Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Abteilung Trainings- und Bewegungswissenschaften

Publikationen

2024

Domroes, T., Weidlich, K., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2024): Personalized tendon loading reduces muscle-tendon imbalances in male adolescent elite athlete. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34:e14555

2023

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2023): Speed-specific optimal contractile conditions of the human soleus muscle from slow to maximum running speed. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.246437.

Domroes, T., Weidlich, K., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A., Mersmann, F. (2023): Effect of sex on muscle–tendon imbalances and tendon micromorphology in adolescent athletes - A longitudinal consideration. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, doi: 10.1111/sms.14483.

Mersmann, F., Domroes, T., Tsai, M-S., Pentidis, N., Schroll, A., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2023): Longitudinal Evidence for High‑Level Patellar Tendon Strain as a Risk Factor for Tendinopathy in Adolescent Athletes. Sports Medicine - Open 9:83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-023-00627-y.

Arampatzis, A., Kharazi, M., Theodorakis, C., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S. (2023): Biarticular mechanisms of the gastrocnemii muscles enhance ankle mechanical power and work during running. R. Soc. Open Sci. 10:230007. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230007.

Adam, NC., Smith, CR., Herzog, W., Amis, AA., Arampatzis, A., Taylor, WR. (2023): In Vivo Strain Patterns in the Achilles Tendon During Dynamic Activities: A Comprehensive Survey of the Literature. Sports Medicine – Open, 9:60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-023-00604-5.

Kharazi, M., Theodorakis, C., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2023): Contractile Work of the Soleus and Biarticular Mechanisms of the Gastrocnemii Muscles Increase the Net Ankle Mechanical Work at High Walking Speeds. Biology, 12, 872. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12060872.

Weidlich, K., Mersmann, F., Domroes, T., Schroll, A., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2023): Quantification of patellar tendon strain and opportunities for personalized tendon loading during back squats. Scientific Reports, 13:8661. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35441-9.

Brüll, L., Hezel, N., Arampatzis, A., Schwenk, M., (2023): Comparing the effects of two perturbation-based balance training paradigms in fall-prone older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Gerontology, doi: 10.1159/000530167.

Radovanović, G., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A., Legerlotz. K. (2023): In Achilles Tendinopathy the Symptomatic Tendon Differs from the Asymptomatic Tendon While Exercise Therapy Has Little Effect on Asymmetries—An Ancillary Analysis of Data from a Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, 1102. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12031102.

2022

Radovanović, G., Bohm, S., Peper, KK., Arampatzis, A., Legerlotz. K. (2022): Evidence‑Based High‑Loading Tendon Exercise for 12 Weeks Leads to Increased Tendon Stiffness and Cross‑Sectional Area in Achilles Tendinopathy: A Controlled Clinical Trial. Sports Medicine - Open 8:149. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00545-5.

Werth, J., Epro, G., König, M., Santuz, A., Seeley, J., Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K. (2022). Differences in motor response to stability perturbations limit fall‑resisting skill transfer. Scientific Reports, 12:21901. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26474-7.

Meena Ramu, S., Chatzistergos, P., Chockalingam, N., Arampatzis, A., Maganaris, C. (2022): Automated Method for Tracking Human Muscle Architecture on Ultrasound Scans during Dynamic Tasks. Sensors, 22, 6498. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22176498.

Macchi, R., Santuz, A., Hays, A., Vercruyssen, F., Arampatzis, A., Bar-Hen, A., Nicol, C. (2022): Sex influence on muscle synergies in a ballistic force-velocity test during the delayed recovery phase after a graded endurance run. Heliyon 8, e09573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09573.

Santuz, A., Jansen, L., Munoz-Martel, V., Taborri, J., Rossi, S., Arampatzis, A. (2022): Sex-specific tuning of modular muscle activation patterns for locomotion in young and older adults. PLoS ONE 17(6): e0269417. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269417.

König, M., Santuz, A., Epro, G., Werth, J., Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K. (2022). Differences in muscle synergies among recovery responses limit inter-task generalisation of stability performance. Human Movement Science 82, 102937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2022.102937

Taborri, J., Santuz, A., Brüll, L., Arampatzis, A., Rossi, S. (2022). Measuring Kinematic Response to Perturbed Locomotion in Young Adults. Sensors 2022, 22, 672. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22020672

2021

Valencia, L.P, Arampatzis, A., Beck, H., Dreinhöfer, K., Drießlein, D., Mau, W., Zimmer, J-M., Schäfer, M., Steinfeldt, F., Wippert, P-M. (2021): RENaBack: low back pain patients in rehabilitation—study protocol for a multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Trials 22:932. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05823-3.

Munoz-Martel, V., Santuz, A., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Proactive modulation in the spatiotemporal structure of muscle synergies minimizes reactive responses in perturbed landings. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.761766.

Kharazi, M., Theodorakis, C., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A., Bohm, S. (2021): A Simplified Method for Considering Achilles Tendon Curvature in the Assessment of Tendon Elongation. Sensors 2021, 21, 7387, https://doi.org/10.3390/s21217387.

