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Developments in assessing joint loading during locomotion and human movement are influenced by fast-pace technological advances. Simple technical solutions for capturing human movement using wearables and cloud-based solutions lead to applications in fields less related to biomechanics. Our group generates clinical evidence for using these technical solutions for assessing relevant parameters in large cohorts, collecting data outside of the laboratory and as digital biomarkers. Moreover, we investigate the functional biomechanics of orthopaedic conditions, evaluate established and novel treatment methods, and develop experimental frameworks for assessing the response of the musculoskeletal system to modified loading conditions with a focus on understanding the ethology of degenerative musculoskeletal diseases.
Prof. Dr. Annegret Mündermann (University of Basel)
Prof. Dr. Annegret Mündermann has taken her role as Research Director Functional Biomechanics in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University Hospital Basel in 2012. She holds adjunct appointmens at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Basel and the Department of Spine Surgery at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland. She received a graduate degree in Mathematics and Sports Sciences from Universität Konstanz, Germany, and her Ph.D. in Medical Science/Biomechanics from the University of Calgary, Canada, where she was awarded the Chancellor’s Graduate Medal for her dissertation. Dr. Mündermann then moved to California where she conducted osteoarthritis research at Stanford University and to New Zealand where she held a research fellow position at the University of Otago. In 2010, she received her Venia Legendi (Habilitation) in Movement Science at Universität Konstanz, Germany, and in 2016 her Venia Docenti (Umhabilitation) in Sports Science at the University of Basel, Switzerland. in 2018, Dr. Mündermann received the title of a Professorship at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Her current research is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and several foundations and societies. Dr. Mündermann has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, serves as Section Editor-in-Chief of Biomechanics Gait & Posture, is a member of the editorial board of several journals and is a member of the following professional organizations: Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), the International, European and German Societies of Biomechanics (ISB, ESB and DGfB), the German Society for Orthopaedics and Tramatology in Sports (GOTS) and the Society for the Analysis of Human Motor Function and its Clinical Application (GAMMA).