Assoz. Prof. Mag. Hans Kainz, Privatdoz. MSc PhD
Consultation hours: by arrangement
Head of the Neuromechanics Research Group
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hans_KainzTwitter: @hans_kainz
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j73SjiQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Summer term 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
Winter term 2025
350147 SE BA3I - Bachelorarbeit - Abt. A - Fachgruppen: Biomechanik, Neuromechanik und Sportinformatik
Summer term 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
Pürzel A, Kaufmann P, Koller W, Deimel D, Baca A, Kainz H. Differences in hip, knee, and ankle joint moments during squats across load intensities, gender classes, and performance level in elite powerlifters. Scientific Reports. 2026 Mar 13;16(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-43999-3
Stansfield E, Egner C, Mitteroecker P, Kainz H. Did energy costs of walking limit the evolution of a larger human birth canal? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 2026 Feb 11;293(2064). doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2895
Koller W, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Svehlik M, Baca A, Kainz H. Impact of Femoral Derotation Osteotomies on Gait, Growth Plate Loading, and Femoral Growth Trajectories in Children with Idiopathic Torsional Deformities. In Gait & Posture. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.07.133
Astl M, Koller W, Kranzl A, Horsak B, Kainz H. Influence of anthropometric variation in femur and tibia length on muscle-tendon length during walking. In Gait & Posture. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.07.028
Pürzel A, Kaufmann P, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Kainz H, Baca A. Biomechanical analysis of hip, knee, and ankle joint contact forces during squats in elite powerlifters. PLoS ONE. 2025 Jul 24;20(7). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327973
Guggenberger B, Koller W, Habersack A, Kraus T, Sperl M, Svehlik M et al. Impact of Femoral and Tibial Torsion on Patellofemoral Loading in Individuals With Patellofemoral Instability. Journal of Orthopaedic Research: a journal for musculoskeletal investigations. 2025 May;43(5):973-983. doi: 10.1002/jor.26058
Pürzel A, Kaufmann P, Koller W, Pöhlmann L, Baca A, Kainz H. Muscle Force Dynamics Across Increasing Squat Intensity Conditions in Elite Powerlifters. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2025 Apr 24;35(5).
Koller W, Horsak B, Kranzl A, Unglaube F, Baca A, Kainz H. Physiological plausible muscle paths: A MATLAB tool for detecting and resolving muscle path discontinuities in musculoskeletal OpenSim models. In Gait & Posture. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.063
Eichwalder J, Kaufmann P, Mandl T, Horsak B, Baca A, Kainz H. Assessing the Impact of Virtual Reality on Lower Limb Muscle Synergies: A Comparison with Real-World Movement. Gait & Posture. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.050
Guggenberger B, Kainz H, Svehlik M. Femoral derotation osteotomy leads to more medializing patellofemoral force in most individuals with patellofemoral instability. Gait & Posture. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.054
Widhalm K, Durstberger S, Penasso H, Putz P, Kainz H, Augat P. Physical activity does not affect frontal knee angle control in healthy people performing split lunges. Gait & Posture. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.080
Koller W, Svehlik M, Wallnöfer E, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A et al. Femoral bone growth predictions based on personalized multi-scale simulations: Validation and sensitivity analysis of a mechanobiological model. 2024. doi: 10.1101/2024.12.09.627496
Kaufmann P, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Goncalves B, Baca A, Kainz H. Increased trial-to-trial similarity and reduced temporal overlap of muscle synergy activation coefficients manifest during learning and with increasing movement proficiency. Scientific Reports. 2024 Dec;14(1):17638. doi: 10.1038/S41598-024-68515-3
Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Holder J, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A et al. 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. 2024 Sept;113:158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.06.012
Kainz H, Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Bader T, Mindler G, Kranzl A. A framework based on subject-specific musculoskeletal models and Monte Carlo simulations to personalize muscle coordination retraining. Scientific Reports. 2024 Feb 12;14:3567. Epub 2024 Feb 12. doi: 10.1038/S41598-024-53857-9
Koller W, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A, Kainz H. Advanced multi-scale mechanobiological simulations enable the distinction between healthy and pathological bone growth patterns. Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS). 2024.
Schwartz MH, Ries AJ, Georgiadis AG, Kainz H. Demonstrating the utility of Instrumented Gait Analysis in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. PLoS ONE. 2024.
Exel J, Kaufmann P, Platzer L, Karner M, Gáspari A, Baca A et al. 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. 2024;42.
Widhalm K, Maul L, Durstberger S, Putz P, Leder-Berg S, Kainz H et al. Efficacy of Real-Time Feedback Exercise Therapy in Patients Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols. 2024.
Koller W, Wallnöfer EK, Holder J, Kranzl A, Mindler G, Baca A et al. 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. 2024.
Enchancing Gait Insights and Predicting Surgery Outcomes
Kainz, H. (Project Lead)
1/04/25 → 31/03/29
Project: Research funding
"In-silico simulations for early detection of abnormal bone loads to prevent the development of bony deformities (INSIDE-BONE)"
Kainz, H. (Project Lead)
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research funding
Department of Sport and Human Movement Science
Auf der Schmelz 6a (USZ II)
1150 Wien
Room: 2.16a
T: +43-1-4277-48887