Ekizos, A., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Runners employ different strategies to cope with increased speeds based on their initial strike patterns. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.686259.

Nikolaidou, M-E., Karfis, V., Koutsouba, M., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Postural balance ability and the effect of visual restriction in older dancers and non-dancers. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, doi: 10.3389/fspor.2021.707567.

Domroes, T., Laube, G., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A., Mersmann, F. (2021): Vastus lateralis muscle volume prediction in early-adolescent boys. Journal of Biomechanics, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110735.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Santuz, A., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Muscle-specific economy of force generation and efficiency of work production during human running. eLife 10:e67182. DOI: https:// doi. org/ 10. 7554/ eLife. 67182.

Radovanović, G., Kunz, J., Sebastian Bohm, S., Arampatzis A., Legerlotz, K. (2021): Reliable and effective novel home-based training set-up for application of an evidence-based high-loading stimulus to improve triceps surae function. Journal of Sport Sciences, https:// doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1959981.

Pentidis, N., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Giannakou, E., Aggelousis, N., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Development of Muscle-Tendon Adaptation in Preadolescent Gymnasts and Untrained Peers: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002742.

Werth, J., Bohm, S., Klenk, J., König, M, Sczuka, K.S., Schroll, A., Epro, G., Mandla-Liebsch, M., Rapp, K., Potthast, W., Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K. (2021): Stability recovery performance in adults over a wide age range: A multicentre reliability analysis using different lean-and-release test protocols. Journal of Biomechanics, doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110584

Niederer, D., Engel, T., Pfeifer, A-E., Arampatzis, A., Beck, H., Wippert, P-M., Schiltenwolf, M., Mayer, M. (2021): Which Functional Outcomes Can be Measured in Low Back Pain Trials and Therapies? A Prospective 2-Year Factor-, Cluster-, and Reliability-Multicenter Analysis on 42 Variables in 1049 Individuals. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004028.

Mersmann, F., Domroes, T., Pentidis, N., Tsai, M-S., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Prevention of strain-induced impairments of patellar tendon micromorphology in adolescent athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. doi: 10.1111/sms.13979.

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K., Seynnes, O. (2021): Editorial: Muscle and Tendon Plasticity and Interaction in Physiological and Pathological Conditions. Frontiers in Physiology, 12:678801, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.678801.

Arampatzis, A., Laube, G., Schroll, A., Frank, J., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F. (2021): Perturbation‐based exercise for prevention of low‐back pain in adolescent athletes. Transl Sports Med. 4: 128–137. doi.org/10.1002/TSM2.191.

Ackermans, T., Francksen, N., Lees, C., Papatzika, F., Arampatzis, A., Baltzopoulos, V., Lisboa, P., Hollands, M., O’Brien, T., Maganaris, C. (2021): Prediction of balance perturbations and falls on stairs in older people using a biomechanical profiling approach: A 12-month longitudinal study. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 31;76(4):638-646. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa130.

Mademli, L., Mavridi, D., Bohm, S., Patikas D.A., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Standing on unstable surface challenges postural control of tracking tasks and modulates neuromuscular adjustments specific to task complexity. Scientific Reports, 11:6122. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84899-y.

Mersmann, F., Gunnar, L., Marzilger, R., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): A functional high-load exersice intervention for the patellar-tendon reduces tendon pain prevalence during a competitive season in adolescent handball players. Front. Physiol. 12:626225. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.626225.

Kharazi, M., Bohm, S., Theodorakis, C. Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Quantifying mechanical loading and elastic strain energy of the human Achilles tendon during walking and running. Scientific Reports, 11:5830. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84847-w.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Enthalpy efficiency of the soleus muscle contributes to improvements in running economy. Proc. R. Soc. B 288: 20202784. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2784.

Janshen, L., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Muscle synergies in patients with multiple sclerosis reveal demand-specific alterations in the modular organization of locomotion. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 14:593365. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.593365

Munoz-Martel, V., Santuz, A., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2021): Neuromechanics of dynamic balance tasks in the presence of perturbations. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 14:560630. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.560630.

2020

Santuz,A., Ekizos, A., Kunimasa, Y., Kijima, K., Ishikawa, M., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Lower complexity of motor primitives ensures robust control of high-speed human locomotion. Heliyon 6, e05377; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05377.

Niederer, D., Engel, T., Vogt, L., Arampatzis, A., Banzer, W., Beck, H., Moreno Catalá, M., Brenner-Fliesser, M., Gütho, C., Haag, T., Hönning, A., Pfeifer, A.N., Platen, P., Schiltenwolf, M., Schneider, C., Trompeter, K., Wippert, P.M., Mayer, F. (2020): Motor Control Stabilisation Exercise for Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Prospective Meta-Analysis with Multilevel Meta-Regressions on Intervention Effects. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, 3058; doi:10.3390/jcm9093058.

Mileti, I., Serra, A., Wolf, W., Munoz-Martel, V., Ekizos, A., Palermo, E., Arampatzis, A., Santuz, A. (2020): Muscle activation patterns are more constrained and regular in treadmill than in overground human locomotion. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.581619.

