Leah Reicherzer
Leah Reicherzer
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Physiotherapy
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate
Experience
- Research Assistant
ZHAW
04 / 2020 - 04 / 2022 - Research Assistant
Heidelberg University
02 / 2019 - 10 / 2019 - Physiotherapist in varous settings in outpatient and inpatient geriatric rehabilitation
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01 / 2017 - 01 / 2019
Education and Continuing education
Education
- M. Med. Sc. / Public Health Science with Health Economics
University of Gothenburg
09 / 2017 - 01 / 2020 - B.Sc. / Physiotherapy
Alice-Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
09 / 2013 - 09 / 2017
Continuing Education
- Masterclass Implementation Science
University of Zurich Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care
10 / 2024 - Good Clinical Practice Training
TRREE Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation
11 / 2022 - Weiterbildung "Wirkungsvoll kommunizieren"
Business Tools AG
06 / 2022 - Project Management
ZHAW School of Management and Law
09 / 2021 - Data Science: Visualization
HarvardX
07 / 2021
Network
ORCID digital identifier
Projects
- Exercise is Medicine Switzerland: contextual analysis for the implementation of physical activity counselling in physiotherapy / Team member / ongoing
- Implementation of Clinical Guidelines for Knee Osteoarthritis in Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
- Decision-making processes for assessing the stability of living situations in residencies for the erlderly - Development of a decision-making tool / Team member / ongoing
- Ethical dimensions of digital technology-assisted physiotherapy: fundamentals for ethics education of physiotherapists / Team member / ongoing
- The Course and Neuroplasticity in Neck Pain-Associated Disorders and Whiplash-Associated Disorders in the General Population / Team member / ongoing
- Return to work of people with Post-COVID Condition: A health equity project / Co-project leader / completed
- Autonomous Ageing at home in the digital age: A mixed method evaluation of assistive apps and wearables / Team member / completed
- SUPER-B: Supervised preoperative rehabilitation in patients scheduled for lumbar spinal surgery – A scoping review / Team member / completed
- Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit / Team member / completed
- Evaluation of the Professionals' and Patients’ Perceptions and Practices of Remote, Digital Physiotherapy during the Corona Pandemic / Team member / completed
- T-Chair II – Assistive therapy concept for trunk balance & stability after stroke / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Morf, R., Kernwein, C., Jaeger, J., Reicherzer, L., Degenfellner, J., & Hotz-Boendermaker, S. (2025). Prognostic value of activity patterns and stress measures for persistent pain and disability in acute neck pain : a 3-month follow-up study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2025.1686389
- Morf, R., Reicherzer, L., Degenfellner, J., Hasenbring, M., Erat, A., & Hotz-Boendermaker, S. (2025). Frequencies of persistence, activity pacing, fear avoidance and general stress in acute neck pain. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 23(100308). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2025.100308
- Gränicher, P., Reicherzer, L., Wanivenhaus, F., Farshad, M., Spörri, J., Wirz, M., & Scherr, J. (2025). Supervised prehabilitation in patients scheduled for spinal surgery : a scoping review. European Spine Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08710-6
- Reicherzer, L., Scheermesser, M., Kläy, A., Duarte, J., & Graf, E. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to the use of wearable robots as assistive devices : qualitative study with older adults and physiotherapists. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 11(e52676). https://doi.org/10.2196/52676
- Krygowski, J., Reicherzer, L., & Marcin, T. (2024). Clinical reasoning for the continuation or discontinuation of hip precautions after total hip arthroplasty in Switzerland : a qualitative study. Swiss Medical Weekly, 154(1), 3536. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3536
- Reicherzer, L., Wirz, M., & Nast, I. (2023). Die berufliche Situation von Physiotherapeut*innen im Schweizer Gesundheitswesen : eine Analyse der Strukturerhebungsdaten 2016–2018. Physioscience, 19(04), 180–189. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2001-4705
