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Assoz. Prof. Mag. Hans Kainz, Privatdoz. MSc PhD
Hans Kainz
T: +43-1-4277-48887
https://neuromechanics.univie.ac.at/

Consultation hours: by arrangement

Head of the Neuromechanics Research Group

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans_Kainz
Twitter: @hans_kainz
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j73SjiQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E. K., Holder, J., Kranzl, A., Mindler, G., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024). Increased knee flexion in participants with cerebral palsy results in altered stresses at the distal femoral growth plate compared to a typically developing cohort. Gait & Posture, 113, 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.06.012
Kainz, H., Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E. K., Bader, T., Mindler, G., & Kranzl, A. (2024). A framework based on subject-specific musculoskeletal models and Monte Carlo simulations to personalize muscle coordination retraining. Scientific Reports, 14, [3567]. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-024-53857-9
Exel, J., Deimel, D., Koller, W., Werle, C., Baca, A., Maffiodo, D., Sensana, R., Colombo, A., & Kainz, H. (2023). Neuromechanics of finger hangs with arm lock-offs: analyzing joint moments and muscle activations to improve practice guidelines for climbing. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, [1251089]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1251089
Kainz, H., Mindler, G. T., & Kranzl, A. (2023). Influence of femoral anteversion angle and neck-shaft angle on muscle forces and joint loading during walking. PLoS ONE, 18(10), [e0291458]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291458
Koller, W., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2023). The gait pattern and not the femoral morphology is the main contributor to asymmetric hip joint loading. PLoS ONE, 18(9), [e0291789]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291789
Kaufmann, P., Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E., Goncalves, B., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2023, Sep 22). Trial-to-trial similarity and distinctness of muscle synergy activation coefficients increases during learning and with a higher level of movement proficiency. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.19.558460
Goncalves, B., Koller, W., Schmitz, K., Baca, A., Kainz, H., & Kranzl, A. (2023). Effects of simulated healthy gait patters in children with idiopathic torsion deformities. Gait & Posture, 106(Supplement 1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.084
Koller, W., Elias, W., Holder, J., Kranzl, A., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2023). Femoral growth plate stresses in children with cerebral palsy compared to typically developing children. Gait & Posture, 106(Supplement 1), 102-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.128
Guggenberger, B., Horsak, B., Habersack, A., Smith, C., Svehlik, M., & Kainz, H. (2023). Internal lower limb rotation increases patella cartilage pressure in individuals with patellofemoral instability. Gait & Posture, 106(Supplement 1), 71-72. http://10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.088
Kainz, H., Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E., Mindler, G., & Kranzl, A. (2023). Musculoskeletal modelling informed muscle coordination re-training to reduce knee joint loads. Gait & Posture, 106(Supplement 1), 236-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.08.023
Wallnöfer, E. K., Kaufmann, P., Koller, W., & Kainz, H. (2023). Influences of EMG-informed musculoskeletal simulation approaches on estimations of lower limb muscle and joint contact forces. Gait & Posture, 100(Supplement 1), 7-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.024
Koller, W., Kranzl, A., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2023). Net joint moments versus internal joint loading: Can we trust correlations between joint moments and contact forces from generic-scaled models? Gait & Posture, 100(Supplement 1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.022
Koller, W., Gonçalves, B., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2023). Intra- and inter-subject variability of femoral growth plate stresses in typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 11, [1140527]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1140527
Kainz, H., & Jonkers, I. (2023). Imaging-based musculoskeletal models alter muscle and joint contact forces but do not improve the agreement with experimentally measured electromyography signals in children with cerebral palsy. Gait & Posture, 100, 91-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.019
Kainz, H., & Kranzl, A. (2022). In-toeing gait requires less muscular effort and reduces lower limb joint loads in people with internal torsional deformities. Gait & Posture, 97(Supplement 1), 391-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.07.239
Guggenberger, B., Horsak, B., Habersack, A., Smith, C., Svehlik, M., & Kainz, H. (2022). The influence of different walking strategies on patellofemoral and tibiofemoral contact forces in individuals with patellofemoral instability. Gait & Posture, 97(Supplement 1), 68-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.07.052
Kainz, H., Koller, W., Kaufmann, P., Unglaube, F., Kranzl, A., & Baca, A. (2022). Impact of Bony Geometry on Static Optimization Based Estimations of Muscle Activations and Forces. In MATHMOD 2022 Discussion Contribution Volume: Discussion Contributions of the 10th Vienna Conference on Mathematical Modelling, Vienna, Austria, July 27 – 29, 2022 (pp. 15-16). ARGESIM-Report Vol. 17 https://doi.org/10.11128/arep.17.a17042
Koller, W., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2022). Intra-Subject Variability of Femoral Growth Simulations Based on Personalized Finite Element Models. In ESB 2022: 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics: abstract book; 26 - 29 June 2022, Porto, Portugal (pp. 384). European Society of Biomechanics. https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2022porto/papers/porto_2034.pdf
Horsak, B., Simonlehner, M., Dumphart, B., Kainz, H., Killen, B., & Jonkers, I. (2022). Patella-femoral joint loading during the modified Star Excursion Balance Test: Preliminary results of an extensive simulation study. Gait & Posture, 97(Supplement 1), 5-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.07.013
Kaufmann, P., Zweier, L., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2022). Shared Synergies Between Complex Movements. In ESB 2022: 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics : abstract book; 26. - 29. June 2022, Porto, Portugal (pp. 368). European Society of Biomechanics. https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2022porto/papers/porto_2232.pdf

Department of Sport and Human Movement Science

Auf der Schmelz 6a (USZ II)
1150 Wien
Room: 2.16a

T: +43-1-4277-48887

hans.kainz@univie.ac.at