Prof. Dr. Markus Wirz

Prof. Dr. Markus Wirz
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Physiotherapy
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Management role
- Director of Institute, Institute of Physiotherapy
- Head, Research and Development, Institute of Physiotherapy
Position at the ZHAW
www.gesundheit.zhaw.ch/de/gesundheit/institute-fachstelle/ipt/forschung.html
Expertise and research interests
- Assessments und clinical tests for physiotherapy
- Rehabilitation of Patients with spinal cord injury
- Training of locomotor function
- Integration of new Technologies in rehabilitation
Educational background
1991 School of Physiotherapy, University Hospital Zurich: dipl. physical therapist
2008 Master of Physical Therapy Science
2013 Universty of Maastricht: PhD (Ambulatory rehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury-A clinical perspective)
Professional milestones
2002-2014 University Hospital Balgrist, Spinal Cord Injury Centre: Head Physiotherapy
1999-2005 Lecturer at School of Physiotherapy, University Hospital Berne
2009- Lecturer at ZHAW
Membership of networks
- Physioswiss, Schweizer Physiotherapie Verband
- IGPTR-A, Interessengemeinschaft Physiotherapie Rehabilitation-Akutspital
Projects
- Wirksamkeit einer technologie-assistierten Bewegungstherapie / Project leader / Project completed
- SUPER-B: Supervised preoperative rehabilitation in patients scheduled for lumbar spinal surgery – A scoping review / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Berufliche Situation von Physiotherapeuten und -therapeutinnen im Schweizer Gesundheitswesen / Team member / Project completed
- The blue tool of health apps – die ZHAW-Informationsplattform für Gesundheits-Apps / Team member / Project completed
- Evaluation der Post-Covid Sprechstunde am Kantonsspital Winterthur aus der Perspektive der Patient*innen / Project leader / Project completed
- Evaluation of the Professionals' and Patients’ Perceptions and Practices of Remote, Digital Physiotherapy during the Corona Pandemic / Team member / Project completed
- Apps und Wearables in der Therapie / Project leader / Project completed
- Bewegung als Therapie / Team member / Project completed
- Evaluation des Projekts "Pas à Pas2" / Project leader / Project completed
- Task Shifting in der interprofessionellen Zusammenarbeit / Team member / Project 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 / Project leader / Project completed
- Development ST Reha / Team member / Project completed
- Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in Switzerland / Team member / Project completed
- Entwicklung von Advanced Physiotherapy Practice (APP)-Modellen in der Schweiz / Team member / Project completed
- Spine Posture Monitoring (DigiSpine) / Project leader / Project completed
- Prehabilitation - Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery / Project leader / Project completed
- Evaluation a of falls prevention programme / Team member / Project completed
- Research evidence to support the work of the professional association / Team member / Project completed
- XoSoft – soft modular biomimetic exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments / Project leader / Project completed
- Usability und Akzeptanz einer neuartigen Gehhilfe / Team member / Project completed
- Accuracy of KinectOne to quantify kinematics of the upper body / Team member / Project completed
- Paediatric physical therapy in infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders / Team member / Project completed
- Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation towards physical activity in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Team member / Project completed
- Entwicklung eines Patientenklassifikationssystems (PCS) für die geriatrische Rehabilitation in der Schweiz / Project co-leader / Project completed
- PPS Paraplegiology / Project leader / Project completed
- Aktivitätsfördernde Interaktion im neurologischen Gangtraining / Project leader / Project completed
- Modellvorhaben Physiotherapie / Team member / Project completed
Publications
-
Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Nast, Irina,
2023.
Physioscience.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2001-4705
-
Graf, Eveline; Perret, Claudio; Labruyère, Rob; Möller, J. Carsten; Wirz, Markus,
2023.
Annals of Medicine.
55(1), pp. 2219065.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2219065
-
Rechberger, Sandra; Unger, Ines; Greco, Nicola; Schmidt Leuenberger, Joachim M.; Suter, Peter; Wirz, Markus,
2023.
Prähabilitation bei elektiver Lungen-Teilresektion (PRELS) : eine Machbarkeitsstudie.