Pentidis, N., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Giannakou, E., Aggelousis, N., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Effects of long-term athletic training on muscle morphology and tendon stiffness in preadolescence: association with jump performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology, doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04490-7.

Marzilger, R., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Modulation of physiological cross-sectional area and fascicle length of vastus lateralis muscle in response to eccentric exercise. Journal of Biomechanics, doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110016.

Hösl, M., Kruse, A., Tilp, M., Svehlik, M., Böhm, H., Zehentbauer, A., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Impact of altered gastrocnemius morphometrics and fascicle behavior on walking patterns in children with spastic cerebral palsy–working mechanisms, potential reasons and functional implications. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:518134, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.518134.

Mersmann, F., Laube, G., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Muscle and Tendon Morphology in Early-Adolescent Athletes and Untrained Peers. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:1029, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01029.

Lesinski, M., Schmelcher, A., Herz, M., Puta, C., Gabriel, H., Arampatzis, A., Laube, G., Büsch, D., Granacher, U. (2020): Maturation-, age-, and sex-specific anthropometric and physical fitness percentiles of German elite young athletes. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237423, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237423.

Moraes, R., Teixeira, LA., Den Otter, R., Arampatzis, A., Pijnappels, M., Hortobagyi, T. (2020): Do older adults have impaired stability control during adaptive gait? Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 14, 50-52. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v14i2.184.

Agres A.N., Arampatzis, A., Gehlen, T. Manegold, S., Duda, G.N. (2020): Muscle fascicles exhibit limited passive elongation throughout the rehabilitation of Achilles tendon rupture after percutaneous repair. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:746, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00746.

Arampatzis, A., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S. (2020): Individualized Muscle-Tendon Assessment and Training. Frontiers in Physiology, 11:723, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00723.

Mileti, I., Zampogna, A., Santuz, A., Asci, F., Del Prete, Z., Arampatzis, A., Palermo, E., Suppa, A. (2020): Muscle Synergies in Parkinson's Disease. Sensors 20, 3209; doi:10.3390/s20113209.

Ackermans, T., Francksen, N., Lees, C., Papatzika, F., Arampatzis, Baltzopoulos, V., Lisboa, P., Hollands, M., O'Brien, T., Maganaris, C. (2020): Prediction of balance perturbations and falls on stairs in older people using a biomechanical profiling approach: A 12-month longitudinal study. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa130.

Bohm, S., Mandla-Liebsch, M., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Exercise of Dynamic Stability in the Presence of Perturbations Elicit Fast Improvements of Simulated Fall Recovery and Strength in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front. Sports Act. Living 2:52. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00052.

Janshen, L., Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Fuzziness of muscle synergies in patients with multiple sclerosis indicates increased robustness of motor control during walking. Scientific Reports 10:7249, https://doi.1038/s41598-020-63788-w.

Puschmann, A-K., Drießlein, D., Beck, H., Arampatzis, A., Moreno Catalá, M., Schiltenwolf, M., Mayer, F., Wippert, P-M. (2020): Stress and self-efficacy as long-term predictors for chronic low back pain: A prospective longitudinal study. Journal of Pain Research 13: 613–621.

Santuz, A., Brüll, L., Ekizos, A., Schroll, A., Eckardt, N., Kibele, A. Schwenk, M., Arampatzis, A. (2020): Neuromotor Dynamics of Human Locomotion in Challenging Settings, iScience 23, 100796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci. 2019.100796

2019

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2019): The force-length-velocity potential of the human soleus muscle is related to the energetic cost of running. Proc. R. Soc. B 286: 20192560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2560.

Patikas, D.A., Papavasileiou, A., Ekizos, A., Hatzitaki, V., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Swaying slower reduces the destabilizing effects of a compliant surface on voluntary sway dynamics. PLoS ONE 14 (12): e0226263. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226263.

Karamanidis, K., Epro, G., König, M., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Simplified Triceps Surae Muscle Volume Assessment in Older Adults. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01299.

Sotirakis, H., Hatzitaki, V., Munoz-Martel, V., Mademli, L., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Center of Pressure Feedback Modulates the Entrainment of Voluntary Sway to the Motion of a Visual Target. MDPI Applied Sciences, 9, 3952; doi:10.3390/app9193952.

Bey, M.E., Marzilger, R., Hinkson, L., Arampatzis, A., Legerlotz, K. (2019): Vastus lateralis architecture changes during pregnancy – a longitudinal study. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01163.

Charcharis, G., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Morphological and Mechanical Properties of the Quadriceps Femoris Muscle-Tendon Unit From Adolescence to Adulthood: Effects of Age and Athletic Training. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01082.

Munoz-Martel, V., Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Neuromuscular organisation and robustness of postural control in the presence of perturbations. Scientific Reports, 9:12273, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47613-7.

Mersmann, F., Pentidis, N., Tsai, M.S., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Patellar Tendon Strain Associates to Tendon Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Athletes. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00963.

