitation / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Wirksamkeit einer technologie-assistierten Bewegungstherapie / Team member / Project completed
- Artificial Intelligence for Myoelectrically Controlled Cooperative Arm Prostheses / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Apps und Wearables in der Therapie / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Collection of normative data with a cluster and trunk marker model / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Künzli Rehab Absolut / Project leader / Project completed
- Tonefit Reha / Project leader / Project completed
- XoSoft – soft modular biomimetic exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Between-dayreliability of three-dimensional motion analysis of the trunk: A comparison of marker based protocols / Team member / Project completed
- Accuracy of KinectOne to quantify kinematics of the upper body / Project leader / Project completed
- Machbarkeitsstudie für die Entwicklung einer Einlegesohle für den kyBoot mit sensomotorischen Elementen zur Aktivierung des Beckenbodens nach der Geburt / Project leader / Project completed
Publications
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Sommer, Bettina; Pauli, Carole; McCaskey, Michael; Behrendt, Frank; Schuster-Amft, Corina; Graf, Eveline,
2022.
Assistive Technology.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2022.2138634
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Wolf, Peter; Moor, Roman; Lundberg, Arne; Nester, Christopher; Arndt, Anton; Graf, Eveline,
2022.
Human ankle joint movements during walking are probably not determined by talar morphology.
Scientific Reports.
12(1), pp. 13856.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17984-5
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Haas, Michelle C; Sommer, Bettina B; Karrer, Samuel; Jörger, Matthias; Graf, Eveline S; Huber, Martin; Baumgartner, Daniel; Bansi, Jens; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph M,
2022.
PLOS ONE.
17(7), pp. e0272382.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272382
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Freitag, Livia; Hohenauer, Erich; Meichtry, André; Pauli, Carole; Sommer, Bettina; Graf, Eveline,
2022.
Science & Sports.
38(1), pp. 25-33.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2021.12.003
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Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Wieber, Frank; Graf, Eveline,
2022.
Frontiers in Psychology.
13(982302).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.982302
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Graf, Eveline Silvia; Raaflaub, Cristina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Sommer, Bettina,
2021.
Footwear Science.
2021(13), pp. 45-47.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2021.1917674
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Sommer, Bettina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Graf, Eveline,
2021.
Gait & Posture.
91, pp. 131-136.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.009
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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), pp. 2014-2034.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574719000067
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Shore, Linda; Power, Valerie; Hartigan, Bernard; Schülein, Samuel; Graf, Eveline; de Eyto, Adam; O’Sullivan, Leonard,
2019.
Human Factors.
62(3), pp. 391-410.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720819868122
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Graf, Eveline; Borner, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2019.
International Journal of Health Professions.
6(1), pp. 116-123.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2019-0013
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Ortiz, Jesus; Poliero, Tommaso; Cairoli, Giovanni; Graf, Eveline; Caldwell, Darwin G.,
2018.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
3(1), pp. 484-491.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2017.2768119
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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, pp. 148-155.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.02.009
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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).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2016.1271365
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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), pp. 274.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.06.413
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Kuster, Roman; Heinlein, Bernd; Bauer, Christoph; Graf, Eveline,
2016.
Accuracy of KinectOne to quantify kinematics of the upper body.
Gait & Posture.
47, pp. 80-85.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.04.004
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Rast, Fabian; Graf, Eveline; Meichtry, André; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph,
2016.
Journal of Biomechanics.
49(5), pp. 807-811.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.02.030
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Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Ernst, Markus; Rast, Fabian; Mauz, Danica; Graf, Eveline; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph,
2015.
Spine.
40(2), pp. 97-111.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000000677
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Hidalgo Romero, Andres F.; Graf, Eveline; Rocon, Eduardo,
2019.
An optimization approach to design control strategies for soft wearable passive exoskeletons
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In:
Carrozza, Maria Chiara; Micera, Silvestro; Pons, José L., eds.,
Wearable Robotics : Challenges and Trends.
Cham:
Springer.
pp. 525-529.
Biosystems & Biorobotics ; 22.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0_102
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Haas, Michelle C.; Martin-Niedecken, Anna; Wild, Larissa; Schneeberger, Leander; Graf, Eveline S.,
2023.
In:
Scandinavian Sports Medicine Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2-4 February 2023.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26952
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Graf, Eveline; Zutter, Daniel; De Bon, Dino; Wirz, Markus,
2022.
In:
11th Conference of HEPA Europe, Nice, France, 31 August - 2 September 2022.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac095.149
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Touai, Ayoub; Khendek, Kamelia; Bazeille, Stephane; Spiess, Martina; Graf, Eveline; Klamroth - Marganska, Verena; Ould Abdeslam, Djaffar,
2022.