Physioscience.
19(03), pp. 106-115.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1963-6369
-
Gloor, Severin; Misirlic, Merima; Frei-Lanter, Cornelia; Herzog, Pascal; Müller, Phaedra; Schäfli-Thurnherr, Judit; Lamdark, Tenzin; Schregel, Dorothee; Wyss, Roland; Unger, Ines; Gisi, David; Greco, Nicola; Mungo, Giuseppe; Wirz, Markus; Raptis, Dimitri Aristotle; Tschuor, Christoph; Breitenstein, Stefan,
2022.
Langenbecks Archives of Surgery.
407(3), pp. 897-907.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-022-02449-0
-
Reicherzer, Leah; Wirz, Markus; Wieber, Frank; Graf, Eveline,
2022.
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.
Pilot and Feasibility Studies.
8(1).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01086-0
-
Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Rezek, Spencer; Schwank, Ariane; Meichtry, André; Sievi, Noriane A.; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus,
2021.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
21(317).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01685-2
-
Scheermesser, Mandy; Reicherzer, Leah; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Rezek, Spencer; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin,
2021.
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.
Archives of Physiotherapy.
11(18).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40945-021-00112-3
-
Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Bauer, Christoph; Wirz, Markus,
2020.
Physioscience.
16(04), pp. 145-146.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1241-5813
-
Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; Rhein, Michael; Meichtry, André; Wirz, Markus; Hielkema, Tjitske; Hadders‐Algra, Mijna,
2020.
Acta Paediatrica.
110(4), pp. 1189-1200.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15619
-
Franz, Martina; Richner, Lea; Wirz, Markus; von Reumont, Anne; Bergner, Ulla; Herzog, Tanja; Popp, Werner; Bach, Kathrin; Weidner, Norbert; Curt, Armin,
2017.
Spinal Cord.
56(2), pp. 158-167.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-017-0007-5
-
Wirz, Markus; Mach, Orpheus; Maier, Doris; Benito-Penalva, Jesus; Taylor, Julian; Esclarin, Ana; Dietz, Volker,
2017.
Journal of Neurotrauma.
34(10), pp. 1891-1896.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2016.4643
-
Wirz, Markus,
2017.
Die Angst vorm Fallen messen : Falls Efficacy Scale – internationale Version (FES-I).
Ergopraxis.
10(2), pp. 32-33.
-
Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Greco, Nicola; Schwank, Ariane; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Scheermesser, Mandy; Meichtry, André; Sievi, Noriane; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus,
2017.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
pp. 115.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0457-8
-
Wirz, Markus; Dietz, Volker,
2015.
Journal of Neurotrauma.
32(3), pp. 194-199.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2014.3335
-
Dietz, Volker; Macauda, Gianluca; Schrafl-Altermatt, Miriam; Wirz, Markus; Kloter, Evelyne; Michels, Lars,
2015.
Neural coupling of cooperative hand movements : a reflex and fMRI study.
Cerebral Cortex.
25(4), pp. 948-958.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht285
-
Wirz, Markus; Köhler, Barbara; Marks, Detlef; Kool, Jan; Sattelmayer, Martin; Oesch, Peter; Hilfiker, Roger; Rogan, Slavko; Schädler, Stefan; Verra, Martin; Lüthi, Hansjörg,
2014.
Lehrbuch Assessments in der Rehabilitation.
1. Auflage.
Bern:
Hans Huber.
Assessments in der Rehabilitation.
ISBN 978-3-456-85206-5.
-
Wirz, Markus; Rutz-La Pitz, Louise,
2020.
The influence of age on neurorehabilitation
.
In:
Dietz, Volker; Ward, Nick, eds.,
Oxford Textbook of Neurorehabilitation (2 edn).
Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Oxford textbooks in clinical neurology.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198824954.003.0006
-
Wirz, Markus; van Hedel, Hubertus,
2018.
Balance, gait, and falls in spinal cord injury
.
In:
Day, Brian L.; Lord, Stephen R., eds.,
Balance, gait, and falls.
Elsevier.
pp. 367-384.