Arampatzis, A., Frank, J., Laube, G., Mersmann, F. (2019): Trunk muscle strength and lumbo‐pelvic kinematics in adolescent athletes: Effects of age and sex. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, doi: 10.1111/sms.13503.

Marzilger, R., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Effects of Lengthening Velocity During Eccentric Training on Vastus Lateralis Muscle Hypertrophy. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00957.

Pentidis, N., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Giannakou, E., Aggelousis, N., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Triceps surae muscle-tendon unit properties in preadolescent children: A comparison of artistic gymnastic athletes and non-athletes. Frontier in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00615.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Functional adaptation of connective tissue by training. German Journal of Sports Medicine, 70, 105-110.

Santuz, A., Akay, T., Mayer, W.P., Wells, T.L., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Modular organization of the murine locomotor pattern in presence and absence of sensory feedback from muscle spindles. Journal of Physiology, doi: 10.1113/JP277515.

Bey, M.E., Marzilger, R., Hinkson, L., Arampatzis, A., Legerlotz, K. (2019): Patellar Tendon Stiffness Is Not Reduced During Pregnancy. Frontier in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00334.

Wippert, P-M., Arampatzis, A., Banzer, W., Beck, H., Hasenbring, M, Schiltenwolf, M, Schneider, C., Stengel, D, Platen, P., Mayer, F. (2019): Psychosoziale Risikofaktoren in der Entstehung von chronisch unspezifischen Rückenschmerzen. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 26 (1), 25–35.

Winkler, T., Mersmann, F., von Roth, P., Dietrich, R., Bierbaum, S., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Development of a non-invasive methodology for the assessment of muscle fibre composition. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00174.

Marzilger, R., Schroll, A., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2019): Muscle volume reconstruction from several short magnetic resonance imaging sequences. Journal of Biomechanics, 84: 269–273.

2018

Hamed, A., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Follow-up efficacy of physical exercise interventions on fall incidence and fall risk in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine – Open, 4:56. doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0170-z.

Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Janshen, L., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Baltzopoulos, V., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Modular Control of Human Movement During Running: An Open Access Data Set. Front. Physiol. 9:1509. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01509.

Arampatzis, A., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F. (2018): Individualisierte Trainingssteuerung durch differenzierte Muskel-Sehnen-Diagnostik. Leistungssport, 5, 17-21.

Granacher, U., Puta, C., Holger, G., Behm, D.G., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Editorial: Neuromuscular Training and Adaptations in Youth Athletes. Frontiers in Physiology, 9:1264, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01264.

Engel, T., Arampatzis, A., Moreno Català, M., Kopinski, S., Mayer, F. (2018): Perturbations in Prevention and Therapy of Low Back Pain: a New Approach. German Journal of Sports Medicine, 69, 247-254.

Mayer, F., Arampatzis, A., Banzer, W., Beck, H., Brüggemann, G-P., Hasenbring, M., Kellmann, M., Kleinert, J., Schiltenwolf, M., Schmidt, H., Schneider, C., Stengel, D., Wippert, P-M., Platen, P. (2018): Medicine in Spine Exercise [MiSpEx] – a National Research Network to Evaluate Back Pain. German Journal of Sports Medicine, 69, 229-235.

Ekizos, A., Santuz, A., Schroll, A. Arampatzis, A. (2018): The maximum Lyapunov exponent during walking and running: reliability assessment of different marker-sets. Frontiers in Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01101.

Hösl, M., Böhm, H., Eck, J., Döderlein, L., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Effects of backward-downhill treadmill training versus manual static plantarflexor stretching on muscle-joint pathology and function in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy. Gait and Posture, 65, 121-128.

Moreno Catalá, M., Schroll, A., Laube, G., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Muscle Strength and Neuromuscular Control in Low-Back Pain: Elite Athletes versus General Population. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12:436, doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00436.

Ekizos, A., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Short- and long-term effects of altered point of ground reaction force application on human running energetics. Journal of Experimental Biology, doi: 10.1242/jeb.176719.

Moreno Catalá, M., Schroll, A., Laube, G., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Muscle Strength and Neuromuscular Control in Low-Back Pain: Elite Athletes versus General Population. Frontiers in Neuroscience, doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00436.

Bey, M.E., Arampatzis, A., Legerlotz, K. (2018): The effect of a maternity support belt on static stability and posture in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Journal of Biomechanics doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.05.005.

Bohm, S., Marzilger, R., Mersmann, F., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Operating length and velocity of human vastus lateralis muscle during walking and running. Scientific Reports 8:5066. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-23376-5.

Agres, A.N., Gehlen, T.J., Arampatzis, A., Taylor, W.R., Duda, G.N., Manegold, S. (2018): Short-term functional assessment of gait, plantarflexor strength, and tendon properties after Achilles tendon rupture. Gait and Posture, 62: 179–185.

Hamed, A., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Exercises of dynamic stability under unstable conditions increase muscle strength and balance ability in the elderly. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28, 961–971.

Mersmann, F., Seyness, O.R., Legerlotz, K., Arampatzis, A. (2018):Effects of tracking landmarks and tibial point of resistive force application on the assessment of patellar tendon mechanical properties in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics, 71: 176-182.

Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Eckardt, N., Kibele, A., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Challenging locomotion: stability and modular organisation in unsteady conditions. Scientific Reports, 8:2740. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21018-4.

Marzilger, R., Legerlotz, K., Panteli, C., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2018): Reliability of a semi-automated algorithm for the vastus lateralis muscle architecture measurement based on ultrasound images. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118: 291–301.

2017

Wippert, P.M., Puschmann, A.K., Arampatzis, A., Schiltenwolf, M., Mayer, F. (2017): Diagnosis of psychosocial risk factors in prevention of low back pain in athletes (MiSpEx). BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 25;3(1):e000295.

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Imbalances in the development of muscle and tendon as risk factor for tendinopathies in youth athletes: A review of current evidence and concepts of prevention. Frontiers in Physiology, 8:987. Doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00987.

Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Janshen, L., Baltzopoulos , V., Arampatzis, A. (2017): The influence of footwear on the modular organization of running. Frontiers in Physiology, 8:958. Doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00958.

Arampatzis, A., Schroll, A., Moreno Catalá, M., Laube, G., Schüler, S., Dreinhofer, K. (2017): A random-perturbation therapy in chronic non-specific low-back pain patients: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 117: 2547–2560, DOI 10.1007/s00421-017-3742-6.

Wippert, P.A, Puschmann, A.K., Drießlein, D., Arampatzis, A., Banzer, W., Beck, H., Schiltenwolf, M., Schmidt, H., Schneider, C., Mayer, F. (2017): Development of a risk stratification and prevention index for stratified care in chronic low back pain. Focus: yellow flags (MiSpEx network). Pain Reports, e623.

Mersmann, F., Charcharis, G., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Muscle and tendon adaptation in adolescence: Elite volleyball athletes compared to untrained boys and girls. Frontiers in Physiology, 8:417. Doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00417.

Santuz, A., Ekizos, A. Janshen, L., Baltzopoulos V., Arampatzis, A. (2017): On the Methodological Implications of Extracting Muscle Synergies from Human Locomotion. International Journal of Neural Systems, 27, No. 5, 1750007 DOI: 10.1142/S0129065717500071.

Nikolaidou, M.E., Marzilger, R., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Operating length and velocity of human M. vastus lateralis fascicles during vertical jumping. Royal Society Open Science, 4: 170185.

Ekizos, A., Santuz, A., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Transition from shod to barefoot alters dynamic stability during running. Gait and Posture, 56: 31-36

Dias, C.P., Freire, B., Goulart, N.B.A, Onzi, E.S., Becker, J., Gomes, I., Arampatzis, A., Vaz, M.A. (2017): Muscle architecture and torque production in stroke survivors: an observational study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 24(3), 206-213.

Granacher, U., Kressig, R.W., Borde, R., Lesinski, M., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Kraft und Gleichgewicht im Alter: Effekte und Dosis-Wirkungs-Beziehungen von Kraft und Gleichgewichtstraining. Neurologie & Rehabilitation, 23(1): 61–76.

Janshen, L., Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Modular control during incline and level walking in humans. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 807-813.

Pappas, P., Paradisis, G.P., Exell, T.A., Smirniotou, A., Tsolakis, C., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Acute effects of stretching on leg and vertical stiffness during treadmill running. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, DOI:10.1519/JSC.0000000000001777.

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Boeth, H., Duda, G., Arampatzis, A. (2017): Muscle and tendon adaptation in adolescent athletes: A longitudinal study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27: 75–82.

2016

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2016): Dysbalancen der Muskel- und Sehnenadaptation – Notwendigkeit eines spezifischen Sehnentrainings im Nachwuchs-Leistungssport. Leistungssport, 6, 19-22.

Büsch, D., Marschall, F., Arampatzis, A., Granacher, U. (2016): Reaktivkrafttraining im Nachwuchsleistungssport – Trainingspraktische Empfehlungen für den langfristigen Leistungsaufbau im Handball. Leistungssport, 6, 23-26.

Legerlotz, K., Marzilger, R., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2016): Physiological Adaptations following Resistance Training in Youth Athletes - A Narrative Review. Pediatric Exercise Science, 28, 501-520. 

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Marzilger, R., Arampatzis, A. (2016): Athletic training affects the uniformity of muscle and tendon adaptation during adolescence. Journal of Applied Physiology, 121: 893–899.

Dias, C.P., Freire, B., Goulart, N.B.A, Onzi, E.S., Becker, J., Gomes, I., Arampatzis, A., Vaz, M.A. (2016): Muscle architecture and torque production in stroke survivors: an observational study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2016.1210873.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Schroll, A., Mäkitalo, N., Arampatzis, A. (2016): Insufficient accuracy of the ultrasound-based determination of Achilles tendon cross-sectional area. Journal of Biomechanics, 49, 2932–2937.

Moreno Catalá, M., Woitalla, D., Arampatzis, A. (2016): Reactive but not predictive locomotor adaptability is impaired in young parkinson's disease patients. Gait and Posture, 48: 177-182.

