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.
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.
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Wearables & Apps for mental health
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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 barriers. As a reference point ...
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Prevention and Intervention of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers (NEXpro)
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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 education in order to support the ...
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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 feasibility and cost-benefit ...
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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
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Implementation of public health recommendations on physical activity in axSpA exercise groups.
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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 assisted therapeutic chair ...
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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, for example, assistive medical ...
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Development ST Reha
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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 rehabilitation. The portable ...
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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 therapy is necessary. On the other ...
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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 based on functional and ...
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Spine Posture Monitoring (DigiSpine)
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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 in compliance with the protocol, ...
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Evaluation a of falls prevention programme
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Quantified self - halfway between lifestyle and medicine
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 ...
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Assessment of centre of pressure excursion during sitting after stroke
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Research evidence to support the work of the professional association
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 ...
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Between-dayreliability of three-dimensional motion analysis of the trunk: A comparison of marker based protocols
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, ...