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Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group

Using state-of-the-art motion capturing and musculoskeletal modeling approaches, we conduct biomechanical research aiming at a better understanding of spinal disorders and to evaluate existing and/or new treatment approaches.

People

Group head

Dr. Stefan Schmid

  • Stv. Leiter aF&E Physiotherapie
  • +41 31 848 37 96
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Members

  • Christian Bangerter, PT, MSc (PhD student)

  • Martina Stadelmann, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Raphael Strähl, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Anja Schmid, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Corina Venzin, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Giovanna Cecere, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Panka Nagy, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Denise Weidinger, PT, BSc (MSc student, BFH)

  • Ian Saey, BSc (MSc student, KU Leuven)

  • Giulia Ghielmi, BSc (MSc student, Politecnico di Milano)

  • Sara Morelli, BSc (MSc student, Politecnico di Milano)

Alumni

  • Mena Suter, PT, MSc
  • Jana Frangi, PT, MSc
  • Edwige Simonet, PT, MSc
  • Luzia Niggli, MSc Health Sciences and Technology
  • Valentin Deiss, PT, MSc
  • Laura Böhringer, PT, MSc
  • Melanie Liechti, PT, MSc
  • Michael von Arx, PT, MSc
  • Lucile Poux, PT, MSc
  • Sabrina Köchli, PhD
  • Cedric Rauber, MSc
  • Dominique Luescher, MSc

  • Ninja Versteeg, MSc

  • Corinne Kehl, PT, MSc

     

Opportunities

PhD theses

2 PhD positions in spine biomechanics, please contact the group head directly.

Master's thesis

For current master thesis opportunities, please contact the group head directly.

Ongoing collaborations

National

International

Projects

Current projects

  • Personalized simulations of a novel exercise-based vertebral growth modulation approach for minimizing curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
    PI’s: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD and Philippe Büchler, PhD
    Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant-no.: 214986)
  • Effects of a short educational video on back beliefs and object lifting behavior in the general population. 
    PI’s: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD and Guillaume Christe, PhD    
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Computational modeling of the spine in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. PI’s: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD and Philippe Büchler, PhD    
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Custom rail system-guided ultrasound imaging of the paravertebral muscle: an intra- and interrater reliability study.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Quantifying full-body lifting strategies using a newly developed lifting index derived from regular video recordings: A comparative evaluation and reliability analysis.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Predicting low back pain incidence from lumbar spine motion and pain-related fear using supervised machine learning: a prospective observational cohort study (LBPredict).
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: BFH, physioswiss
  • Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of regular training in the ExerCube - A pilot feasibility study.
    PI: Claudio Nigg, PhD (University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland)
    Involved member(s) of Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD (Co-Investigator)
    Sponsor: Unfunded
     

Completed projects

  • Measuring 3D lumbar spine motion during functional activities using textile sensors: A comparative evaluation and reliability analysis.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Neuromechanical Analysis of selected Corrective Exercise Therapy Approaches in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (ExercAIS).
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Patient-specific Musculoskeletal Spine Modeling: Implementing Medical Imaging-based Muscle Morphology using an Automated Deep Learning Approach.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: BFH CfP (Grant-no.: 2157PT_G)
  • Lumbar vertebral loading and paraspinal muscle activity during object lifting in healthy pain-free adults: an exploratory cross-sectional pilot study.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Unfunded
  • Low back pain: Unveiling the contribution of motor control adaption using biomechanical modeling and neuroimaging. Link
    PI: Michael L. Meier, PhD (Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland)
    Involved member(s) of Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD (Project partner)
    Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant-no.: 185123) 
  • Spine Biomechanics during Functional Activities in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Swiss Physiotherapy Association (physioswiss)
  • Novel musculoskeletal models to assess spine segmental loads in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
    PI: Dennis E. Anderson, PhD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)
    Involved member(s) of Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD (Co-investigator)
    Sponsor: National Center of Simulation and Rehabilitation Research (Sub-award of NIH grant no.: 5P2CHD065690
  • Using subject-specific musculoskeletal spine models to predict segmental loading and individual muscle forces during functional activities in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant-no.: 178427)
  • The Measurement of Spine Dynamics during Gait for the Quantification of Intervention Outcomes in Patients with different Pathologies.
    PI: Stefan Schmid, PT, PhD
    Sponsor: Swiss Physiotherapy Association (physioswiss)

Media

Television/newspaper

Publications

Selected journal publications

    Software and Databases