- Reicherzer, L., Wirz, M., Wieber, F., & Graf, E. (2022). Facilitators and barriers to health enhancing physical activity in individuals with severe functional limitations after stroke: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(982302). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.982302
- Schuster-Amft, C., Kool, J., Möller, J. C., Schweinfurther, R., Ernst, M., Reicherzer, L., Ziller, C., Schwab, M. E., Wieser, S., Wirz, M., Menig, A., Paredes, L. P., & Rosemeier, H. (2022). Feasibility and cost description of highly intensive rehabilitation involving new technologies in patients with post-acute stroke : a trial of the Swiss RehabTech Initiative. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01086-0
- Scheermesser, M., Reicherzer, L., Beyer, S., Gisi, D., Rezek, S., Hess, T., Wirz, M., & Rausch Osthoff, A.-K. (2021). The influence of pulmonary rehabilitation and counselling on perceptions of physical activity in individuals with COPD : a qualitative study. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 16, 2337–2350. https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S315130
- Rausch, A.-K., Baur, H., Reicherzer, L., Wirz, M., Keller, F., Opsommer, E., Schoeb, V., Vercelli, S., & Barbero, M. (2021). Physiotherapists’ use and perceptions of digital remote physiotherapy during COVID-19 lockdown in Switzerland : an online cross-sectional survey. Archives of Physiotherapy, 11(18). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40945-021-00112-3
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Reicherzer, L., Ballmer, T., Scheermesser, M., Quasdorf, T., Domeisen Benedetti, F., Gantschnig, B. E., & Bruderer-Hofstetter, M. (2025). Apps and wearables to support autonomous living : perspectives of Swiss older adults and stakeholders. World Physiotherapy Congress, Tokyo, Japan, 29-31 May 2025.
- Reicherzer, L., Scheermesser, M., Kläy, A., Duarte, J. E., & Graf, E. (2023, September). Barriers and facilitators to the use of wearable robots as assistive devices : views and experiences of older adults and physiotherapists. RehabWeek, Singapore, 24-28 September 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28890
Other publications
- Reicherzer, L., Scheermesser, M., Ballmer, T., Quasdorf, T., Domeisen Benedetti, F., Gantschnig, B. E., & Bruderer-Hofstetter, M. (2025, September 3). Ageing in place in the digital age : a mixed method evaluation of apps and wearables. 7th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 September 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34069
- Morf, R., Reicherzer, L., Degenfellner, J., Hasenbring, M., Erat, A., & Hotz Boendermaker, S. (2025, April 25). Frequencies of persistence, activity pacing, avoidance behaviour and general stress in acute neck pain. 14th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC, Lyon, France, 24-26 April 2025.
- Morf, R., Reicherzer, L., Degenfellner, J., Ernst, M., Pfeiffer, F., Luomajoki, H., Hasenbring, M., & Hotz-Boendermaker, S. (2024). Study protocol: Activity patterns and stress – prognostic factors for pain persistence and disability in acute neck pain. A one year prospective inception cohort study. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/DFY2J
- Morf, R., Reicherzer, L., Degenfellner, J., Ernst, M., Pfeiffer, F., Luomajoki, H., Hasenbring, M., & Hotz Boendermaker, S. (2024, July 5). Study protocol: Activity patterns and stress – a one year inception cohort study in people with acute neck pain. IFOMPT 2024, Basel, Switzerland, 4-6 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34915
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Gränicher, P., Reicherzer, L., Wanivenhaus, F., Farshad, M., Spörri, J., Wirz, M., & Scherr, J. (2025). Supervised prehabilitation in patients scheduled for spinal surgery : a scoping review [Conference presentation]. Physioscience, 21(S 03), S4–S5. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1812354
- Reicherzer, L., Rausch, A.-K., Bruderer-Hofstetter, M., & Nast, I. (2025). Bewegungsberatung für mehr körperliche Aktivität im Alltag älterer Personen : eine Konzeptentwicklung [Conference presentation]. Physioscience, 21(S 03), S19–S20. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1812392