Prof. Dr. Daniel Baumgartner

ZHAW School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Biomechanical Engineering
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 65 58
daniel.baumgartner@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head of Biomechanical Engineering

Education and Continuing education

Education

Dipl. Ing. ETH
ETH Zurich
09 / 1996 - 02 / 2002

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6077-2905

Projects

InnoTreat: Towards Personalized Treatment Decisions with Digital Twins / Deputy project leader / laufend
Development of trunk therapy for the assessment and training of balance & control in neurorehabilitation / Project leader / laufend
OsteoFusion: Highly osteoconductive and fast incorporating ceramic implant solutions for Sports Medicine (and Orthopedics) / Team member / laufend
TAMINA® – lmproving proximal humerus fracture treatment / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Hip-Kick – playful training from the hip / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Mobile Inclusion Lab / Co-project leader / abgeschlossen
Mechanobiological plastic model / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Influence of additional weight carrying on load-induced changes in glenohumeral translation in patients with rotator cuff tear - a translational approach / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Holoreach / Project leader / abgeschlossen
Research Projects and other Services / Deputy project leader / abgeschlossen
T-Chair II – Assistive therapy concept for trunk balance & stability after stroke / Deputy project leader / abgeschlossen
Novel rehabilitation device to improve trunk control early after stroke (T-CHAIR) / Project leader / abgeschlossen

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Genter, Jeremy; Croci, Eleonora; Müller, Andreas M.; Mündermann, Annegret; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2024.

Influence of critical shoulder angle and rotator cuff tear type on load-induced glenohumeral biomechanics : a Sawbone simulator study.

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics.

2024(4624007).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4624007
Scheermesser, Mandy; Baumgartner, Daniel; Nast, Irina; Bansi, Jens; Kool, Jan; Bischof, Patrick; Bauer, Christoph,

2024.

Therapists and patients perceptions of a mixed reality system designed to improve trunk control and upper extremity function.

Scientific Reports.

14(6598).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55692-4
Genter, Jeremy; Croci, Eleonora; Oberreiter, Birgit; Eckers, Franziska; Bühler, Dominik; Gascho, Dominic; Müller, Andreas M.; Mündermann, Annegret; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2024.

The influence of rotator cuff tear type and weight bearing on shoulder biomechanics in an ex vivo simulator experiment.

Journal of Biomechanics.

166(112055).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112055
Croci, Eleonora; Born, Patrick; Eckers, Franziska; Nüesch, Corina; Baumgartner, Daniel; Müller, Andreas Marc; Mündermann, Annegret,

2023.

Test-retest reliability of isometric shoulder muscle strength during abduction and rotation tasks measured using the Biodex dynamometer.

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

32(10), pp. 2008-2016.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2023.03.025
Croci, Eleonora; Hess, Hanspeter; Warmuth, Fabian; Künzler, Marina; Börlin, Sean; Baumgartner, Daniel; Müller, Andreas Marc; Gerber, Kate; Mündermann, Annegret,

2023.

Fully automatic algorithm for detecting and tracking anatomical shoulder landmarks on fluoroscopy images with artificial intelligence.

European Radiology.

34, pp. 270-278.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10082-8
Eleonora, Croci; Warmuth, Fabian; Baum, Cornelia; Kovacs, Balazs; Nüesch, Corina; Baumgartner, Daniel; Müller, Andreas Marc; Mündermann, Annegret,

2023.

Load-induced increase in muscle activity during 30° abduction in patients with rotator cuff tears and control subjects.

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

24(41).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-023-00720-8
Haas, Michelle; Sommer, Bettina; Karrer, Samuel; Jörger, Matthias; Graf, Eveline; Huber, Martin; Baumgartner, Daniel; Bauer, Christoph,

2023.

Hip and trunk kinematics during reaching on a mobile and stable seat.

PLOS ONE.

18(7), pp. e0289115.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289115
Genter, Jeremy; Croci, Eleonora; Ewald, Hannah; Müller, Andreas M.; Mündermann, Annegret; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2023.

Ex vivo experimental strategies for assessing unconstrained shoulder biomechanics : a scoping review.

