Leah Reicherzer

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Associate

Education and Continuing education

Professional milestones

since 2022 Research associate at the institute of physiotherapy
2020-2021 Reseach assistant at the institute of physiotherapy
2019 Research assistant Network Aging Research NAR, University Heidelberg
2017-2019 Physiotherapist in geriatric rehabilitation

Educational background

2017-2019 MSc Public Health University of Gothenburg
2013-2017 BSc Physiotherapy Alice-Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Berlin

Projects

• Gemeindebasierte Netzwerke für autonomes Wohnen im Alter am richtigen Ort / Team member / Project ongoing
• The Course and Neuroplasticity in Neck Pain-Associated Disorders and Whiplash-Associated Disorders in the General Population / Team member / Project ongoing
• SUPER-B: Supervised preoperative rehabilitation in patients scheduled for lumbar spinal surgery – A scoping review / Team member / Project completed
• Berufliche Situation von Physiotherapeuten und -therapeutinnen im Schweizer Gesundheitswesen / Project leader / Project completed
• Zielgruppenprofile in der Tabakprävention / Team member / Project completed
• Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit / Team member / Project completed
• Evaluation of the Professionals' and Patients’ Perceptions and Practices of Remote, Digital Physiotherapy during the Corona Pandemic / Team member / Project completed
• T-Chair II – Assistive therapy concept for trunk balance & stability after stroke / Team member / Project completed
• Entwicklung von Advanced Physiotherapy Practice (APP)-Modellen in der Schweiz / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Nast, Irina,

  2023.

  Die berufliche Situation von Physiotherapeut*innen im Schweizer Gesundheitswesen : eine Analyse der Strukturerhebungsdaten 2016–2018.

  Physioscience.

  19(04), pp. 180-189.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2001-4705

• Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Wieber, Frank; Graf, Eveline,

  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).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.982302

• Schuster-Amft, Corina; Kool, Jan; Möller, J. Carsten; Schweinfurther, Raoul; Ernst, Markus; Reicherzer, Leah; Ziller, Carina; Schwab, Martin E.; Wieser, Simon; Wirz, Markus; Menig, Alexandra; Paredes, Liliana P.; Rosemeier, Heike,

  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).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01086-0

• Scheermesser, Mandy; Reicherzer, Leah; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Rezek, Spencer; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin,

  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, pp. 2337-2350.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S315130

• Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Baur, Heiner; Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Keller, Fabienne; Opsommer, Emmanuelle; Schoeb, Veronika; Vercelli, Stefano; Barbero, Marco,

  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).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40945-021-00112-3

• Reicherzer, Leah; Scheermesser, Mandy; Kläy, Adrian; Duarte, Jaime E.; Graf, Eveline,

  2023.

  Barriers and facilitators to the use of wearable robots as assistive devices : views and experiences of older adults and physiotherapists [poster].

  In:

  RehabWeek, Singapore, 24-28 September 2023.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28890

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Reicherzer, L., Kramer-Gmeiner, F., Labudek, S. et al. Group or individual lifestyle-integrated functional exercise (LiFE)? A qualitative analysis of acceptability. BMC Geriatr 21, 93 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01991-0

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