Bettina Sommer

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Associate Human Movement Lab

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1231-2987

Projects

• Open Research Data in Swiss Movement Laboratories / Team member / laufend
• Holoreach / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Collection of normative data with a cluster and trunk marker model / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Tonefit Reha / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Valedo Neck Therapy / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Nast, Irina; Scheermesser, Mandy; Ernst, Markus; Sommer, Bettina; Schmid, Philipp Matthias; Weisenhorn, Martin; Bärtschi, Evelyne; Gomez, Daniela; Iten, Patricia; von Wartburg, Angela; Frey, Walter; Lünenburger, Lars; Bauer, Christoph,

  2024.

  Usability of a visual feedback system to assess and improve movement disorders related to neck pain : perceptions of physical therapists and patients.

  Heliyon.

  10(5), pp. e26931.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26931

• 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

• 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

• Sommer, Bettina; Pauli, Carole; McCaskey, Michael; Behrendt, Frank; Schuster-Amft, Corina; Graf, Eveline,

  2022.

  Biomechanical comparison of walking with a new, wearable rehabilitation training device to Nordic walking and regular walking in people with chronic low back pain.

  Assistive Technology.

  35(6), pp. 477-486.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2022.2138634

• 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

• Freitag, Livia; Hohenauer, Erich; Meichtry, André; Pauli, Carole; Sommer, Bettina; Graf, Eveline,

  2022.

  Effect of submaximal running in rocker shoes on gluteal muscle activation under different running conditions.

  Science & Sports.

  38(1), pp. 25-33.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2021.12.003

• Graf, Eveline Silvia; Raaflaub, Cristina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Sommer, Bettina,

  2021.

  Stability boots for the treatment of Achilles tendon injuries : how do they affect ankle biomechanics while walking?.

  Footwear Science.

  2021(13), pp. 45-47.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2021.1917674

• Schmid, Philipp Matthias; Bauer, Christoph; Ernst, Markus; Sommer, Bettina; Lünenburger, Lars; Weisenhorn, Martin,

  2021.

  A two joint neck model to identify malposition of the head relative to the thorax.

  Sensors.

  21(9), pp. 3297.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093297

• Sommer, Bettina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Graf, Eveline,

  2021.

  Stability boots for the treatment of Achilles tendon injuries : gait analysis of healthy participants.

  Gait & Posture.

  91, pp. 131-136.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.009

• Sommer, Bettina B.; Weisenhorn, Martin; Ernst, Markus J.; Meichtry, André; Rast, Fabian M.; Kleger, Dominik; Schmid, Philipp; Lünenburger, Lars; Bauer, Christoph M.,

  2019.

  Concurrent validity and reliability of a mobile tracking technology to measure angular and linear movements of the neck.

  Journal of Biomechanics.

  pp. 109340.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109340

• Ernst, Markus; Sommer, Bettina; Meichtry, André; Bauer, Christoph,

  2019.

  Intra-rater reliability of determining positions of cervical spinous processes and measuring their relative distances.

  BMC Research Notes.

  12(265).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4299-8

• Haas, Michelle C.; Sommer, Bettina; van Rekum, Simon; Moerman, Felix; Graf, Eveline S.,

  2024.

  Development of open science guidelines for movement laboratories [poster].

  In:

  Annual Conference of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC), Oslo, Norway, 11-14 September 2024.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31489

• Nast, Irina; Niedermann, Karin; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch-Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wieber, Frank; Wirz, Markus,

  2023.

  Exercise is medicine : Integration in das Schweizer Gesundheitssystem und internationale Best Practices [paper].

  In:

  2. Sports, Medicine and Health Summit (SMHS), Hamburg, Deutschland, 22.-24. Juni 2023.

• Sommer, Bettina; Weisenhorn, Martin; Ernst, Markus; Meichtry, André; Rast, Fabian; Kleger, Dominik; Schmid, Philipp Matthias; Lünenburger, Lars; Bauer, Christoph,

  2019.

  Concurrent validity and reliability of mobile Steam®VR tracking technology based sensors capturing neck movement [poster].

  In:

  Annual Meeting of the European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children (ESMAC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23.-28. September 2019.

  Elsevier.

  pp. 317-318.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.323

• Sommer, Bettina; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Gut, Vanessa; Feer, Sonja,

  2024.

  Analysing physical activity : the complementary benefits of sensor-based and observational instruments [poster].

  In:

  6th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 September 2024.

• Schulthess, Sandra; Graf, Eveline; Sommer, Bettina,

  2024.

  Which disease specific gait parameters best reflect self-perceived walking impairments of multiple sclerosis patients? [poster].

  In:

  6th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 September 2024.

• 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

• Sommer, Bettina; Raaflaub, Cristina; Hollenstein, Andreas; Graf, Eveline,

  2020.

  Achillessehnen-Verletzungen : Untersuchung der medizinischen Versorgung mit dem Künzli Ortho Rehab Absolut, Orthotech Vario Stabil und Oped Vacoped.

  Fuss & Schuh.

  146(6), pp. 5-7.

• Dratva, Julia; Etzer-Hofer, Irene; Feer, Sonja; Sommer, Bettina,

  2020.

  Auswirkungen von Sport und Bewegung während der Arbeitszeit auf die Gesundheit und die Produktivität am Arbeitsplatz : Recherche Schweiz und International.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21302

• Nast, Irina; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wieber, Frank; Wirz, Markus; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2020.

  Bewegung als Therapie : Schlussbericht im Auftrag des Bundesamts für Gesundheit (BAG).

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22129

• Sommer, Bettina; Hinterberger, Benjamin; Rast, Fabian; Schelldorfer, Sarah; Ernst, Markus; Kuster, Roman; Lorenzetti, Silvio; Bauer, Christoph,

  2014.

  Trunk kinematics in non-specific low back pain patients following sudden unloading [poster].

  In:

  1st Clinical Movement Analysis World Conference, Rome, Italy, 1-4 October 2014.

• Wieber, Frank; Nast, Irina; Carlander, Maria; Mattli, Renato; Rausch, Anne-Kathrin; Sommer, Bettina; Wirz, Markus; Niedermann Schneider, Karin,

  2022.

  Prescribing physical activity : status quo of the integration in Swiss healthcare system and international best practices.

  In:

  17th Conference of the Swiss Psychological Society, Zurich, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2022.

  Available from: https://sps2022.psychologie.uzh.ch/symposia-monday-5-september-2022-1030-1200/

• Graf, Eveline; Pauli, Carole; Sommer, Bettina,

  2021.

  Altered timing in trunk rotation with the ToneFit Reha compared to Nordic Walking in people with low back pain.

  In:

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

• Sommer, Bettina,

  2020.

  Bewegungsförderung während der Arbeitszeit oder mit anderweitiger Vergütung.

  In:

  hepa.ch Netzwerktagung, Online, 9. September 2020.

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