Handbook of clinical neurology ; 159.
-
Wirz, Markus; Rupp, Rüdiger,
2016.
Applications issues for robotics
.
In:
Reinkensmeyer, David J.; Dietz, Volker, eds.,
Neurorehabilitation technology.
Springer.
pp. 141-160.
-
Esquenazi, Alberto; Maier, Irin; Aurich Schuler, Tabea; Beer, Serafin; Borggraefe, Ingo; Campen, Katrin; Luft, Andreas; Manoglu, Dimitrios; Meyer-Heim, Andreas; Spiess, Martina; Wirz, Markus,
2016.
Clinical application of robotics and technology in restoration of walking
.
In:
David J., Reinkensmeyer; Volker, Dietz, eds.,
Neurorehabilitation technology.
Springer.
pp. 223-248.
-
Dietz, Volker; Wirz, Markus,
2015.
.
In:
Strubreither, Wilhelm; Neikes, Martina; Stirnimann, Daniel; Eisenhuth, Jörg; Schulz, Barbara; Lude, Peter, eds.,
Klinische Psychologie bei Querschnittlähmung : psychologische und psychotherapeutische Interventionen bei psychischen, somatischen und psychosozialen Folgen.
Wien:
Springer.
pp. 75-92.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1601-2_11
-
Wirz, Markus; Rutz-La Pitz, Louise,
2015.
The influence of age on neurorehabilitation
.
In:
Ward, Nick; Dietz, Volker, eds.,
Oxford textbook of neurorehabilitation.
London:
Oxford University Press.
pp. 46-54.
Oxford textbooks in clinical neurology.
-
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
-
Kofler, Nicole; Graf, Eveline; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Scheermesser, Mandy,
2022.
In:
RehabWeek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-29 July 2022.
-
Akhbari Ziegler, Schirin; von Rhein, Michael; Meichtry, André; Wirz, Markus; Hielkema, Tjitske; Hadders-Algra, Mijna,
2022.
In:
34th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 May 2022.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25096
-
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
-
Schmelzer, Sarah; Hollenstein, Eva; Huber, Marion; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Liberatore, Florian,
2020.
In:
20th EURAM Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 4-6 December 2020.
-
Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Zindel, Barbara; Meichtry, André; Krafft, Valerie; Nast, Irina; Ernst, Markus; Wirz, Markus; et al.,
2019.
A single home-based fall prevention intervention reduces falls in seniors [paper].
In:
World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress 2019, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Ortiz, Jesus; Rocon, Eduardo; Power, Valerie; de Eyto, Adam; O’Sullivan, Leonard; Wirz, Markus; Bauer, Christoph; Schülein, Samuel; Stadler, Konrad S.; Mazzolai, Barbara; Teeuw, Wouter B.; Baten, Chris; Nikamp, Corien; Buurke, Jaap; Thorsteinsson, Freygardur; Müller, Jeanette,
2017.
XoSoft : a vision for a soft modular lower limb exoskeleton [paper].
In:
González-Vargas, J.; Ibáñez, J.; Contreras-Vidal, J.; van der Kooij, H.; Pons, J., eds.,
Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends : Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2016, October 18-21, 2016, Segovia, Spain.
2nd International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2016, Segovia, 18-21 October 2016.
Cham:
Springer.
pp. 83-88.
Biosystems & Biorobotics ; 16.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_14
-
Wirz, Markus; Dietz, Volker; Esclarin, Ana; Benito, Jesus; Mach, Orpheus; Schneider, Sandra; Bastiaenen, Carolien; de Bie, Rob,
2015.
In:
World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2015, Singapore, 1-4 May 2015.
World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2735
-
Scheermesser, Mandy; Graf, Eveline; Wirz, Markus,
2022.
Physioactive.
2022(6), pp. 23-27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27801
-
Wirz, Markus; De Bon, Dino,
2020.
Robotik : erstes ambulantes Trainingszentrum.
Physioactive.
56(4+5), pp. 37-40.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-928499
-
Schmelzer, Sarah; Hollenstein, Eva; Stahl, Johanna; Wirz, Markus; Huber, Marion; Nast, Irina; Liberatore, Florian,
2020.
