The goal of this project is the systematic and evidence based development of digital health care services for expecting parents and parents of infants, who are disadvantaged in the health care context of maternity care, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pediatric care, because of language or cultural barriers. As a reference point ...

The aim of the project is to make a contribution to the area "Diversity" of the research focus "Social Integration". A publication is intended to highlight the gap between the needs of patients and health professionals. The aim is to develop solutions for medical-therapeutic practice as well as training and further education in order to support the ...

The objective of the current study is to develop and investigate training concepts involving rehabilitation technology, which aim at exploiting the potential for regaining the ability to perform skilled movements by maximizing training intensity and keeping the motivation of patients high. The evaluation focuses on feasibility and cost-benefit ...

Trunk control is a key factor for a successful rehabilitation outcome early after stroke. Training must start early after stroke in sitting as trunk control is essential for standing and walking. A robot assisted medical chair enables therapies at various levels of trunk-control impairment. The need for such a robot assisted therapeutic chair ...

Movement analyses using stereophotogrammetry are commonly conducted in order to assess pathologic or healthy movements under different conditions. The plug-in gait marker set, used so far at the movement laboratory at ZHAW, is depending on precise placement of markers on specific anatomical landmarks. However, when, for example, assistive medical ...

To modify an existing exercise device aimed at improved cardiovascular functioning and balance to meet the demands of neuro-orthopaedic rehabilitation. The modification will allow patients with noncommunicable diseases and related limited mobility to achieve effective levels of exercise intensity in early stages of rehabilitation. The portable ...

Neck pain is a serious burden for the health system and the affected individuals. An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 lists it on the fourth rank - even before the "civilization disorders" migraine and diabetes. Because neck pain can have a wide variety of causes, individualized, personalized therapy is necessary. On the other ...

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major health problems, with a lifetime prevalence of 85%. While the majority of acute LBP patients recover within a few weeks, a small minority becomes chronic (pain lasts > 3 months) and represents a huge burden in terms of pain, suffering, health care and social costs. Treatments based on functional and ...

This single site study investigates whether a preoperative training reduces the number and severity of perioperative complications in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery according to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway. The study will be approved by a local ethical committee and conducted in compliance with the protocol, ...

Starting position Inexpensive sensors in portable devices and an increasing number of applications (apps) for lifestyle, wellness and health tracking allow users to record their physical activity and behaviour. This self-tracking has become known as Quantified Self (QS) and provides a wealth of data (big data) that does not only arouse hope for new ...

The professional association physioswiss assigned a group of researchers from the ZHAW and the HES-SO with the study “research topics to support occupational policy”. The aim of the study was to collect evidence on the population of Swiss physiotherapists and the health care structures, in which they are active. On the basis of literature searches ...

Motion capture of the trunk using three-dimensional optoelectronic systems and skin markers placed on anatomical landmarks is prone to error due to marker placement, thus decreasing between-day relia- bility.The influence of these errors on angular output might be reduced by using an overdetermined number of markers and optimization algorithms, ...

Background Children with disability (e.g., cerebral palsy) have problems in body functions and structures which often impact their mobility and participation in different areas of life (e.g., school). Earlier studies showed that enabling mobility of children with disability due to powered mobility facilitate their development, independence and ...