Prof. Dr. Markus Wirz

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Director of Institute Institute of Physiotherapy
• Head Research and Development, Institute of Physiotherapy

Focus

• Assessments und clinical tests for physiotherapy
• Rehabilitation of Patients with spinal cord injury
• Integration of new Technologies in rehabilitation
• Health Enhancing Physical Activity

Experience

• Lecturer
  ZHAW University of Applied Sciences
  03 / 2009 - today
• Head Physiotherapy
  University Hospital Balgrist, Spinal Cord Injury Centre
  06 / 2002 - 02 / 2014
• Lecturer
  School of Physiotherapy, University Hospital Berne
  06 / 1999 - 12 / 2005

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
  Maastricht University
  09 / 2008 - 04 / 2013
• Master of Science / Physiotherapy
  Maastricht University
  09 / 2005 - 07 / 2008
• dipl. physical therapist
  School of Physiotherapy, University Hospital Zurich
  03 / 1986 - 03 / 1991

Continuing Education

• CAS university didactics
  Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich PHZH
  09 / 2015
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) I-III
  University Hospital Zurich
  06 / 2014

Network

Awards

• PhD-Grant
  Foundation for Physiotherapy Science
  06 / 2012
• Ludwig-Guttmann-Award
  Deutschsprachige Medizinische Gesellschaft für Paraplegiologie
  06 / 2011
• Ludwig-Guttmann-Award
  Deutschsprachige Medizinischen Gesellschaft für Paraplegie
  06 / 2005

Projects

• Development and evaluation of a blended patient education and self-management program for patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. / Team member / Project ongoing
• Evaluation der Post-Covid Sprechstunde am Kantonsspital Winterthur aus der Perspektive der Patient:innen / Project leader / Project ongoing
• 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 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.

  19(04), pp. 180-189.

  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

• Wirz, Markus; Huber, Martin,

  2023.

  Bewusst eingesetzt : motorisches Lernen mit dem Therapieroboter.

  physiopraxis.

  21(9), pp. 32-37.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2122-5548

• Hinteregger, Anja; Niedermann Schneider, Karin; Wirz, Markus,

  2023.

  The feasibility, facilitators, and barriers in the initial implementation phase of 'good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark' (GLA:D®) in Switzerland : a cross-sectional survey.

  BMC Health Services Research.

  23(1034).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10023-7

• 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.

• Rupp, Rüdiger; Wirz, Markus,

  2022.

  Implementation of robots into rehabilitation programs : meeting the requirements and expectations of professional and end users

  .

  In:

  Reinkensmeyer, David J.; Marchal-Crespo, Laura; Dietz, Volker, eds.,

  Neurorehabilitation Technology.

  Switzerland:

  Springer Nature.

  pp. 263-288.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08995-4_13

• Wirz, Markus; Bansi, Jens; Capecci, Marianne; Esquenazi, Alberto; Paredes, Liliana; Tefertiller, Candy; van Hedel, Hubertus J. A.,

  2022.

  Robotic gait training in specific neurological conditions : rationale and application

  .

  In:

  Reinkensmeyer, David J.; Marchal-Crespo, Laura; Dietz, Volker, eds.,

  Neurorehabilitation Technology.

  Cham:

  Springer Nature.

  pp. 145-188.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08995-4_8

• 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; De Bon, Dino; Stahl, Johanna; Knechtle, Deborah; Zutter, Daniel; Liberatore, Florian; Wirz, Markus,

  2023.

  Technology-based gait training in people with chronic gait impairments : is it worth it? [poster].

  In:

  RehabWeek, Singapore, 24-28 September 2023.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28891

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

  2023.

  Utilizing rehabilitation technologies for health-enhancing physical activity interventions in people with severe mobility impairments : a scoping review [poster].

  In:

  RehabWeek, Singapore, 24-28 September 2023.

• Nast, Irina; Niedermann, Karin; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch-Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wieber, Frank; Wirz, Markus,

  2023.

  Exercise is medicine : Integration in das Schweizer Gesundheitssystem und internationale Best Practices [paper].

  In:

  2. Sports, Medicine and Health Summit (SMHS), Hamburg, Deutschland, 22.-24. Juni 2023.

• Nast, Irina; Beyer, Swantje; Egli, Sarah; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Wirz, Markus; Hetzel, Jürgen; Hofer, Markus,

  2023.

  Langzeitfolgen nach akuter SARS-Cov-2-Infektion : Evaluation der Post-COVID-Sprechstunde am Kantonsspital Winterthur aus der Perspektive der Patient:innen [poster].

  In:

  3. Public Health 3-Länder-Tagung, Lindau, Deutschland, 20.-21. Januar 2023.

• 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:

  Association for Computing Machinery.

  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/10.5169/seals-1047054

• 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?.

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  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.

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  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?.

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  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?.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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