Hösl, M., Böhm, H., Arampatzis, A., Keymer, A., Döderlein, L. (2016): Contractile behavior of the medial gastrocnemius in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy during forward, uphill and backward-downhill gait. Clinical Biomechanics 36, 32–39.

Patikas, D.A., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Marzilger, R., Arampatzis, A. (2016): Soleus H-reflex modulation during balance recovery after forward falling. Muscle and Nerve, DOI: 10.1002/mus.25142.

Santuz, A., Ekizos, A., Arampatzis, A. (2016): A pressure plate-based method for the automatic assessment of foot strike patterns during running. Annals Biomedical Engineering, 44, 1646–1655.

2015

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Boeth, H., Duda, G., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Muscle and tendon adaptation in adolescent athletes: A longitudinal study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, doi:10111/sms.12631.

Bohm, S., Mademli, L., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Predictive and Reactive Locomotor Adaptability in Healthy Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 45, 1759–1777.

Willie, B.M., Pap, T., Perka, C., Schmidt, C.O., Eckstein, F., Arampatzis, A., Hege, H,C., Madry, H., Vortkamp, A., Duda, G.N. (2015): OVERLOAD of joints and its role in osteoarthritis: Towards understanding and preventing progression of primary osteoarthritis. Z Rheumatol, 74, 618-621.

Hösl, M., Böhm, H, Arampatzis, A., Döderlein, L. (2015): Effects of ankle–foot braces on medial gastrocnemius morphometrics and gait in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 9, 209–219.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Human tendon adaptation in response to mechanical loading: a systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise intervention studies on healthy adults. Sports Medicine–Open, 1:7, doi 10.1186/s40798-015-0009-9.

Agres, A.N., Duda, G.N., Gehlen, T.J., Arampatzis, A., Taylor, W.R., Manegold, S. (2015): Increased unilateral tendon stiffness and its effect on gait 2-6 years after Achilles tendon rupture. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25, 860-867.

Papatzika, F., Papandreou, M., Ekizos, A., Panteli, C., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Reliability and Limits of Agreement of the Supraspinatus Muscle Anatomical Cross-Sectional Area Assessment by Ultrasonography. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 41, 1821-1826.

Moreno Catalá, M., Woitalla, D., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Recovery performance and factors that classify young fallers and non-fallers in Parkinson`s disease. Human Movement Science 41, 136-146   .

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Boeth, H., Duda, G., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Muscle shape consistency and muscle volume prediction of thigh muscles. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 25: e208–e213 doi: 10.1111/sms.12285.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Marzilger, R., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2015): Asymmetry of Achilles tendon mechanical and morphological properties between both legs. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, e124-32, doi: 10.1111/sms.12242.

2014

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Tettke, M., Kraft, M., Arampatzis, A. (2014): Human achilles tendon plasticity in response to cyclic strain: effect of rate and duration. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217, 4010-4017.

Sharifnezhad, A., Marzilger, R., Arampatzis, A. (2014): Effects of load magnitude, muscle length and velocity during eccentric chronic loading on the longitudinal growth of vastus lateralis muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology 217, 2726-2733.

Mademli, L., Arampatzis, A. (2014): Lower safety factor for old adults during walking at preferred velocity. AGE (Dordr), 36: 1359–1365.

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Arampatzis, A. (2014): Validation of a simplified method for muscle volume assessment. Journal of Biomechanics, 47, 1348–1352. <pdf>

 

2013

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Schroll, A., Boeth, H., Duda, G., Arampatzis, A. (2013): Evidence of imbalanced adaptation between muscle and tendon in adolescent athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, DOI: 10.1111/sms.12166.

Singh, N.B., König, N., Arampatzis, A., Taylor, W.R. (2013): Age-Related Modifications to the Magnitude and Periodicity of Neuromuscular Noise. PLoS ONE 8(12): e82791. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082791.

Arampatzis, A., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F. (2013): How to train tendons in human athletes In: Arno Lindner (Ed.): Applied equine nutrition and training. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 77-87. ISBN 978-90-8686-240-5.

Bierbaum, S., Peper, A., Arampatzis, A. (2013): Exercise of mechanisms of dynamic stability improves the stability state after an unexpected gait perturbation in elderly. Journal of the American Aging Association, AGE, 35:19051915.

Ekizos, A., Papatzika, F., Charcharis, G., Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Arampatzis, A. (2013): Ultrasound does not provide reliable results for the measurement of the patellar tendon cross sectional area. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 23, 1278–1282 .

Scheel, M., Prokscha, T., von Roth, P., Winkler, T., Dietrich, R., Bierbaum, S., Arampatzis, A., Diederichs, G. (2013): Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Skeletal Muscle - Correlation of Fractional Anisotropy to Muscle Power. RöFo, 185, 857-861.

Moreno Catalá, M., Woitalla, D., Arampatzis, A. (2013): Central factors explain muscle weakness in young fallers with parkinson’s disease. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 27, 753-759.

