Welcome to the Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics
At the Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics (IBO) we aim at contributing to fundamental and applied research in relation to the health and performance of the human neuromusculoskeletal system.
Our scope extends from young to the elderly, from elite athletes to recreational sports enthusiasts to inactive people, from healthy to injured or disabled.
The institute is organised in three sections, which are closely linked in research and teaching. The research approach is an integrative and interdisciplinary, which in the sense of modern biomechanics of the human body includes all mechanisms of the musculoskeletal and movement control systems from a macroscopic view to a microscopic level.
Section Tissue Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Head: Prof. Dr. Anja Niehoff
The aim here is to study the basic mechanisms of bone and cartilage homeostasis and remodelling as well as the pathomechanisms of degeneration influenced by mechanical loading and unloading. We investigate the modelling and remodelling of both bone and cartilage from the cell to the whole-body level with a focus on:
- Interaction between cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM)
- Transduction pathways involved in mechanical signalling
- Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis
Section Clinical and Technological Biomechanics
Head: Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Potthast
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This area has a focus on the interrelations between movement and loading of the musculoskeletal system of the human body on the macroscopic level to optimize clinical, technological and training related interventions.
It integrates multidisciplinary expertise in orthopaedic biomechanics, human-technology interaction and sports biomechanics.
Section Neuromechanics and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Head: Univ. Prof. Dr. Uwe Kersting
Here the aim is to understand fundamental mechanisms of positive and negative adaptations to physical loading in sports and everyday life contexts. We join biomechanics and neurophysiologic/motor control research methods to:
- Understand acute and long-term sports injury mechanisms
- Investigate the processes of multi-layered adaptation during training, rehabilitation and return to play
- Assess the influence of equipment, training and conditioning strategies in fundamental, clinical and applied research contexts
Contact
Uwe Kersting
Head of Institute and Head of Section Neuromechanics and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
| Telephone | +49 221 4982-5630 |
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| u.kersting@dshs-koeln.de | |
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Anja Niehoff
Head of Section Tissue Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
| Telephone | +49 221 4982-5620 |
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| niehoff@dshs-koeln.de | |
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Wolfgang Potthast
Head of Section Clinical and Technical Biomechanics
| Telephone | +49 221 4982-5660 |
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| potthast@dshs-koeln.de | |
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Office
Tanja Reitz
| Telephone | +49 221 4982-5650 |
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| t.reitz@dshs-koeln.de |