Sportmedizin

Fokus

• Interindividual variability

• Individualization and decision support in preventive and competitive sport (e.g. optimizing efficacy of preventive training, recovery management in elite sports)

• Molecular aspects of training adaptation and exercise physiology

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Publikations-Highlights

• Werner C, Hecksteden A, Morsch A, Zundler J, Wegmann M, Kratzsch J, Thiery J, Hohl M, Bittenbring J, Neumann F et al. Differential effects of endurance, interval and resistance training on telomerase activity and telomere length in a randomized, controlled study. Eur Heart J, 2019;40(1):34-46. (geteilte Erstautorenschaft)

• Barth V, Kasbauer H, Ferrauti A, Kellmann M, Pfeiffer M, Hecksteden A, Meyer T. Individualized Monitoring of Muscle Recovery in Elite Badminton. Front Physiol 2019; 10:10.3389/fphys.2019.00778 (geteilte Seniorautorenschaft)

• Ludwig N, Hecksteden A, Kahraman M, Fehlmann T, Laufer T, Kern F, Meyer T, Meese E, Keller A, Backes C: Spring is in the air: seasonal profiles indicate vernal change of miRNA activity. RNA Biol, 2019;16(8):1034-1043. (geteilte Erstautorenschaft)

• Hecksteden A, Meyer T. Blood-borne fatigue markers during major international football tournaments a retrospective analysis of data from the FIFA World Championships and UEFA European Championships 2006 – 2016. Sci Med Football, 2020;4(2):135-141.

• Hecksteden A, Skorski S, Egger F, Buder F, Kellner R, Meyer T. Dwarfs on the shoulders of giants: Bayesian analysis with informative priors in elite sports research and decision making. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2022(4): doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.793603

• Hecksteden A, Schmartz G, Egyptien Y, aus der Fünten K, Keller A, Meyer T: Forecasting football injuries by combining screening, monitoring and machine learning. Sci Med Football. 2022. Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2022.2095006 (geteilte Erstautorenschaft)