Research interests
Digitalisation in Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal disorders
Healthcare Research & Implementation Sciences
Courses
Digitalisation & Medical Technology
Clinical Research & Scientific Communication
Cross-system physiotherapy
Physiotherapist (B.Sc., M.Sc.); Master’s degree in Evidence-based Health Care at the University of Health Sciences (HS Gesundheit) in Bochum; research assistant in the Physiotherapy department and on the ‘Smartphone-assisted osteoarthritis training with education (SmArt-E)’ project at HS Gesundheit; She is currently pursuing her PhD at Utrecht University. She is currently a research assistant in the Physiotherapy Department of the Institute for Medical Technology and Mechatronics. Her main areas of work and research include musculoskeletal physiotherapy, particularly osteoarthritis, healthcare research and digitalisation in the healthcare sector.
Fachartikel (peer-review)
[8] Weber, F.*, Kloek, C., Bonk, M., Grüneberg, C., & Veenhof, C. (2025). Exploring the Quality of Physical Therapy in Patients with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis in Germany: A Cross-Sectional, Vignette-Based Study. Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, 105(8).
[7] Weber, F.*, Kloek, C., Stuhrmann, S., Blum, Y., Grüneberg, C., & Veenhof, C. (2024). Usability and preliminary effectiveness of an app-based physical activity and education program for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis - a pilot randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Research & Therapy, 26(1), 83.
[6] Arntz, A.*, Weber, F., Handgraaf, M., Lällä, K., Korniloff, K., Murtonen, K. P., Chichaeva, J., Kidritsch, A., Heller, M., Sakellari, E., Athanasopoulou, C., Lagiou, A., Tzonichaki, I., Salinas-Bueno, I., Martínez-Bueso, P., Velasco-Roldán, O., Schulz, R. J., & Grüneberg, C. (2023). Technologies in Home-Based Digital Rehabilitation: Scoping Review. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 10, e43615.
[5] Weber, F.*, Kloek, C., Arntz, A., Grüneberg, C., & Veenhof, C. (2023). Blended Care in Patients With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis in Physical Therapy: Delphi Study on Needs and Preconditions. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 10, e43813.
[4] Weber, F.*, Müller, C., Bahns, C., Kopkow, C., Färber, F., Gellert, P., Otte, I., Vollmar, H. C., Brannath, W., Diederich, F., Kloep, S., Rothgang, H., Dieter, V., Krauß, I., Kloek, C., Veenhof, C., Collisi, S., Repschläger, U., Böbinger, H., Grüneberg, C., Thiel, C., & Peschke, D. (2023). Smartphone-assisted training with education for patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (SmArt-E): study protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 24, 221.
[3] Cramer, E.°, Weber, F.*°, Faro, G., Klein, M., Willeke, D., Hering, T., Zietz, D. (2020). Cross-cultural adaption and validation of the German version of the Mini-BESTest in individuals after stroke: an observational study. BMC Neurological Research and Practice, 2(1).
(*Corresponding author and °Co-first author)
[2] Braun, T.*, Rieckmann, A., Weber, F., & Grüneberg, C. (2018). Current use of measurement instruments by physiotherapists working in Germany: a cross-sectional online survey. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), 810.
[1] Menant, J. C.*°, Weber, F.°, Lo, J., Sturnieks, D. L., Close, J. C., Sachdev, P. S., Brodaty, H., & Lord, S. R. (2017). Strength measures are better than muscle mass measures in predicting health-related outcomes in older people: time to abandon the term sarcopenia?. Osteoporosis International, 28, 59-70.
(°Co-first author)
Fachartikel (ohne peer-review)
[5] Weber F., Arntz, A., & Grüneberg, C. (2024). Physiotherapie aus der Cloud: Digitale Wege zur Unterstützung von Patient*innen. MSK Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie, 2024; 28 (04): 217-223.
[4] Arntz, A., Weber, F., & Grüneberg, C. (2024). Smart Physiotherapy: Wie die Digitalisierung die Physiotherapie verändern wird. MSK Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie, 2024; 28 (04): 209-216.
[3] Weber, F., Thiel, C., Leimann, J., Terhorst, S., Wortberg, M., & Grüneberg, C. (2020). Trainings- und Edukationsprogramm für Patienten mit Hüft- oder Kniearthrose (TREAT)- eine Machbarkeitsstudie. Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten, 10/2020.
[2] Weber, F., Rieckmann, A., & Grüneberg, C. (2019). Mehr Mut zur Digitalisierung – Potenziale und Herausforderungen elektronischer Assistenzsysteme für die Physiotherapie. Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten, 09/2019.
[1] Weber, F., Rieckmann, A., & Grüneberg, C. (2017). Assessments auf dem Tablet – Vereinfachte Therapiedokumentation durch die Verwendung von Assessments in der Physiotherapie mittels einer App. THERA-BIZ, 3, 68-70.