Biomécanique de la colonne vertébrale

Pour nos recherches, nous avons recours à l'infrastructure du Bern Movement Lab.

Autres collaborateurs

• 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)

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Pour les thèses de master

Pour les possibilités actuelles de collaboration dans le cadre d'une thèse de master, veuillez vous adresser directement au Dr. Stefan Schmid.

Pour les thèses de doctorat 

Actuellement, nous n'avons pas de poste de doctorant* ouvert. 

Projets

Nos projets de recherche sur la biomécanique du mouvement de la colonne vertébrale :

Projets en cours

• 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

Projets terminés

• 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)