Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik

Willwacher, Steffen

Willwacher, Steffen

Prof. Dr. 
Biomechanik und Grundlagen der Ingenieurswissenschaften
  • Raum: CW0.05.1
  • Max-Planck-Straße 1, 77656 Offenburg
  • Freitags von 16:00 - 17:30 Uhr via Zoom nach vorheriger Anmeldung per E-Mail

Funktion

Lehrveranstaltungen (aktuelles und vorhergehendes Semester)

  • Neuromechanik, M+V1010
  • Bewegungslehre, M+V1005
  • Bewegungslehre, M+V1005

Publikationen

2024

Judith Bleuel, Igor Komnik, Iris Mittendorfer, Björn Michel, Steffen Willwacher Abnormal gait pattern in downhill hiking is related to muscular deficits of the knee flexors and extensors in active patients with total knee arthroplasty
Florian A. Engel, Frank Zehnter, Tomer Yona, Patrick Mai, Steffen Willwacher, Peter Düking, Billy Sperlich Acute physiological, biomechanical, and perceptual responses of runners wearing downward-curved carbon fiber insoles

2023

Steffen Willwacher, Anna Bruder, Johanna Robbin, Jakob Kruppa, Patrick Mai A Multidimensional Assessment of a Novel Adaptive Versus Traditional Passive Ankle Sprain Protection Systems
Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Lasse Mausehund, Sigurd Solbakken, Steffen Willwacher, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Ola Eriksrud, Tron Krosshaug A nine-week ACL injury prevention program for female handball players: effect on knee joint loading, cutting technique and performance
Tom Oeppert, Marvin Zedler, Jan-Peter Goldmann, Björn Braunstein, Steffen Willwacher, Tobias Alt A novel framework for the analysis of linear acceleration mechanics focussing on 'Shin Roll'. How to 'Rock'n'Roll'?
Tim Hoenig, Anna Lina Rahlf, Jan Wilke, Inga Krauß, Dimitris Dalos, Steffen Willwacher, Patrick Mai, Karsten Hollander, Dominik Fohrmann, Tron Krosshaug, Thomas Gronwald Appraising the Methodological Quality of Sports Injury Video Analysis Studies: The QA-SIVAS Scale
Steffen Willwacher, Johanna Robbin, Tanja Eßer, Patrick Mai Bewegungsanalysesysteme in der Forschung und für niedergelassene Orthopädinnen und Orthopäden
Tim Hoenig, Anna Lina Rahlf, Jan Wilke, Steffen Willwacher, Patrick Mai, Karsten Hollander, Dominik Fohrmann, Thomas Gronwald Bewertung der methodischen Qualität wissenschaftlicher Studien in der Sporttraumatologie: Die QA-SIVAS Skala und ihre Reliabilität, Konstruktvalidität und Praktikabilität
Johanna Robbin, Patrick Mai, Janina Helwig, Steffen Willwacher Does an analysis of the world top 100 track and road running performances provide an indication for the effects of super shoes and spikes?
Leon Robertz, Kevin Bill, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Markus Kurz, Wolfgang Potthast, Patrick Mai, Steffen Willwacher Effect of running speed and inclination on biomechanical risk factors for medial tibial stress syndrome
Thomas Gronwald, Anna Lina Rahlf, Jan Wilke, Steffen Willwacher, Patrick Mai, Karsten Hollander, Dominik Fohrmann, Tim Hoenig Entwicklung einer Checkliste zur Bewertung der methodischen Qualität von Studien zur Untersuchung von Sportverletzungen auf Basis von Videoanalysen: die QA-SIVAS Skala
Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Markus Kurz, Lasse Mausehund, Steffen Willwacher, Tron Krosshaug, Uwe Gustav Kersting Fast Feedback on Joint Biomechanics for Team Sport Athletes: A Feasibility Study with Implications for Injury Risk Screening
Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Lasse Mausehund, Steffen Willwacher, Tron Krosshaug, Uwe Gustav Kersting Fast-Feedback on joint biomechanics for team sport athletes: A feasibility study with implications for injury risk monitoring
Maximilian Gießler, Marc Breig, Virginia Wolf, Fabian Schnekenburger, Ulrich Hochberg, Steffen Willwacher Gait Phase Detection on Level and Inclined Surfaces for Human Beings with an Orthosis and Humanoid Robots
Marcus Schmidt, Kevin Nolte, Benedikt Terschluse, Steffen Willwacher, Thomas Jaitner Positive influence of neuromuscular training on knee injury risk factors during cutting and landing tasks in elite youth female handball players
Mathias Kolodziej, Andreas Groll, Kevin Nolte, Steffen Willwacher, Tobias Alt, Marcus Schmidt, Thomas Jaitner Predictive modeling of lower extremity injury risk in male elite youth soccer players using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression
Jonas Klein, Tom Jasper Oeppert, Moritz Schepp, Klara Lange, Thomas Schmalz, Steffen Willwacher Preprint: Advanced spike technology enhances sprinting speed
Steffen Willwacher, Patrick Mai, Janina Helwig, Markus Hipper, Burkay Utku, Johanna Robbin Preprint: Does advanced footwear technology improve track and road racing performance? An explorative analysis based on the 100 best yearly performances in the world between 2010 and 2022 ; The effects of super-footwear on world-class track and road racing performances.
Hannah Rice, Patrick Mai, Max Sanno, Steffen Willwacher Reduced tibial loading during a 10km run in competitive and recreational runners
Janina Helwig, Janik Diels, Mareike Röll, Hubert Mahler, Albert Gollhofer, Kai Roecker, Steffen Willwacher Relationships between External, Wearable Sensor-Based, and Internal Parameters: A Systematic Review
Dominik Fohrmann, Daniel Hamacher, Alberto Sanchez-Alvarado, Wolfgang Potthast, Patrick Mai, Steffen Willwacher, Karsten Hollander Reliability of Running Stability during Treadmill and Overground Running
Jennifer Sumner, Evan Day, Katherine Wagner, Jessica Thompson, Steffen Willwacher, Matthieu B. Trudeau Run Signature 2.0: advancing our ability to quantify habitual motion path deviations
Hannah Rice, Markus Kurz, Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Kevin Bill, Timothy R. Derrick, Steffen Willwacher Speed and surface steepness affect internal tibial loading during running
Verena Rist, Julia Block, Sebastian I. Wolf, Merkur Alimusaj, Steffen Willwacher, Daniel Heitzmann Structured assessment of mobility and balance in people with a lower limb amputation utilising a combined protocol of functional tests
Jonas Klein, Tom Jasper Oeppert, Moritz Schepp, Klara Lange, Thomas Schmalz, Steffen Willwacher The effects of advanced spike technology on maximal sprinting speed
Steffen Willwacher, Gillian Weir The future of footwear biomechanics research
Robin Schäfer, Katharina Trompeter, Daniela Fett, Kai Heinrich, Johannes Funken, Steffen Willwacher, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Petra Platen The mechanical loading of the spine in physical activities
Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Johanna Robbin, Kevin Bill, Gillian Weir, Markus Kurz, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Karsten Hollander, Joseph Hamill, Steffen Willwacher Towards functionally individualised designed footwear recommendation for overuse injury prevention: a scoping review