Medical Engineering & Physics.

117(104003).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2023.104003
Genter, Jeremy; Croci, Eleonora; Ewald, Hannah; Müller, Andreas M.; Mündermann, Annegret; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2023.

Ex-vivo experimental strategies for assessing unconstrained shoulder biomechanics : a scoping review protocol.

F1000Research.

11(77).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.72856.3
Genter, Jeremy; Rauter, Georg; Müller, Andreas M.; Mündermann, Annegret; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2023.

Musculoskeletal model-based control strategy of an over-actuated glenohumeral simulator to assess joint biomechanics.

at - Automatisierungstechnik.

71(7), pp. 505-514.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2023-0064
Sommer, Bettina; Haas, Michelle; Karrer, Samuel; Jörger, Matthias; Graf, Eveline; Huber, Martin; Baumgartner, Daniel; Bansi, Jens; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph,

2023.

The effect on muscle activity of reaching beyond arm's length on a mobile seat : a pilot study for trunk control training for people after stroke.

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation.

5(4), pp. 100289.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100289
Croci, Eleonora; Eckers, Franziska; Nüesch, Corina; Aghlmandi, Soheila; Kovacs, Balazs Krisztian; Genter, Jeremy; Baumgartner, Daniel; Müller, Andreas Marc; Mündermann, Annegret,

2022.

Load-induced glenohumeral translation after rotator cuff tears : protocol for an in vivo study.

JMIR Research Protocols.

11(12), pp. e43769.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.2196/43769
Haas, Michelle C; Sommer, Bettina B; Karrer, Samuel; Jörger, Matthias; Graf, Eveline S; Huber, Martin; Baumgartner, Daniel; Bansi, Jens; Kool, Jan; Bauer, Christoph M,

2022.

Surface electromyographic activity of trunk muscles during trunk control exercises for people after stroke; effect of a mobile and stable seat for rehabilitation.

PLOS ONE.

17(7), pp. e0272382.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272382
Croci, Eleonora; Künzler, Marina; Börlin, Sean; Eckers, Franziska; Nüesch, Corina; Baumgartner, Daniel; Müller, Andreas Marc; Mündermann, Annegret,

2022.

Reliability of the fluoroscopic assessment of load-induced glenohumeral translation during a 30° shoulder abduction test.

Biomechanics.

2(2), pp. 255-263.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics2020020
Thijs, Liselot; Voets, Eline; Wiskerke, Evelien; Nauwelaerts, Thomas; Arys, Yves; Haspeslagh, Harold; Kool, Jan; Bischof, Patrick; Bauer, Christoph; Lemmens, Robin; Baumgartner, Daniel; Verheyden, Geert,

2021.

Technology-supported sitting balance therapy versus usual care in the chronic stage after stroke : a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.

18(120).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00910-7
Kuster, Roman P.; Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.; Blom, Victoria; Baumgartner, Daniel; Hagströmer, Maria; Ekblom, Örjan,

2021.

How accurate and precise can we measure the posture and the energy expenditure component of sedentary behaviour with one sensor?.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

18(11), pp. 5782.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115782
Bauer, C.M.; Nast, I.; Scheermesser, M.; Kuster, R.P.; Textor, D.; Wenger, M.; Kool, J.; Baumgartner, D.,

2021.

A novel assistive therapy chair to improve trunk control during neurorehabilitation : perceptions of physical therapists and patients.

Applied Ergonomics.

94(103390).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103390
Kuster, Roman P.; Hagströmer, Maria; Baumgartner, Daniel; Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.,

2021.

Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work.

BMC Public Health.

21(345).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10387-7
Bouaicha, Samy; Kuster, Roman; Schmid, Bruno; Baumgartner, Daniel; Zumstein, Matthias; Moor, Beat Kaspar,

2020.

Biomechanical analysis of the humeral head coverage, glenoid inclination and acromio-glenoidal height as isolated components of the critical shoulder angle in a dynamic cadaveric shoulder model.

Clinical Biomechanics.

72, pp. 115-121.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.12.003
Kuster, Roman Peter; Bauer, Christoph Michael; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2020.

