Bewegungsbiomechanik der Wirbelsäule

Erkrankungen der Wirbelsäule sind häufig und die Ursachen hierfür oft nicht vollends geklärt. Mit unserer Forschung tragen wir dazu bei, Wirbelsäulenerkrankungen besser zu verstehen. Wir bewerten bestehende sowie neue Behandlungsansätze und können so Empfehlungen zuhanden der physiotherapeutischen Praxis ableiten.

Für unsere Forschung greifen wir auf die Infrastruktur des Bern Movement Lab zurück.

Weitere Mitarbeitende

  • Martina Stadelmann (MSc-Studentin, BFH)
  • Raphael Strähl (MSc-Student, BFH)
  • Anja Schmid (MSc-Studentin, BFH)
  • Corina Venzin (MSc-Studentin, BFH)
  • Panka Nagy (MSc-Studentin, BFH)
  • Denise Weidinger (MSc-Studentin, BFH)
  • Florin Schneeberger (MSc-Student, BFH)
  • Giulia Ghielmi (MSc-Studentin, Politecnico di Milano)
  • Sara Morelli (MSc-Studentin, Politecnico di Milano)

Werden Sie Teil unseres Teams

Für Master-Thesen

Für aktuelle Möglichkeiten zur Mitarbeit im Rahmen einer Master-Thesis wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an Dr. Stefan Schmid.

Für PhD-Thesen

Zur Zeit haben wir keine offene Doktorand*innen-Stelle.

Projekte

Unsere Forschungsprojekte zur Bewegungsbiomechanik der Wirbelsäule:

Aktuelle Projekte

  • 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
     

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  • 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)

Partnerschaften

In den Medien

Die Medien greifen immer wieder unsere Forschungsarbeit auf und beziehen sich darauf. Eine Auswahl von Beiträgen sehen Sie hier:

Software und Datenbanken

  • Personalizable full-body models with a detailed thoracolumbar spine (freely available OpenSim models and MATLAB code for download on SimTK)
  • Full-body models with detailed thoracolumbar spine for children and adolescents (freely available for download on the project hosting platform SimTK)
  • Spinal kinematics during gait in healthy individuals across different age groups (C3D-files freely available for download)

Publikationen

Wir publizieren unsere Forschungsergebnisse sowohl in internationalen, wissenschaftlichen Publikationen als auch in Magazinen von Berufsverbänden oder Praxispartnern.