2022

Tobias Alt, Tom J Oeppert, Marvin Zedler, Jan-Peter Goldmann, Björn Braunstein, Steffen Willwacher A novel guideline for the analysis of linear acceleration mechanics – outlining a conceptual framework of ‘shin roll’ motion
Jacqueline Ruth, Steffen Willwacher, Oliver Korn Acceptance of Digital Sports: A Study Showing the Rising Acceptance of Digital Health Activities Due to the SARS-CoV-19 Pandemic
Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Johanna Robbin, Matthias Thelen, Markus Kurz, Steffen Willwacher, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Gillian Weir, Joseph Hamill An analytical framework to understand individual running-related injury risk response patterns to footwear
Kevin Bill, Patrick Mai, Steffen Willwacher, Tron Krosshaug, Uwe Gustav Kersting Athletes with high knee abduction moments show increased vertical center of mass excursions and knee valgus angles across sport-specific fake-and-cut tasks of different complexities
Mathias Kolodziej, Steffen Willwacher, Kevin Nolte, Marcus Schmidt, Thomas Jaitner Biomechanical Risk Factors of Injury-Related Single-Leg Movements in Male Elite Youth Soccer Players
Steffen Willwacher, Maximilian Sanno, Patrick Mai, Gert-Peter Brüggemann Biomechanical risk factors for common running overuse injuries: Effects of running-induced fatigue and cushioning technology
Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Leon Robertz, Katharina Glöckler, Mireia Claramunt-Molet, Steffen Willwacher, Julia Bartsch, Mathias Eggerud, Anniken Pedersen, Lasse Mausehund, Fredrik Sæland, Reidar Bergh Moss, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Ola Eriksrud, Tron Krosshaug Can a simplified knee abduction moment estimation be used for athlete screening? Implications for ACL injury prevention
Matthew Salzano, Gillian Weir, Jessica Thompson, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Christopher Ertel, Kayley Dear, Steffen Willwacher, Joseph Hamill Can footwear satisfaction be predicted from mechanical properties?
Leon Robertz, Kevin Bill, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Igor Kommik, Patrick Mai, Steffen Willwacher, Markus Kurz, Wolfgang Potthast Effect of downhill running on biomechanical risk factors associated with iliotibial band syndrome
Markus Kurz, Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Kevin Bill, Markus Hipper, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Wolfgang Potthast, Steffen Willwacher Impact of running slope and speed on biomechanical risk factors associated with Achilles tendinopathy
Markus Hipper, Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Markus Kurz, Kevin Bill, Steffen Willwacher, Wolfgang Potthast Impact of running speed and slope on instantaneous and average vertical loading rates
Patrick Mai, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Irena Götze, Steffen Willwacher Is footwear enhancing the left-right symmetry in frontal plane ankle kinematics?
Kevin Bill, Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Katharina Glöckler, Mireia Claramunt-Molet, Steffen Willwacher, Julia Bartsch, Mathias Eggerud, Anniken Pedersen, Fredrik Sæland, Reidar Bergh Moss, Ola Eriksrud, Tron Krosshaug, Uwe Gustav Kersting Knee kinematics and kinetics of sport-specific fake-and-cut maneuvers of varying complexity in female handball players
Jan Wilke, Anna Lina Rahlf, Eszter Füzéki, Patrick Mai, Johanna Robbin, Steffen Willwacher, David Groneberg, Luiz Hespanhol, Gabriela Martins de Oliveira, Benedict Tan, Karsten Hollander, Julian David Pillay Physical Activity During Lockdowns Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-analysis of 173 Studies with 320,636 Participants
Marcus Schmidt, Kevin Nolte, Benedikt Terschluse, Steffen Willwacher, Thomas Jaitner Preprint: Positive influence of neuromuscular training on knee injury risk factors during cutting and landing tasks in elite youth female handball players
Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Johanna Robbin, Kevin Bill, Gillian Weir, Markus Kurz, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Karsten Hollander, Joseph Hamill, Steffen Willwacher Preprint: Towards functionally individualized designed footwear recommendation for overuse injury prevention: A Scoping Review
Steffen Willwacher, Markus Kurz, Johanna Robbin, Matthias  Thelen, Joseph Hamill, Patrick Mai, Luke Kelly Running-Related Biomechanical Risk Factors for Overuse Injuries in Distance Runners: A Systematic Review Considering Injury Specificity and the Potentials for Future Research
Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Julia Bartsch, Steffen Willwacher, Uwe Gustav Kersing, Tron Krosshaug Screening athletes for ACL injury risk: Effects of game specificity on knee abduction moment
Oliver Korn, Steffen Willwacher Smarte Systeme in Rehabilitation und Prävention. Wie künstliche Intelligenz und Gamification das Bewegungstraining individualisieren
Steffen Willwacher, Kevin Bill, Leon Robertz, Markus Kurz, Igor Kommik, Patrick Mai, Wolfgang Potthast Speed and slope effects on metatarsophalangeal joint kinematics in running
Kevin Bill, Patrick Mai, Mireia Claramunt-Molet, Julia Bartsch, Mathias Eggerud, Anniken Pedersen, Reidar Berg Moss, Katharina Glöckler, Fredrik Sæland, Steffen Willwacher, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Ola Eriksrud, Tron Krosshaug The effect of cutting task complexity on technique variables associated with increased risk of ACL injuries in female handball players
Niklas Enslin, Dominik Fohrmann, Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Kevin Bill, Markus Kurz, Wolfgang Potthast, Steffen Willwacher The effects of video anonymization in markerless tracking on running kinematics
Patrick Mai, Kevin Bill, Katharina Glöckler, Mireia Claramunt-Molet, Julia Bartsch, Steffen Willwacher, Mathias Eggerud, Anniken Tidemann Pedersen, Fredrik Sæland, Reidar Bergh Moss, Lasse Mausehund, Uwe Gustav Kersting, Ola Eriksrud, Tron Krosshaug Unanticipated fake-and-cut maneuvers do not increase knee abduction moments in sport-specific tasks: Implication for ACL injury prevention and risk screening
Steffen Willwacher, Patrick Mai Warum machen Hightech-Spikes eigentlich schneller?
Johannes Funken, Steffen Willwacher, Wolfgang Potthast Weitsprung mit und ohne Unterschenkelprothese – gleiche Sportart, unterschiedliche Disziplinen

