Prof. Dr. Irene König

Profile

Prof. Dr. Irene König Co-Leiterin BSc Physiotherapie

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    School of Health Professions
    Fachbereich Physiotherapie
    Murtenstrasse 10
    3008 Bern

Publications

  • Luginbuehl, H., Nabecker, S., Greif, R., Zuber, S., Koenig, I., Rogan, S.
    Transforming traditional physiotherapy hands-on skills teaching into video-based learning. BMC Med Educ. 2023;23(1):624.

  • Luginbuehl, H., R., Radlinger, L., Lehmann, C., Kuhn, A., Koenig, I.
    Interventions effects’ maintenance: six-month RCT follow-up of standard or reflexive pelvic floor muscle training. AJOG Glob Rep. 2022;2(4):100089.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Koenig, I., Buergin, R., Radlinger, L.
    Involuntary reflexive pelvic floor muscle training in addition to standard training versus standard training alone for women with stress urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trial. Int Urogynecol J. 2022;33(3):5531-40.

  • Blasimann, A., Koenig, I., Baert, I., Baur, H., Vissers, D.
    Which assessments are used to analyze neuromuscular control by electromyography after an anterior cruciate ligament injury to determine readiness to sports? A systematic review. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabilitation. 2021;13(1):142.

  • Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Luginbuehl, H., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J., Lehmann, C., Radlinger, L.
    Activation patterns of pelvic floor muscles in women with incontinence while running: A randomized controlled trial. IUJ. 2021;32(2):335-43.

  • Koenig, I., Martin, R., Radlinger, L., Leitner, M., Eichelberger, P., von Steiger, A.
    Ergonomics of tuba playing: Survey on complaints and coping strategies using focus groups. Music & Medicine. 2020;12(4):243-8.

  • Leitner, M., Eichelberger, P., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L., von Steiger, A., Martin, R.
    Tuba playing and health. ITEA Journal. 2020;47(4):18-27.

  • Koenig, I., Moetteli, C., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J.
    Health status, comorbidities and cost-of-illness in females with stress urinary incontinence living in the Canton of Bern. ZEFQ. 2020;150-152:73-9.

  • Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Leitner, M., Moser, H., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J., Radlinger, L.
    Pelvic floor activity patterns in women with and without stress urinary incontinence while running. Ann Phys Rehabilitations Med. 2020;63(6):495-9.

  • Lutz, N., Clarys, P., Koenig,I., Deliens, A., Taeymans, J., Verhaeghe, N.
    Interventions to improve physical activity and decrease sedentenary behavior at the workplace – a systematic review of economic evaluations. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020;46(2):127-42.

  • Blasimann, A., Koenig, I., Baert, I., Baur, H., Vissers, D.
    Which assessments are used to analyze active knee stability after an anterior cruciate ligament injury to determine readiness to return to sports? medRxiv preprint. doi:10.1101/2020.03.05.20031617.

  • Gass, S., Kuhn, M., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L., Koehler B.
    Development of an ICF-based questionnaire for urinary and / or faecal incontinence (ICF-IAF): The female patients’ perspective using focus groups. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019;38(6):1657-2.

  • Kuhn, M., Gass, S., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L., Koehler B.
    Development of an ICF-based questionnaire for urinary and / or faecal incontinence (ICF-IAF): The male patients’ perspective using focus groups. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019;38(6):1663-8.

  • König, I., Kuhn, M., Radlinger, L., Koehler, B.
    Development and validation of the ICF-Incontinence Assessment Form (ICF-IAF) to identify problems and resources for planning and evaluation of interventions using the Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health of the World Health Organization: Preliminary study. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019;38(4):1053-66.

  • Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Blasimann, A., Hauswirth, A., Baeyens, J.P., Radlinger, L.
    Wavelet analysis of electromyographic signals derived from lower extremity muscles while walking or running: A systematic review. PLOS ONE. 13(11):e0206549.

  • Koenig, I., Flury, N., Radlinger, L.
    Consideration croisées dans les etudes évaluant les muscles pelvien au moyen d’un EMG: examen de portée. Kinésithérapie, la Revue. 17(192):31-2.

  • Koenig, I., Blasimann, A., Hauswirth, A., Eichelberger, P., Baeyens JP., Radlinger, L.
    Analyse des ondelettes de lEMG provenant des extrémités inférieures lors de la marche ou de la course: revue systématique. Kinésithérapie, la Revue. 17(192):22.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Baeyens, JP., Kuhn, A., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L.
    Entraînement réflexe volontaire et involontaire des muscles du plancher pelvien pour lutter contre l’incontinence urinaire liée à l’effort. Kinésithérapie, la Revue. 17(192):29.

  • Koenig, I., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L.
    Intra-session reliability of pelvic floor muscle electromyography tested on healthy women and women with stress urinary incontinence or weak pelvic floor muscle. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2017;60(6):382-6.

  • Flury, N., Koenig, I., (both first authors), Radlinger, L.
    Crosstalk considerations in studies evaluating pelvic floor muscles using electromyography in women: A scoping review. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2017;295(4):799-809.

