Biomechanical Institute
Lindenplatz Clinic in Bad Sassendorf
Head: Prof. Dr. Thomas Jöllenbeck (Associate Professor)
Team: Dr Juliane Pietschmann
Current Research Topics
- Orthopedic-traumatological rehabilitation and prevention
- Functional and performance diagnostics
- Biomechanics of the human gait
- Stance, gait and running analysis
- Static and dynamic spine analysis
- Feedback-based gait training
- Sports with endoprosthesis
- Muscle function analysis (EMG)
- Jump analysis
- ACL prevention
Grants
RehaToGo - A mobile movement-tracking feedback-system for gait analysis to optimize stationary therapy in gait rehabilitation (10.2019-06.2023; PI's Prof. Dr. Thomas Jöllenbeck & Prof. Dr. Matthias Weigelt; EFRE-0801750, GE-2-2-014B). Internal link for further information: LINK |
ProCare - A prevention programme for nursing homes (11.2017-09.2020; PI's Prof. Dr. Thomas Jöllenbeck & Prof. Dr. Matthias Weigelt; TK Hamburg) |
Projects
Back to normal gait - Gait analysis and feedback-based gait training in orthopedic rehabilitation with hip or knee endoprosthesis |
Spine analysis in orthopedic rehabilitation |
Sports with endoprosthesis |
Biomechanics of alpine skiing |
Protecting styles in alpine skiing |
Effectiveness of hip and back protectors in everyday life and sports |
Biomechanics of walking, nordic walking, spring stick walking and cross-shaping |
Serious game for thrombosis prophylaxis |
Technical Equipment and Software
- Gangway with 2 kistler force plates (400×600 mm) (https://www.kistler.com)
- 1 Kistler force plate (600×900 mm)
- Novel pedar-X pressure distribution inside footwear (https://www.novel.de/products/pedar/)
- Zebris 3D ultrasound movement analysis system (https://www.zebris.de/en )
- zebris gait analysis system FDM-T with h/p/cosmos treadmill (https://www.zebris.de/en )
- Contemplas motion analysis system TEMPLO Pro (https://www.contemplas.com/ )
- DIERS 4D motion Lab, 3D spine and surface topography (https://diers.eu/en )
- Biovision 16-channel EMG system (http://www.biovision.eu/ )
- Biovision mobile measurement systems with load cells, acceleration sensors, goniometer, EMG, pressure, (http://www.biovision.eu/ )
see also https://www.klinik-lindenplatz.de/institut-fuer-biomechanik/
research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Joellenbeck