Task Shifting in der inter-professionellen Zusammenarbeit.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20950
-
Nast, Irina; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wieber, Frank; Wirz, Markus; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,
2020.
Bewegung als Therapie : Schlussbericht im Auftrag des Bundesamts für Gesundheit (BAG).
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22129
-
Schämann, Astrid; Wirz, Markus; Nast, Irina,
2018.
"Modellvorhaben in der Physiotherapie : wissenschaftliche Methodik".
Physiotherapie.
pp. 12-14.
-
Nast, Irina; Mischker, Andrea; Repschläger, Ute; Heine, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid,
2018.
Physioscience.
14(2), pp. 69-79.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0602-0947
-
Merki-Künzli, Cornelia; Kerstan-Huber, Marta; Switalla, Denise; Gisi, David; Raptis, Dimitri Aristotle; Greco, Nicola; Mungo, Giuseppe; Wirz, Markus; Gloor, Severin; Misirlic, Merima; Breitenstein, Stefan; Tschuor, Christoph,
2017.
Journal of Medical Internet Research.
6(10).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.7972
-
Kerstan, Marta; Gisi, David; Wirz, Markus,
2015.
Perioperative Physiotherapie bei kolorektalen Eingriffen.
Physioactive.
2015(6), pp. 23-28.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-929013
-
Wieber, Frank; Nast, Irina; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wirz, Markus; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,
2022.
In:
17th Conference of the Swiss Psychological Society, Zurich, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2022.
Available from: https://sps2022.psychologie.uzh.ch/symposia-monday-5-september-2022-1030-1200/
-
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.
-
Gloor, S.; Misirlic, M.; Frei-Lanter, C.; Herzog, P.; Müller, P.; Schäfli-Thurnherr, J.; Schregel, D.; Lamdark, T.; Wyss, R.; Unger, I.; Gisi, D.; Greco, N.; Mungo, G.; Wirz, M.; Raptis, D.A.; Tschuor, C.; Breitenstein, S.,
2021.
In:
Abstracts of the 108th Annual Swiss Congress of Surgery held as a virtual meeting 1-3 June 2021.
108th Annual Swiss Congress of Surgery, virtual, 1-3 June 2021.
Oxford University Press.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab202.015
-
Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Meichtry, André; Zindel, Barbara; Brunner, Beatrice; Ernst, Markus; Krafft, Valérie; Mattli, Renato; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Wieser, Simon,
2021.
Evaluation des Programms "Sicher durch den Alltag" : Ist es nachhaltig wirksam und wirtschaftlich?.
In:
Delegiertenversammlung Rheumaliga Schweiz, online, 21. Mai 2021.
-
Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Meichtry, André; Zindel, Barbara; Brunner, Beatrice; Ernst, Markus; Krafft, Valérie; Mattli, Renato; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Wieser, Simon,
2021.
Evaluation des Programms "Sicher durch den Alltag" : ist es nachhaltig wirksam und wirtschaftlich?.
In:
RLS Jahrestreffen für Physio- und Ergotherapeut/innen im Projekt "Sicher durch den Alltag", Zürich, 11. Juni 2021.
-
Niedermann Schneider, K.; Meichtry, A.; Zindel, B.; Brunner, B.; Ernst, M.; Krafft, V.; Mattli, R.; Nast, I.; Wirz, M.; Wieser, S.,
2021.
The fall prevention programme 'Sicher durch den Alltag' is effective and cost-effective.
In:
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR 2021, virtual, 2-5 June 2021.
BMJ Publishing Group.
pp. 95.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3453
-
Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Meichtry, André; Zindel, Barbara; Brunner, Beatrice; Ernst, Markus; Krafft, Valérie; Mattli, Renato; Nast, Irina; Wirz, Markus; Wieser, Simon,
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.
-
Wirz, Markus,
2019.
