Julius Wolff Institut (JWI) - Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Regeneration 

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Functional Movement Analysis

Our interdisciplinary working group focuses on different components of musculoskeletal disorders by combining different analyzes, observations and models.

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Clinical Partners:

  • Dr. med. Benjamin Bartek, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. med. Frank Buttgereit, Clinic for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Dr. med. Gerd Diederichs, Imaging Center Wilhelmshaven (GeRN), Wilhelmshaven
  • Dr. med. Ralf Doyscher, Department of Sports Medicine, Institute for Sports Science at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. med. Felix Eckstein, Institute for Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
  • Dr. med. Clemens Gwinner, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Dr. med. Tobias Jung, Attending Physician (Oberarzt), Head of Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
  • Dr. med. Sven Märdian, Attending Physician (Oberarzt), Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Dr. med. Sebastian Manegold, Attending Physician (Oberarzt), Head of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
  • Univ. -Prof. Dr. med. Carsten Perka, Medical Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
  • Dr. med. Tilman Pfitzner, Managerial Attending Physician (Geschäftsführender Oberarzt), Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
  • Dr. med. Philipp von Roth, Medical Specialist (Facharzt), Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
  • Dr. med. Tobias Winkler, Specialist (Facharzt), Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. Bernd Wolfarth, Department of Sports Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin/Institute of Sports Science, Humboldt University of Berlin

Industrial Partners:

  • DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, Indiana, USA & Zuchwil, Switzerland
  • OHST Medical Technology, Rathenow, Brandenburg, Germany
  • Evalu GmbH i.G., Garching, Germany
  • Novel GmbH, Munich, Germany
  • Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., Haifa, Israel
  • IBEX Technologies, Montreal, Canada

Scientific Partners:

  • Univ. - Prof. Dr. Adamantios Arampatzis, Department of Training and Movement Science, Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Prof. Dr. Urs Granacher, Head of the Division of Training and Movement Sciences, Universität Potsdam
  • Prof. Dr. Ralf Brand, Head of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Universität Potsdam
  • Prof. Dr. Holger Gabriel, University Professor for Sports Medicine and Health Promotion, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • Prof. Dr. Albert Gollhofer, Head of Motor Function in Sports, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Dr. Antje Hoffmann, Department of Competitive Youth Sports, Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft Leipzig
  • Prof. Dr. Wilfried Alt, Department of Biomechanics and Sports Biology, Universität Stuttgart
  • Zuse Institute Berlin, Departments: Visual Data Analysis in Science and Engineering (Dr. Hans-Christian Hege), Computational Medicine (Dr. Martin Weiser, Dr. Stefan Zachow, Moritz Ehlke), Computational Systems Biology (Dr. Rainald Ehrig)
  • Prof. Dr. William R. Taylor, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Markus O. Heller, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
  • Dr. A. Robin Poole, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Dr. Patrik Önnerfjord, Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund, Sweden
  • Prof. Dr. med. Dankward Höntzsch, Dr. med. Stefan Döbele, (Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Tübingen)
  • Prof. Dr. Werner Schmölz, (Head of Biomechanics, Department of Trauma Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University)

Other Partners:

  • State sports association of Berlin-Brandenburg (Landessportbünde)
  • Olympic Team Training Center (Olympiastützpunkte)
  • Professional sports organizations:

    • German Weightlifting Federation (Bundesverband Deutscher Gewichtheber),
    • German Handball Association (Deutscher Handballbund),
    • German Judo Federation (Deutscher Judo-Bund),
    • German Gymnastics Federation (Deutscher Turner-Bund)

  • Sports-focused elementary schools:

    • Sport-focused primary school of Cottbus,
    • Zeppelin primary school Potsdam

  • Elite sports schools:

    • Lausitzer sports school in Cottbus,
    • Sports school of Frankfurt an der Oder,
    • Secondary sports school (Sportgymnasium) of Jena "Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths",
    • Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn secondary sports school (Sportoberschule) in Luckenwalde

  • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport in Brandenburg