Prof. Dr. Markus Wirz

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.

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

  Physioscience.

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

• Graf, Eveline; Perret, Claudio; Labruyère, Rob; Möller, J. Carsten; Wirz, Markus,

  2023.

  Health-enhancing physical activity interventions in non-ambulatory people with severe motor impairments – a scoping review.

  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.

  Prehabilitation in patients undergoing colorectal surgery fails to confer reduction in overall morbidity : results of a single-center, blinded, randomized controlled trial.

  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.

  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

• Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Beyer, Swantje; Gisi, David; Rezek, Spencer; Schwank, Ariane; Meichtry, André; Sievi, Noriane A.; Hess, Thomas; Wirz, Markus,

  2021.

  Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation to be physically active for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a pragmatic RCT.

  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.

  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

• Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Bauer, Christoph; Wirz, Markus,

  2020.

  Keep Record! – Zukunftsvision : die standardisierte, elektronische Dokumentation von physiotherapeutischen Leistungen.

  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.

  The coping with and caring for infants with special needs intervention was associated with improved motor development in preterm infants.

  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.

  Physical therapy is targeted and adjusted over time for the rehabilitation of locomotor function in acute spinal cord injury interventions in physical and sports therapy.

  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.

  Effectiveness of automated locomotor training in patients with acute incomplete spinal cord injury : a randomized controlled multicenter trial.

  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.

  Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation towards physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – protocol of a mixed methods study.

  BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

  pp. 115.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0457-8

• Wirz, Markus; Dietz, Volker,

  2015.

  Recovery of sensorimotor function and activities of daily living after cervical spinal cord injury : the influence of age.

  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.

  Grundlagen

  .

  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.

  Technology-supported exercise may increase self-reported health status in people with residual movement impairments after neurological event [poster].

  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.

  Robots as therapists : patients' experiences, motivation and expectations with robot-assisted training - a qualitative study [poster].

  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.

  The coping with and caring for infants with special needs intervention was associated with improved motor development in preterm infants [poster].

  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.

  Alteration of push-off mechanics during walking with different prototype designs of a soft exoskeleton in people with incomplete spinal cord injury : a case series [paper].

  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.

  The impact of task shifting on perceived working conditions and interprofessional collaboration of health professionals : evidence from implementing two task shifting in a Swiss hospital [paper].

  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.

  Basic functionality of a prototype wearable assistive soft exoskeleton for people with gait impairments : a case study [paper].

  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.

  Dose-response relationship of locomotor training in patients with spinal cord injury : preliminary results [poster].

  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.

  Ramsch und Preziosen : auf dem Weg zur Beurteilung der Qualität von Apps und Wearables für die Physiotherapie.

  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.

  Das Modellvorhaben Physiotherapie der BIG direkt gesund und des IFK e. V. : welche Heilmittel wählen Physiotherapeuten bei Unabhängigkeit von der ärztlichen Verordnung?.

  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.

  Assessing the Value of Prehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery According to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathway for the Improvement of Postoperative Outcomes: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

  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.

  Prescribing physical activity : status quo of the integration in Swiss healthcare system and international best practices.

  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.

  Prehabilitation in patients undergoing colorectal surgery fails to confer reduction in overall morbidity : results of a single-center, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial.

  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.

  Bewegungstraining 4.0: Revigo als Living Lab für die Implementierung von technologie-basierter Therapie und Training.

  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.

  Can off-the-shelf inertial measurement units measure gait kinematics in patients with gait limitations?.

  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.

  Who makes the treatment choice? : a randomized controlled trial of a German model of primary care with greater physiotherapists’ autonomy.

  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.

  EU-Forschung : Workshop.

  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

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