  • Koehler, B., Koenig, I., Isler, M., Passweg, D., Radlinger, L.
    Development of the ICF Incontinence Assessment Form to identify problems and resources in male and female patients with urinary and / or faecal incontinence (ICF-IAF): Subproject Delphi technique survey among 262 physiotherapists in 5 German speaking countries. Neurourol Urodyn. 2015; 3:314-315.

  • Koenig, I. (2016). Inkontinenz kann gut behandelt werden. Physiomagazin 2/16.

  • Koenig, I. Aktivierungsmuster der Beckenbodenmuskulatur. Keynote presentation AG-GGUP Symposium 2022, Frankfurt

  • Koenig, I., Moser, H., Radlinger, L. Aktivität und Kontraktionsformen der Beckenbodenmuskulatur im Alltag und Training. Workshop DKG congress 2019, Essen.

  • Koenig, I. Inkontinenz kann gut behandelt werden. Keynote presentation Publicare 2019, Zürich.

  • Koenig, I., Moser, H., Radlinger, L. Willkürliche und unwillkürliche Kontraktionen der Beckenbodenmuskulatur: Neue Überlegungen zur Trainingstherapie bei Belastungsinkontinenz. Workshop DKG congress 2018, Stuttgart.

  • Koenig, I. Cost of illness in females with stress urinary incontinence in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Workshop economic evaluation Antwerp University 2018, Antwerp.

  • Koenig, I. Eductional training for medical doctors: Stress Urinary Incontinence. University Hospital Insel, Urogynecology 2015, Bern.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L., Lehmann, C., Kuhn, A., Koenig, I.
    Intervention effects' maintenance: six-months RCT follow-up of standard or reflexive pelvic floor muscle training. International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) congress 2021, virtual instead of Singapore.

  • Blasimann, A., Koenig,I., Baert, I., Baur, H., Vissers, D.
    Assessments for neuromuscular control after an anterior cruciate ligament injury to decide upon return to sports. IOC world conference prevention of injury & illness in sport 2021, Monaco.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Koenig, I., Rogan, S., Blasimann, A., Zuber St.
    Transforming traditional physiotherapy hands-on skills teaching to technology enhanced learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) 2021, the virtual conference.

  • Koenig, I., Moetteli, C., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J.
    Health status, comorbidities and cost-of-illness in females with stress urinary incontinence living in the Canton of Bern. Congress Reha Schweiz and Physioswiss 2021, online instead of Nottwil.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Koenig, I., Kuhn, A., Buergin, R., Radlinger, L.
    Involuntary versus voluntary pelvic floor muscle training for stress urinary incontinence treatment. Congress Reha Schweiz and Physioswiss 2021, online instead of Nottwil.

  • Koenig, I., Luginbuehl, H., Rogan, S.
    Development and validation of an electronic mentoring questionnaire for health professions’ students in Switzerland. Congress of the international association for medical education (AMEE), virtual instead of Glasgow.

  • Koenig,I., Eichelberger, P., Luginbuehl, H., Kuhn, A., Lehmann, C., Taeymans, J., Radlinger, L.
    Activation patterns of pelvic floor muscles in women with incontinence while running: A randomized controlled trial. 49th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2019, Gothenburg.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Koenig,I., Kuhn, A., Buergin, R., Radlinger, L.
    Involuntary reflexive pelvic floor muscle training in addition to standard training alone for women with stress urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial. Annual Meeting of the Schweizer Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (SGGG) 2019, St. Gallen. (Keynote presentation)

  • Koenig,I., Moetteli, C., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J.
    Cost of illness in females with stress urinary incontinence in a German speaking part of Switzerland. 49th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2019, Gothenburg.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Koenig,I., Kuhn, A., Buergin, R., Radlinger, L.
    Involuntary reflexive pelvic floor muscle training in addition to standard training alone for women with stress urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial. 49th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2019, Gothenburg.

  • Lutz,N., Clarys, P., Koenig,I., Deliens, A., Taeymans, J., Verhaeghe, N.
    Interventions to improve physical activity and decrease sedentenary behavior at the workplace – a systematic review of economic evaluations. Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2019, Prague.

  • Koenig,I., Eichelberger, P., Luginbuehl, H., Kuhn, A., Lehmann, C., Taeymans, J., Radlinger, L.
    Motor unit recruitment behavior of incontinent women’s pelvic floor muscles while running: A randomized controlled trial. World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2019, Geneva.

  • Kuhn, M., Gass, S., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L.
    The ICF-Incontinence Assessment Form (ICF-IAF) to identify problems and resources in patients with urinary or fecal incontinence: Subproject the patient’s perspective. World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2019, Geneva.

  • Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Leitner, M., Moser, H., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J., Radlinger, L.
    Pelvic floor muscle activity patterns in women with and without stress urinary incontinence during running: A wavelet approach. Kongress Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft (DKG) 2018, Stuttgart.

  • Koenig, I., Moser, H., Radlinger, L.
    Willkürliche und unwillkürliche Kontraktionen der Beckenbodenmuskulatur: Neue Überlegungen zur Trainingstherapie bei Belastungsinkontinenz. Kongress Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft (DKG) 2018, Stuttgart. (Workshop)

  • Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Moser, H., Leitner, M., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J., Radlinger, L.
    Fiber recruitment behavior of continent and incontinent women’s pelvic floor muscles while running: A wavelet approach. 48th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2018, Philadelphia.

