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Technical University of Munich

Welcome to the Associate Professorship of Biomechanics in Sports

Fundamental principles of human movement and applied biomechanical research in the fields of (competitive) sports, rehabilitation, prevention and health.

Latest News

New paper published in Scientific Reports

Fortuna R., Power G.A., Mende E., Seiberl W. & Herzog W.: "Residual force enhancement following shortening is speed-dependent."

New paper published in Journal of Biomechanics

Paternoster F. K., Seiberl W., Hahn D. & Schwirtz, A.: "Residual force enhancement dur-ing multi-joint leg extensions at joint- angle configurations close to natural human motion."

New paper published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine

Sandmann, G. H., Hahn, D., Amereller, M., Siebenlist, S., Schwirz, A., Imhoff, A. B. and Brucker, P. U. "Mid-term Functional Outcome and Return to Sports after Proximal Hamstring Tendon Repair."

We warmly welcome our new biomechanics team member Veronica Bessone!

Veronica will work on a IGSSE research project focusing on the modelling, simulation and optimization of a ski jump.

New Open Access paper published in the Journal Pediatric Rheumatology

J. Merker, M. Hartmann, F. Kreuzpointner, A. Schwirtz, J.-P. Haas - "Pathophysiology of juvenile arthritis induced pes planovalgus in static and walking condition - A functional view using 3d gait analysis."

Conference presentation for the 20th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science – ECSS Malmö, Sweden

Steffanie Inwinkl presented her work on „Physiological responses of firefighters to a flashover training.” Co-workers: Seiberl W., Schwirtz A. and Hahn D.

Conference Presentations for the XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Glasgow, UK, 12th – 16th July 2015.

Florian Paternoster and Wolfgang Seiberl presented their work on residual force enhancement and muscle oxygenation status and mechanisms underlying the stretch-shortening cycle.

New Open Access Publication: The stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) revisited (in Physiological Reports)

W. Seiberl, G.A. Power, W. Herzog, D. Hahn. "The stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) revisited: residual force enhancement contributes to increased performance during fast SSCs of human m. adductor pollicis". About mechanisms of the stretch-shortening cycle.

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