In:
1. Digital Health Lab Day, Wädenswil, 3. Oktober 2019.
Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/hochschule/forschung/kooperationen/digital-health-lab/upload/Präsentationen_DHL_Day/191003_DHLD_Wirz.pdf
-
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
-
Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Bruderer-Hofstetter, Marina; Heinzmann Stettler, Christine Therese; Saner-Bissig, Jeannette; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid; et al.,
2019.
Advanced practice in physiotherapy : an actual literature overview.
In:
WCPT Congress Proceedings.
World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.
-
Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Wirz, Markus; Schämann, Astrid,
2019.
In:
WCPT Congress Proceedings.
World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, 10-13 May 2019.
-
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.
-
Mattli, Renato; Schmidt, Marion; Wirz, Markus; Dettling, Marcel,
2017.
Design of a prospective payment system for inpatient rehabilitation in Switzerland.
In:
2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Biennial World Congress, Boston, USA, 8-11 July 2017.
Boston University.
-
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.
-
Wirz, Markus,
2015.
Bedeutung der demographischen Veränderung für die stationäre und ambulante Rehabilitation.
In:
Kongress Reha Schweiz, Nottwil, 18.-19. Juni 2015.
-
Wirz, Markus,
2015.
Bedeutung der Forschung in der Physiotherapie.
In:
Jubiläumsveranstaltung 25 Jahre University College Physiotherapy Thim van der Laan, Landquart, 24. September 2015.
-
Atanasoski, Suzana; Damjanović, Marlen; Huber, Marion; Melloh, Markus; Rüesch, Peter; Wirz, Markus; Becker, Heidrun Karin,
2015.
In:
Dreiländertagung: Health Universities, Winterthur, 10.-11. September 2015.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
-
Wirz, Markus; Müller, Clemens,
2015.
Neue Technologien in der Rehabilitation.
In:
Kongress Reha Schweiz, Nottwil, 18.-19. Juni 2015.
-
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.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Wirz, Markus; Bastiaenen, C.; deBie, R.; Dietz, V., 2011. Effectiveness of automated locomotor training in patients with acute incomplete spinal cord injury : a randomized controlled multicenter trial. BMC Neurology. 11(60). Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-11-60
Kloter, E.; Wirz, Markus; Dietz, V., 2011. Locomotion in stroke subjects : interactions between unaffected and affected sides. Brain. 134(3), S. 721-731. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1093/brain/awq370
Spreyermann, R.; Lüthi, H.; Michel, F.; Baumberger, M.E.; Wirz, Markus; Mäder, M., 2011. Long-term follow-up of patients with spinal cord injury with a new ICF-based tool. Spinal Cord. 49(2), S. 230-235. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1038/sc.2010.93
Wirz, Markus; Zörner, B.; Rupp, R.; Dietz, V., 2010. Outcome after incomplete spinal cord injury : central cord versus Brown-Sequard syndrome. Spinal Cord. 48(5), S. 407-414.
Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1038/sc.2009.149
Wirz, Markus; Müller, R.; Bastiaenen, C., 2010. Falls in persons with spinal cord injury : validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 24(1), S. 70-77. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1177/1545968309341059
Jakob, W.; Wirz, Markus; van Hedel, HJ.; Dietz, V., 2009. Difficulty of elderly SCI subjects to translate motor recovery - "body function" - into daily living activities. Journal of Neurotrauma. 26(11), S. 2037-2044. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1089/neu.2008.0824
Lam, T.; Wirz, Markus; Lünenburger, L.; Dietz, V., 2008. Swing phase resistance enhances flexor muscle activity during treadmill locomotion in incomplete spinal cord injury. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 22(5), S. 438-446. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1177/1545968308315595
van Hedel, HJ.; Wirz, Markus; Dietz, V.,2008. Standardized assessment of walking capacity after spinal cord injury : the European network approach. Neurological Research. 30(1), S. 61-73. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1179/016164107X230775
Wirz, Markus; van Hedel, HJ.; Rupp, R.; Curt, A.; Dietz, V., 2006. EMSCI Study Group. Muscle force and gait performance : relationships after spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 87(9), S. 1218-1222. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.024
