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Prof. Dr. Angela Blasimann Schwarz

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Prof. Dr. Angela Blasimann Schwarz Co-Leiterin BSc Physiotherapie

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

  • Following her studies in Physiotherapy (1996-2000, PT School Leukerbad, Switzerland), Angela Blasimann completed two master’s degree programs (2005-2008 MPTSc, University of Maastricht (NL); 2012-2015 MSc in Physiotherapy, Bern University of Applied Sciences, (Switzerland)) and finished her doctoral studies in 2023 (PhD, Doctor in Medical Sciences respectively, University of Antwerp (B)). The topic of her doctoral studies was "Evaluation of neuromuscular control after anterior cruciate ligament rupture - Development of objective criteria to assess sensorimotor competence".
    Angela Blasimann is currently working as Head of the BSc Physiotherapy program, lecturer, Deputy Head of the research group "Neuromuscular Control" and researcher at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland) at the Department of Health professions, Division of Physiotherapy. Furthermore, she is part-time working as senior lecturer and assessor in the field of further education (Pilates, Anatomy).
    Regarding clinical practice, Angela Blasimann is an experienced physiotherapist, well-trained in orthopedics, sports physical therapy and active rehabilitation in different clinical settings.
  • most important further education:
    2022: Certificate for Higher Education Didactics, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern (CH)
    2021: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) "Neuromuscular function - Movement Analysis & Training", University of Freiburg i.Br. (D)
    2017: Teacher for Slings Myofascial Training, art of motion training in movement®, Bern (CH)
    2009: Teacher for temporary Pilates method, art of motion training in movement®, Bern (CH)
    2002: Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy ESP, European Sports Physiotherapy Network ESP, Zurzach (CH)

Projects

  • https://repository.uantwerpen.be/docman/irua/088542motoMff

Publications

Awards

winner of the 1. SPORLASTIC Poster Prize, awarded for the poster "Bilateral neuromuscular control one year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction or conservative treatment" with the co-authors PD Dr. Heiner Baur, Aglaja Busch (all BFH), PD Dr. med. Philipp Henle (Sonnenhof Orthopedic Center and Bern University Hospital), Prof. Dr. Sven Bruhn (University of Rostock) and Prof. Dr. Dirk Vissers (University of Antwerp). The prize was awarded at the 38th GOTS congress in Luxemburg, 15.-17.06.2023.

Award for PhD candidates and post-doc researchers to attend a conference

Heiner Baur, Head of Physiotherapy Research and project leader, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, won the GOTS-Sporlastic Poster Prize at the GOTS Congress 19./20.05.2022 in Berlin (Germany) as first/presenting author with his poster: “Veränderungen der Reflexaktivität der Hamstring-Muskulatur im Verlauf der Rehabilitation nach Ruptur des vorderen Kreuzbandes (VKB).” (Co-authors: Baur H, Busch A, Boesch L, Schmidt A, Henle P, Blasimann A)

Aglaja Busch, collaborator in the research team of the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Health Professions, Physiotherapy Research, won the GOTS-Sporlastic Poster Prize at the 1. German Olympic Congress for Sports Medicine Specialists 24.- 26.05.2018 in Hamburg (Germany) as first/presenting author with her poster: “Neuromuscular control in patients with acute ACL injury during stair ascent - a pilot study.” (Co-authors: Henle, P., Boesch, L., Blasimann, A., Baur, H.)

Two physiotherapy students (supervised by A. Blasimann) won the Young Scientist Award of the Swiss Association for Sports Physiotherapy with their bachelor thesis (title of the bachelor thesis: Effect of core strengthening programs on injury rates of male adult soccer players: a systematic review) at the sportfisio Symposium in Bern in November 2015

for the best master thesis of the master study program MSc Physiotherapy at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland (November 2015)

for the best master thesis of the master study program MSc Physiotherapy (class 2012), at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland (October 2015)