Assoz. Prof. Mag. Hans Kainz, Privatdoz. MSc PhD
Sprechstunde: nach Vereinbarung
Leiter der Neuromechanik-Forschungsgruppe
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans_KainzTwitter: @hans_kainz
Publikationen: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j73SjiQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Sommersemester 2026
350046 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. H - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
350049 UE Begleitung der Abfassung einer Bachelorarbeit - Abt. H - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Wintersemester 2025
350147 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. A - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Sommersemester 2025
350046 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. H - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
350049 UE Begleitung der Abfassung einer Bachelorarbeit - Abt. H - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Stansfield, E., Egner, C., Mitteroecker, P., & Kainz, H. (2026). Did energy costs of walking limit the evolution of a larger human birth canal? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 293(2064). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2895
Koller, W., Kranzl, A., Mindler, G., Svehlik, M., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2025). Impact of Femoral Derotation Osteotomies on Gait, Growth Plate Loading, and Femoral Growth Trajectories in Children with Idiopathic Torsional Deformities. in Gait & Posture https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.07.133
Astl, M., Koller, W., Kranzl, A., Horsak, B., & Kainz, H. (2025). Influence of anthropometric variation in femur and tibia length on muscle-tendon length during walking. in Gait & Posture https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.07.028
Pürzel, A., Kaufmann, P., Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E. K., Kainz, H., & Baca, A. (2025). Biomechanical analysis of hip, knee, and ankle joint contact forces during squats in elite powerlifters. PLoS ONE, 20(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327973
Guggenberger, B., Koller, W., Habersack, A., Kraus, T., Sperl, M., Svehlik, M., & Kainz, H. (2025). Impact of Femoral and Tibial Torsion on Patellofemoral Loading in Individuals With Patellofemoral Instability. Journal of Orthopaedic Research: a journal for musculoskeletal investigations, 43(5), 973-983. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.26058
Pürzel, A., Kaufmann, P., Koller, W., Pöhlmann, L., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2025). Muscle Force Dynamics Across Increasing Squat Intensity Conditions in Elite Powerlifters. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 35(5).
Koller, W., Horsak, B., Kranzl, A., Unglaube, F., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2025). Physiological plausible muscle paths: A MATLAB tool for detecting and resolving muscle path discontinuities in musculoskeletal OpenSim models. in Gait & Posture https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.063
Eichwalder, J., Kaufmann, P., Mandl, T., Horsak, B., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2025). Assessing the Impact of Virtual Reality on Lower Limb Muscle Synergies: A Comparison with Real-World Movement. Gait & Posture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.050
Guggenberger, B., Kainz, H., & Svehlik, M. (2025). Femoral derotation osteotomy leads to more medializing patellofemoral force in most individuals with patellofemoral instability. Gait & Posture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.054
Widhalm, K., Durstberger, S., Penasso, H., Putz, P., Kainz, H., & Augat, P. (2025). Physical activity does not affect frontal knee angle control in healthy people performing split lunges. Gait & Posture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.080
Koller, W., Svehlik, M., Wallnöfer, E., Kranzl, A., Mindler, G., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024, Dez. 13). Femoral bone growth predictions based on personalized multi-scale simulations: Validation and sensitivity analysis of a mechanobiological model. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.09.627496
Kaufmann, P., Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E. K., Goncalves, B., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024). Increased trial-to-trial similarity and reduced temporal overlap of muscle synergy activation coefficients manifest during learning and with increasing movement proficiency. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Artikel 17638. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-024-68515-3
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, Artikel 3567. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-024-53857-9
Koller, W., Kranzl, A., Mindler, G., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024). Advanced multi-scale mechanobiological simulations enable the distinction between healthy and pathological bone growth patterns. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS). https://doi.org/10.36950/2024.4ciss007
Schwartz, MH., Ries, AJ., Georgiadis, AG., & Kainz, H. (2024). Demonstrating the utility of Instrumented Gait Analysis in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301230
Exel, J., Kaufmann, P., Platzer, L., Karner, M., Gáspari, A., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024). Effects of fatigue and different crimp sizes on muscle synergies during dead hangs: A pilot study on climbers. ISBS - International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Proceedings, 42. https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/231
Widhalm, K., Maul, L., Durstberger, S., Putz, P., Leder-Berg, S., Kainz, H., & Augat, P. (2024). Efficacy of Real-Time Feedback Exercise Therapy in Patients Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols. https://doi.org/10.2196/59755
Koller, W., Wallnöfer, E. K., Holder, J., Kranzl, A., Mindler, G., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024). ESMAC Best Paper Award 2023: 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.
Pürzel, A., Kaufmann, P., Koller, W., Deimel, D., Baca, A., & Kainz, H. (2024). Hip moment increases while knee and ankle moments remain constant during squats with increasing loads in elite powerlifters. ISBS - International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Proceedings, 42(1), 776-779. https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/17
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