Is active sitting on a dynamic office chair controlled by the trunk muscles?.

PLOS ONE.

15(11).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242854
Kuster, Roman P.; Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.; Blom, Victoria; Baumgartner, Daniel; Hagströmer, Maria; Ekblom, Örjan,

2020.

Is sitting always inactive and standing always active? : a simultaneous free-living activPal and ActiGraph analysis.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

17(23), pp. 8864.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238864
Kuster, Roman; Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.; Baumgartner, Daniel; Blom, Victoria; Hagströmer, Maria; Ekblom, Örjan,

2019.

Detecting prolonged sitting bouts with the ActiGraph GT3X.

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

30(3), pp. 572-582.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13601
Kuster, Roman Peter; Bauer, Christoph Michael; Gossweiler, Lukas; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2018.

Active sitting with backrest support : is it feasible?.

Ergonomics.

61(12), pp. 1685-1695.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1517899
Bauer, Christoph; Rast, F.M.; Böck, C.; Kuster, Roman; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2018.

Determination of a sagittal plane axis of rotation for a dynamic office chair.

Applied Ergonomics.

72, pp. 107-112.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.05.008
Kuster, Roman; Huber, Mirco; Hirschi, Silas; Siegl, Walter; Baumgartner, Daniel; Hagströmer, Maria; Grooten, Wim,

2018.

Measuring sedentary behavior by means of muscular activity and accelerometry.

Sensors.

18(11).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s18114010
Koller, Thomas; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2017.

Automatisierte Zweipunktdiskrimination bei Phantomschmerzen.

Der Schmerz.

31(1), pp. 69-73.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00482-016-0158-x
Moor, B.K.; Kuster, Roman; Osterhoff, G.; Baumgartner, Daniel; Werner, C.M.L.; Zumstein, M.A.; Bouaicha, S.,

2016.

Inclination-dependent changes of the critical shoulder angle significantly influence superior glenohumeral joint stability.

Clinical Biomechanics.

32, pp. 268-273.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.10.013
Baumgartner, Daniel; Tomas, Daniel; Gossweiler, Lukas; Siegl, Walter; Osterhoff, Georg; Heinlein, Bernd,

2013.

Towards the development of a novel experimental shoulder simulator with rotating scapula and individually controlled muscle forces simulating the rotator cuff.

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.

52(3), pp. 293-299.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-013-1120-z
Baumgartner, Daniel; Zemp, Roland; List, Renate; Stoop, Mirjam; Naxera, Jaroslav; Elsig, Jean Pierre; Lorenzetti, Silvio,

2013.

The spinal curvature of three different sitting positions analysed in an open MRI scanner.

The Scientific World Journal.

2012(184016).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/184016

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Lone, Omar; Weiss, Manuel; Baumgartner, Daniel; Chavarriaga, Ricardo,

2024.

A Python-based open software for EEG-based brain-machine interfaces [poster].

In:

Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering SSBE Abstract Book.

Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering SSBE, Winterthur, Switzerland, 5. September 2024.

Winterthur:

SSBE.

pp. 26.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31394
Carroll, Daniel; Kiener, Luca; Baumgartner, Daniel; Nusser, Michaela,

2024.

Finite element modelling of locking plate fixation during humeral abduction cycle [poster].

In:

29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 June - 3 July 2024.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31221
Nusser, Michaela; Carroll, Daniel; Kiener, Luca; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2024.

Screw configuration optimization in 4-part humeral fracture surgery : an algorithmic approach [poster].

In:

29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 June - 3 July 2024.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31222
Haas, Michelle C.; Baumgartner, Daniel; Sommer, Bettina; Kilchenmann, Andrea,

2023.

Older adults prefer virtual reality when playing a fruit reaching game [poster].

In:

5th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 24 August 2023.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29404
Kuster, Roman; Gossweiler, Lukas; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2016.

Reduce sedentary behaviour in desk based office work by means of a novel ergonomic office chair [poster].

In:

6th ISPAH - International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-19 November 2016.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4696
Kuster, Roman; Oetiker, Sarah; Baumgartner, Daniel; Kool, Jan,

2014.