2021

Jan Wilke, Lisa Mohr, Adam S. Tenforde, Pascal Edouard, Chiara Fossati, Steffen Willwacher, Marcela Gonzalez-Gross, Celco Sánchez Ramírez, Fernando Laiño, Benedict Tan, Julian David Pillay, Fabio Pigozzi, David Jimenez-Pavon, Bernhard Novak, Johannes Jaunig, Mandy Zhang, Mirreile van Poppel, Christoph Heidt, Gustavo Yuki, Daniel E. Lieberman, Lutz Vogt, Evert Verhagen, Luiz Hespanhol, Karsten Hollander A Pandemic within the Pandemic? Physical Activity Levels Substantially Decreased in Countries Affected by COVID-19
Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Matthias Thelen, Gillian Weir, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Joseph Hamill, Steffen Willwacher A method to quantify stiffness across the entire surface of a shoe‘s midsole
Steffen Willwacher, Kai Daniel Oberländer, Patrick Mai, Daniela Mählich, Markus Kurz, Till Koopmann, Dominik Fohrmann, Artur Kantarev, Uwe Gustav Kersting A new method for measuring treadmill belt velocity fluctuations: effects of treadmill type, body mass and locomotion speed
Matthew Salzano, Gillian Weir, John Kuzmeski, Jessica Thompson, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Steffen Willwacher, Christopher Ertel, Kayley Dear, Joseph Hamill Can We predict cushioning perception from the mechanical properties of shoes?
Uwe Gustav Kersting, Leon Robertz, Matthias Thelen, Patrick Mai, Steffen Willwacher Effects of localised bending stiffness reinforcement on level and inclined walking
Steffen Willwacher, Oliver Korn Gamification of Movement Exercises in Rehabilitation and Prevention: A Framework for Smart Training in AI-Based Exergames
Patrick Mai, Leon Robertz, Johanna Robbin, Matthias Thelen, Markus Kurz, Steffen Willwacher, Matthieu B. Trudeau, Gillian Weir, Joseph Hamill Individual response to multi-density midsoles to minimise biomechanical injury risk factors of Achilles tendinopathy in distance running
Amelie Werkhausen, Steffen Willwacher, Kirsten Albracht Medial gastrocnemius muscle fascicles shorten throughout stance during sprint acceleration
Steffen Willwacher, Markus Kurz, Johanna Robbin, Matthias Thelen, Joseph Hamill, Luke Kelly, Patrick Mai Preprint: Running related biomechanical risk factors for overuse injuries in distance runners: A systematic review considering injury specificity and the potentials for future research
Sarah Hahn, Inga Kröger, Steffen Willwacher, Peter Augat Reliability and validity varies among smartphone apps for range of motion measurements of the lower extremity: a systematic review
Masamichi Okudaira, Steffen Willwacher, Raki Kawama, Kazuki Ota, Satoru Tanigawa Sprinting kinematics and inter-limb coordination patterns at varying slope inclinations
Anke Fischer, Philipp Gawron, Nikolai Hangst, Lukas Stiglmeier, Alexander Gehringer, Björn Teufel, Thomas Wendt, Andrea Müller, Steffen Willwacher Updates aus der Forschungsgruppe um Prof. Dr. Thomas Wendt