Scheel, M., von Roth, P., Winkler, T., Arampatzis, A., Prokscha, T., Hamm, B., Diederichs, G. (2013): Fiber type characterization in skeletal muscle by diffusion tensor imaging. NMR in Biomedicine, 26, 1220-1224.

Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Bierbaum, S., Dietrich, R., Arampatzis, A. (2013): Young and old adults prioritize dynamic stability control following gait perturbations when performing a concurrent cognitive task. Gait and Posture, 37, 373–377.

Vaz, M.A., Baroni, B.M., Geremia, J.M., Lanferdini, F.J., Mayer, A., Arampatzis, A., Herzog, W. (2013): Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) reduces structural and functional losses of quadriceps muscle and improves health status in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 31, 511–516.

Lichtwark GA, Cresswell AG, Ker RF, Reeves ND, Maganaris CN, Magnusson SP, Svensson RB, Coupe C, Hershenhan A, Eliasson P, Nordez A, Fouré A, Cornu C, Arampatzis A, Morey-Klapsing G, Mademli L, Karamanidis K, Vagula MC...hier klicken , Nelatury SR. (2013): Commentaries on Viewpoint: On the hysteresis in the human Achilles tendon. Journal of Applied Physiology, 114(4), 518-520.

Albracht, K., Arampatzis, A. (2013): Exercise-induced changes in triceps surae tendon stiffness and muscle strength affect running economy in humans. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 113:1605–1615.

2012

Singh, N.B., König, N., Arampatzis, A., Heller, M.O., Taylor, W.R. (2012): Extreme Levels of Noise Constitute a Key Neuromuscular Deficit in the Elderly. PLoS ONE 7(11): e48449. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048449.

Arampatzis, A., Mademli, L. (2012): Tendon. In: Frank C. Mooren (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Exercise Medicine in Health and Disease. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 844-849. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-29807-6_3084.

Bohm, S., Mersmann, F., Bierbaum, S., Dietrich, R., Arampatzis, A. (2012): Cognitive demand and predictive adaptational responses in dynamic stability control. Journal of Biomechanics, 45, 2330–2336.

Schade F, Arampatzis A. (2012): Influence of pole plant time on the performance of a special jump and plant exercise in the pole vault. Journal of Biomechanics 45, 1625-1631.

Schulze, F., Mersmann, F., Bohm, S., Arampatzis, A. (2012): A wide number of trials is required to achieve acceptable reliability for measurements patellar tendon elongation in vivo. Gait and Posture 35, 334-338.

2011

Hühne, A., Stark, C., Brüggemann, G.-P., Arampatzis, A. (2011): Effects of reduced plantar cutaneous afferent feedback on locomotor adjustments in dynamic stability during perturbed walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 2194-2200.

Giannakou, E., Aggelousis, N., Arampatzis, A. (2011): Reproducibility of gastrocnemius medialis muscle architecture during treadmill running. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 21, 1081-1086.

Bierbaum, S., Peper, A., Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A. (2011): Adaptive feedback potential in dynamic stability during disturbed walking in the elderly. Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 1921-1926.

Ralf Dietrich, Karin Koch (2011): Evaluation von Maßnahmen der betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen

Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A. (2011): Altered control strategy between leading and trailing leg increases knee adduction moment in the elderly while descending stairs. Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 706-711.

Aragão, F.A., Karamanidis, K., Vaz, M.A., Arampatzis, A. (2011). Mini-trampoline exercise related to mechanisms of dynamic stability improves the ability to regain balance in the elderly. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 21, 512-518.

Walsh, M., Peper, A., Bierbaum, S., Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A. (2011):Effects of submaximal fatiguing contractions on the components of dynamic stability control after forward falls. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 21, 270-275.

Arampatzis, A., Peper, A., Bierbaum, S. (2011): Exercise of mechanisms for dynamic stability control increases stability performance in the elderly. Journal of Biomechanics, 44, 52-58.

Arampatzis, A., Degens, H., Baltzopoulos, V., Rittweger, J. (2011): Why do older sprinters reach the finish line later? Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 39, 18-22.

2010

Helmich, I., Latini, A.S., Sigwalt, A., Carta, M.G., Machado, S., Velasques, B., Ribeiro, P., Budde, H. (2010) Neurobiological alterations induced by exercise and their impact on depressive disorders. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 6: 115-125.

Lattari, E., Velasques, B., Paes, F., Cunha, M., Budde, H., Basile, L.F., Cagy, M., Piedade, R., Machado, S., Ribeiro, P. (2010) Corticomuscular coherence behavior in fine motor control of force: a critical review. Revista de Neurolog�a 51(10):610-623.

Machado, S., Cunha, M., Velasques, B., Minc, D., Teixeira, S., Domingues, C.A., Silva, J.G., Bastos, V.H., Budde, H., Cagy, M., Basile, L.F., Piedade, R., Ribeiro, P. (2010) Sensorimotor integration: basic concepts, abnormalities related to movement disorders and sensorimotor training-induced cortical reorganization. Revista de Neurolog�a 51(7):427-436.