Muscular activity while sitting on a novel dynamic office chair [poster].

In:

7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, USA, 06-11 July 2014.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1397
Kuster, Roman; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2014.

Entwicklung eines neuen dynamischen Bürostuhls zur Mobilisierung der Wirbelsäule [paper].

In:

SwissErgo-Tagung, Neuchâtel, 2014.

Other publications

Sommer, Bettina; Baumgartner, Daniel; Kuster, Roman; Wenger, Michaela; Bauer, Christoph,

2021.

A new shoe sole technology that transfers the ground composition to the sole of the foot : a user experience evaluation [poster].

In:

XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, online, 25-29 July 2021.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24273
Baumann, Thomas; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nicolas; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2017.

Illumination homogeneity of bifacial systems : outdoor measurements with systematically varied installation conditions : visual [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2017.

33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-29 September 2017.

pp. 1605-1609.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20172017-5BV.4.28
Schmid, Bruno; Kuster, Roman; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2014.

Novel balance platform : a feasibility study to collect normative data [poster].

In:

7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, USA, 06-11 July 2014.
Kuster, Roman; Gossweiler, Lukas; Bauer, Christoph; Oetiker, Sarah; Kool, Jan; Meier, Jürg; Lünenburger, Lars; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2014.

Novel dynamic chair concept to mobilise pelvis and spine [paper].

In:

Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) - Medtech Event, Bern, 2. September 2014.
Bircher, Andreas; Kuster, Roman; Geisendorf, Markus; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2014.

Novel method to investigate cushioning effects of suspension forks : a human centered pilot study [poster].

In:

Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE), Zurich, August 2014.
Schmid, Bruno; Kuster, Roman; Bauer, Christoph; Baumgartner, Daniel; Kool, Jan,

2014.

Shortened M Psoas Major increases Lumbar Lordosis : an experimental approach [poster].

In:

Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE), Zurich, August 2014.
Kuster, Roman; Gossweiler, Lukas; Schelldorfer, Sarah; Kool, Jan; Meier, Jürg; Lünenburger, Lars; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2013.

Novel dynamic chair concept to mobilise pelvis and spine [poster].

In:

Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) - Medtech Event, Bern, 27. August 2013.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Kuster, Roman; Schmid, Bruno; Gossweiler, Lukas; Moor, Beat; Bouaicha, Samy; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2016.

Experimental shoulder testing under in-vivo anatomy and physiology.

In:

11th Conference of the International Shoulder Group (ISG), Winterthur, 14-16 July 2016.
Kuster, Roman; Kellenberger-Züst, Marion; Heinlein, Bernd; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2016.

Usability and validity of a novel smartphone application to measure shoulder range of motion.

In:

11th Conference of the International Shoulder Group (ISG), Winterthur, 14-16 July 2016.
Kuster, Roman; Gossweiler, Lukas; Bauer, Christoph; Baumgartner, Daniel; Geert, Verheyden,

2015.

Novel trunk training device for patients early post stroke.

In:

International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurorehabilitation (ICRAN), Valencia, Spain, 11-12 June 2015.

Sociedad Española de Neurorrehabilitación (SENR).
Kuster, Roman; Moor, Beat; Bouaicha, Samy; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2015.

Why cause large critical shoulder angles rotator cuff tears and small ones osteoarthritis?.

In:

21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Prague, 5-8 July 2015.
Kuster, Roman; Baumgartner, Daniel,

2014.

Are novel office chairs used dynamically in daily office routine? : a novel measurement method.

In:

Annual Meeting 2014 of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE), Zurich, 26.-27. August 2014.

Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSBE).
Baumgartner, Daniel; Arici, N.; Nart, M.; Bauer, C.,

2013.

Biomechanical analysis of the ground reaction force during kick-off acceleration on roller skis.

In:

8. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), Neu-Ulm, Deutschland, 15.-17. Mai 2013.
Baumgartner, Daniel; Tomas, Daniel; Gossweiler, Lukas,

2013.

Experimental shoulder simulation with rotating scapula and individually controlled muscle forces.

In:

8. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), Neu-Ulm, Deutschland, 15.-17. Mai 2013.

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