  • The ICF-IAF-Consensus-Group: Austrian Delegation Goedl-Purrer, B., Udier, E.; German
    Delegation: von der Heide, S., Rothe, Ch.; Swiss Delegation: de Jong, J., Koenig, I; Radlinge, L., Koehler, B.
    Development of the ICF-Incontinence Assessment Form (ICF-IAF) to identify problems and resources of patients with urinary and / or faecal incontinence using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization (WHO): The formal conference for the adoption of the 1st version. 48th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2018, Philadelphia.

  • Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Leitner, M., Moser, H., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J., Radlinger, L.
    Pelvic floor muscle activity patterns in women with and without stress urinary incontinence during running: A wavelet approach. International Urogynecological Association congress (IUGA) 2018, Wien.

  • Koenig, I., Blasimann, A., Hauswirth, A., Eichelberger, P., Baeyens, J.P., Radlinger, L.
    Wavelet analysis of electromyography derived from lower extremities while walking or running: A systematic review. Congress Reha Schweiz and Physioswiss 2017, Davos.

  • Koenig, I., Flury, N. (both first authors), Radlinger, L.
    Crosstalk considerations in studies evaluating pelvic floor muscles using electromyography in women: A scoping review. Congress Reha Schweiz and Physioswiss 2017, Davos.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Baeyens, JP., Kuhn, A., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L.
    Involuntary reflexive versus standard voluntary pelvic floor muscle training: RCT protocol testing a new therapy concept for stress urinary incontinence. Congress Reha Schweiz and Physioswiss 2017, Davos.

  • Koenig, I., Blasimann, A., Hauswirth, A., Eichelberger, P., Baeyens, J.P., Radlinger, L.
    Wavelet analysis of muscle activity of lower extremities while walking or running and pelvic floor muscles in women. A systematic review. World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2017, Cape Town.

  • Koenig, I., Flury, N. (both first authors), Radlinger, L.
    Crosstalk considerations in studies evaluating pelvic floor muscles using electromyography in women: A scoping review. World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2017, Cape Town.

  • Luginbuehl, H., Lehmann, C., Baeyens, JP., Kuhn, A., Koenig, I., Radlinger, L.
    Involuntary reflexive versus standard voluntary pelvic floor muscle training: RCT protocol testing a new therapy concept for stress urinary incontinence. World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2017, Cape Town.

  • Flury, N., Koenig, I. (both first authors), Radlinger, L.
    Crosstalk considerations in studies evaluating pelvic floor muscles using electromyography in women: A scoping review. Pelvisuisse Symposium 2016, Winterthur.

  • Koenig, I., Blasimann, A., Hauswirth, A., Eichelberger, P., Baeyens, J.P., Radlinger, L.
    Wavelet Analyse der Muskelaktivitäten der unteren Extremitäten beim Gehen oder Laufen und der Beckenbodenmuskulatur bei Frauen: Ein systematisches Review. Kongress Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft (DKG) 2016, Baden-Baden.

  • Koenig, I., Blasimann, A., Hauswirth, A., Eichelberger, P., Baeyens, J.P., Radlinger, L.
    Wavelet analysis of muscleactivity of lower extremities while walking or running and pelvic floor muscles in women. A systematic review. 46th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2016, Tokyo.

  • Koenig, I., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L.
    Intra-session reliability of pelvic floor muscle electromyography tested on healthy women and women with stress urinary incontinence or weak pelvic floor muscle. International Urogynecological Association congress (IUGA) 2016, Cape Town.

  • Bardill, A., Bachmann, L., Eichelberger, P., Koenig, I., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L.
    Exploring fatigue of pelvic floor muscles with electromyographic measurements during running. International Urogynecological Association congress (IUGA) 2016, Cape Town.

  • Koehler, B., Koenig, I., Brand, P., Gass, S., Kuhn, M., Radlinger, L.
    Entwicklung eines patientenorientierten Fragebogens bei Harn- und Stuhlinkontinenz auf der Basis der ICF (ICF-IAF). Physiocongress 2016, Basel.

  • Koenig, I., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L.
    Intra-session reliability of pelvic floor muscle electromyography tested on healthy women and women with stress urinary incontinence or weak pelvic floor muscle. Physiocongress 2016, Basel.

  • Koenig, I., Luginbuehl, H., Radlinger, L.
    Intra-session reliability of pelvic floor muscle electromyography tested on healthy women and women with stress urinary incontinence or weak pelvic floor muscle. Pelvisuisse Symposium 2015, Winterthur.

  • Koehler, B., Koenig, I., Isler, M., Passweg, D., Radlinger, L.
    Development of the ICF-Incontinence Assessment Form to identify problems and resources in male and female patients with urinary or faecal incontinence (ICF-IAF): Subproject delphi technique survey among 262 physiotherapists in 5 german speaking countries. 45th Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society (ICS) 2015, Montreal, Volume: 34.