In:
RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
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Frey, Sara; Spiess, Martina; Graf, Eveline; Ould Abdeslam, Djaffar; Dyer, Linda; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,
2022.
Artificial intelligence controlled cooperative arm prostheses : what do the users say? [poster].
In:
RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
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Graf, Eveline; Touait, Ayoub; Haas, Michelle; Spiess, Martina; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Bazeille, Stephane; Ould Abdeslam, Djaffar,
2022.
Detecting cooperative hand movements based on electromyographic data : a proof of concept study [poster].
In:
RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
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Kofler, Nicole; Graf, Eveline; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Scheermesser, Mandy,
2022.
In:
RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
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Haas, Michelle; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Graf, Eveline,
2022.
In:
Scandinavian Sports Medicine Congress, Copenhagen, 3-5 February 2022.
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Denoth, Pedrin; Geitner, Pascal; Krähenbühl, Lukas; Graf, Eveline; Stadler, Konrad,
2020.
In:
ICNR2020 : 5th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, virtual, 13-16 October 2020.
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Graf, Eveline; Bauer, Christoph; Pauli, Carole; Wirz, Markus,
2020.
In:
Wearable Robotics : Challenges and Trends.
WeRob2020 : 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, virtual, 13-16 October 2020.
Springer.
Biosystems & Biorobotics ; 27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7
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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.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19170
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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 (WCPT) Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, 10-13 May 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-17968
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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.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19150
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Graf, Eveline; Stoller, Oliver; Müller, Clemens; Wehrli, Michael,
2019.
In:
Symposium für Gesundheitsberufe, Bern, 22. März 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5511
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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.
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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.
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.
pp. 202-207.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3197768.3197779
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Poliero, Tommaso; Di Natali, Christian; Sposito, Matteo; Ortiz, Jesus; Graf, Eveline; Pauli, Carole; Bottenberg, Eliza; De Eyto, Adam; Caldwell, Darwin G.,
2018.
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.
pp. 559-564.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2018.8405385
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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.
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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.
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Graf, Eveline; Schelldorfer, Sarah; Rast, Fabian; Stamm, Domenic; Bauer, Christoph,
2014.
In:
1st Clinical Movement Analysis World Conference, Rome, Italy, 1-4 October 2014.
European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC).
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Scheermesser, Mandy; Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus,
2022.
Physioactive.
2022(6), pp. 23-27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27801
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Frey, Sara; Spiess, Martina; Graf, Eveline; Ould Abdeslam, Djaffar; Dyer, Linda; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,
2022.
Implementation of user-centred design for an AI-controlled cooperative arm prosthesis [poster].
In:
4. Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Schweiz, 12. September 2022.
Available from: https://digitalhealthlabday.ch/en/abstracts
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Graf, Eveline,
2022.
Mit Exoskeletten und Exosuits zu mehr Mobilität.
Wir Senior:innen.
2022(3), pp. 34-35.
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Hug, Daniel; Papetti, Stefano; Martin-Niedecken, Anna-Lisa; Graf, Eveline; Rogers, Katja,
2021.
Sound design for exergames : a design research pilot project [poster].
In:
Research Symposium of Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, November 2021.
ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24067
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Sommer, Bettina; Raaflaub, Cristina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Graf, Eveline,
2020.
Fuss & Schuh.
146(6), pp. 5-7.
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Graf, Eveline,
2018.
Roboter als Therapeuten der Zukunft.
IT for Health.
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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.
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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.
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Scheuner, Erika; Kuster, Roman; Graf, Eveline; Heinlein, Bernd,
2015.
In:
9. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik, Bonn, Deutschland, 8. Mai 2015.
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Graf, Eveline; Pauli, Carole; Sommer, Bettina,
2021.
In:
XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, online, 25-29 July 2021.
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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.
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Wolf, Peter; Moor, R.; Graf, Eveline,
2021.
In:
XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, online, 25-29 July 2021.
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Pauli, Carole; Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus; Bauer, Christoph,
2019.
In:
ESMAC 2019 abstracts.
Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), Amsterdam, 23-28 September 2019.
Elsevier.
pp. 284-285.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.317
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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.
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Graf, Eveline,
2018.
In:
HoGe Tagung 2018, Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland, 27.-28. September 2018.
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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.
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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.
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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).
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
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
Other publications
Graf, Eveline, 2022. www.quartierplus.ch/de/fachbeitrage/mit-exoskeletten-und-exosuits-zu-mehr-mobilitaet
Graf, Eveline, 2022. Rehabilitation nach Sportverletzung: spielerische Übungen im ExerCube. MEDICA Magazin, www.medica.de/Interview_Eveline_Graf_ZHAW_ExerUP_1, www.medica-tradefair.com/Interview_Eveline_Graf_ZHAW_ExerUP_2