van Hedel, H.J. ; Wirz, Markus; Curt, A., 2006. Improving walking assessment in subjects with an incomplete spinal cord injury : responsiveness. Spinal Cord. 44(6), S. 352-356. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101853
Wirz, Markus; Zemon, DH.; Rupp, R.; Scheel, A.; Colombo, G.; Dietz, V.; Hornby, TG., 2005. Effectiveness of an automated locomotor training in patients with a chronic incomplete spinal cord injury : a multicenter trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(4), S. 672-680. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2004.08.004
van Hedel, H.J.; Wirz, Markus; Dietz, V., 2005. Assessing walking ability in subjects with a spinal cord injury : validity and reliability of walking tests. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(2), S. 190-196. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2004.02.010
Jarchow, T.; Wirz, Markus; Haslwanter, T.; Dietz, V.; Straumann, D., 2003. Perceived horizontal body position in healthy and paraplegic subjects : effect of centrifugation. Journal of Neurophysiology. 90(5), S. 2973-2977. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1152/jn.01129.2002
Wirz, Markus; Colombo, G.; Dietz, V., 2001. Long term effects of locomotor training in spinal humans. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry. 71(1), S. 93-96. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.71.1.93
Colombo, G.; Wirz, Markus; Dietz, V., 2001. Driven gait orthosis for improvement of locomotor training in paraplegic patients. Spinal Cord. 39(5), S. 252-255. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101154
Dietz, V.; Nakazawa, K.; Wirz, Markus; Erni, T., 1999. Level of spinal cord lesion determines locomotor activity in spinal man. Experimental Brain Research. 128(3), S. 405-409. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1007/s002210050861
Dietz, V.; Wirz, Markus; Curt, A.; Colombo, G., 1998. Locomotor pattern in paraplegic patients : training effects and recovery of spinal cord function. Spinal Cord. 36(6), S. 380-390. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3100590
Dietz, V.; Wirz, Markus; Colombo, G.; Curt, A., 1998. Locomotor capacity and recovery of spinal cord function in paraplegic patients : a clinical and electrophysiological evaluation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1998. 109(2), S. 140-153. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/S0924-980X(98)00002-2
Colombo, G.; Wirz, Markus; Dietz, V., 1998. Effect of locomotor training related to clinical and electrophysiological examinations in spinal cord injured humans. Annals of the New York Academy of Science. 860, S. 536-538. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09097.x
Dietz, V.; Wirz, Markus; Jensen, L., 1997. Locomotion in patients with spinal cord injuries. Physical Therapy. 77(5), S. 508-516. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1093/ptj/77.5.508
Wirz, Markus; Dietz, V., 2012. Concepts of aging with paralysis : implications for recovery and treatment. Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 109, S. 77-84. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-52137-8.00005-X
Buchbeiträge
Starkey, M.L.; Wirz, Markus; Kessler, T.M.; Curt, A., 2013. Principles of spinal cord rehabilitation. In: Fehlings, M.G, Hrsg., Critical care in spinal cord injury. London: Future Medicine. S. 2-4. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.2217/ebo.12.291
Wirz, Markus; Rupp, R., 2012. Applications issues for robotics. In: Dietz, V.; Rymer, Z.; Nef, T., Hrsg., Neurorehabilitation technology. Springer. S. 23-38. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2277-7_2
Maier, I.C.; Beer, S.; Borggraefe, I.; Campen, K.; Luft, A.; Manoglous, D.; Meyer-Heim; A.; Schuler, T.; Wirz; Markus, 2012. Transfer of technology into clinical applications. In: Dietz, V.; Rymer, Z.; Nef, T., Hrsg., Neurorehabilitation technology, London: Springer. S. 303-323. Verfügbar unter: doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2277-7
Bücher und Monographien
Schädler, S.; Kool, J.; Lüthi, H.; Marks, D.; Oesch, P.; Pfeffer, A.; Wirz, Markus, 2009. Assessments in der Rehabilitation: Bd.1: Neurologie. 2., vollst. überarb. u. erw. Auflage. Bern: Hans Huber. Gesundheitsberufe. Physiotherapie. 978-3-456-84630-9