Projects Physiotherapy
Our research priorities are physical activity, supply and implementation research, analysis in our movement laboratory, new technologies as well as research and educational research.
Reference Projects
- XoSoft - Soft modular exoskeleton to assist people with mobility impairments
- T-CHAIR: new rehab device to stabilise the trunk while sitting
- Development and Validation of the ICF-IAF, a patient-oriented Questionnaire for Urinary and/ or Faecal Incontinence
- Development of Advanced Physiotherapy Practice (APP) Models in Switzerland
Project Database
The projects of the physiotherapy science research unit are in chronological order. If you are looking for a specific research project you may use the search-function.
-
Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit
Different use cases for the MyoSuit, a technology to support daily live activities, will be developed together with prospective users and implementation guidelines for the most relevant use cases will be established. The user-centred approach will ensure a high benefit for users of the MyoSuit. The MyoSuit is ...
-
Holoreach
pStroke is a serious burden for the health system and the affected individuals. Globally, around 16 million people per year experience a stroke for the first time, of which 5 million remain limited in their functionality and participation. Since improvements in functionality after a stroke take time and require many ...
-
Evaluation of the Professionals' and Patients’ Perceptions and Practices of Remote, Digital Physiotherapy during the Corona Pandemic
As part of measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic in Switzerland, non-urgent physiotherapy with physical contact was banned in spring 2020. In other countries, similar regulations pushed the digitalisation of physiotherapy and telephysiotherapy has established itself as an adequate therapy alternative. This ...
-
Wearables & Apps for mental health
-
Measuring headache and headache-related dysfunction in Swiss office workers
Primary headaches belong to the most prevalent conditions, leading to pain and disability in the general population and especially in office workers (OW). In a Swiss survey in 2010, a monthly prevalence of 35% in OW has been demonstrated. The Swiss National Foundation has approved a study coordinated by ZHAW to ...
-
Digital Health for parents facing language and cultural access barriers to the Swiss health system
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 ...
-
Prevention and Intervention of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers (NEXpro)
-
The Social Integration of People with Chronic Diseases Through Quantified Self Technologies
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 ...
-
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
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 ...
-
Cross-cultural Validation of the German Version of the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire® for elderly people with and without mild neurocognitive disorder
-
Implementation of public health recommendations on physical activity in axSpA exercise groups.
-
T-Chair 2
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 ...
-
Collection of normative data with a cluster and trunk marker model
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, ...
-
Development ST Reha
-
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in Switzerland
This project is embedded in the work collaboration between the ZHAW and Swiss Learning Health System (SLHS). The purpose of the SLHS is to close the gap between evidence from research and clinical practice in the Swiss health system and to foster the dialogue between stakeholders. This specific project focuses on ...
-
Tonefit Reha
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 ...
-
Valedo Neck Therapy
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 ...
-
Bi-directional interactions of sensory perception, motor performance and fear of movement in the development of persistent low back pain
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 ...
-
Spine Posture Monitoring (DigiSpine)
-
Prehabilitation - Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery
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 ...