Arampatzis, A., Peper, A., Bierbaum, S., Albracht, K. (2010): Plasticity of human Achilles tendon mechanical and morphological properties in response to cyclic strain. Journal of Biomechanics 43, 3073-3079

Budde H., Windisch C., Kudielka B.M., Voelcker-Rehage C. (2010): Saliva cortisol in school children after acute physical exercise. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Oct 8;483(1):16-19.

Teixeira S., Velasques B., Machado S., Cunha M., Domingues C.A., Budde H., Anghinah R., Basile L.F., Cagy M., Piedade R., Ribeiro P. (2010): Gamma-band oscillations in fronto-central areas during performance of a sensorimotor integration task: A qEEG coherence study. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Oct 11;483(2):114-7.

Taylor, W.R, Kornaropoulos, E.I., Duda, G.N., Kratzenstein, S., Ehrig, R.M., Arampatzis, A., Heller, M.O. (2010): Repeatability and reproducibility of OSSCA, a functional approach for assessing the kinematics of the lower limb. Gait and Posture, 32, 231-236.

Bierbaum, S., Peper, A., Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A. (2010): Adaptational responses in dynamic stability during disturbed walking in the elderly. Journal of Biomechanics 43, 2362-2368.

Braunstein, B., Arampatzis, A., Eysel, P., Brüggemann, G.-P. (2010): Footwear affects the gearing at the ankle and knee joints during running. Journal of Biomechanics 43, 2120-2125.

Singh, N.B., Arampatzis, A., Duda, G., Heller, M.O., Taylor, W.R. (2010): Effect of fatigue on force fluctuations in knee extensors in young adults. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 368: 2783-2798.

Aggelousis, N.; Giannakou, E.; Albracht, K.; Arampatzis, A. (2010): Reproducibility of fascicle length and pennation angle of gastrocnemius medialis in human gait in vivo. Gait and Posture 31: 73-77.

Kugler, F.; Janshen, L. (2010): Body position determines propulsive forces in accelerated running. Journal of Biomechanics 43(2): 343-348.

Budde, H.; Pietrassyk-Kendziorra S,; Bohm S,; Voelcker-Rehage C. (2010): Hormonal responses to physical and cognitive stress in a school setting. Neurosci Lett. 2010 May 3;474(3):131-4. Epub 2010 Mar 11.

Bühler, M.; Vollstädt-Klein, S.; Kobiella, A,; Budde, H.; Reed, L.; Braus, DF.; Büchel, C.; Smolka, MN. (2010): Nicotine dependence is characterized by disordered reward processing in a network driving motivation. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Apr 15;67(8):745-52. Epub 2009 Dec 30.

Budde, H.; Voelcker-Rehage, C.; Pietraßyk-Kendziorra, S.; Machado, S.; Ribeiro, P.; Arafat, A. (2010): Steroid hormones in the saliva of adolescents after different exercise intensities and their influence on cognition. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Apr;35(3):382-91. Epub 2009 Aug 27.

Bittencourt, J.; Velasques, B.; Machado, S.; Cunha, M.; Budde, H.; Basile, LF.; Cagy, M.; Piedade, R.; Ribeiro, P. (2010): Changes of somatomotor and parietal regions produced by different amount of electrical stimulation. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Jan 18;469(1):145-9. Epub 2009 Nov 27.

Minc, D.; Machado, S.; Bastos, VH.; Machado, D.; Cunha, M.; Cagy, M.; Budde, H.; Basile, L.; Piedade, R.; Ribeiro, P. (2010): Gamma band oscillations under influence of bromazepam during a sensorimotor integration task: an EEG coherence study. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Jan 18;469(1):145-9. Epub 2009 Nov 27.

Budde, H.; Sander, T.; Wernicke, C.; Müller, A.; Gallinat, J.; Schmidt, LG.; Smolka, MN. (2010): Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism and Dopaminergic Sensitivity in Alcoholics. J Neural Transm. 2010 Jan;117(1):133-8. Epub 2009 Nov 3.

2009

Arampatzis, A.; Karamanidis, K.; Mademli, L.; Albracht K. (2009): Plasticity of the human tendon to short and long term mechanical loading. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews 37: 66-72.

De Monte, G.; Arampatzis, A. (2009): In vivo moment generation and architecture of the human plantar flexors after different shortening-stretch cycles velocities. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 19: 322-330.

Friedman, S.; Machado, S.; Cunha, M.; Velasques, B.; Pompeu, F.; Budde, H.; Cagy, M.; Basile, L.; Piedade, R.; Ribeiro, P. (2009): Effects of bromazepam in frontal theta activity on the performance of a sensorimotor integration task: A quantitative electroencephalography study. Neuroscience Letters 451(3): 181-184.

Janshen, L.; Mattes, K.; Tidow, G. (2009): Muscular coordination of the lower extremities of oarsmen during ergometer rowing. Jounral of Applied Biomechanics 25(2): 156-164.

Karamanidis, K.; Arampatzis, A. (2009): Evidence of mechanical load redistribution at the knee joint in the elderly when ascending stairs and ramps. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 37: 467-476.

Karanikas, K.; Arampatzis, A.; Brüggemann, G.-P. (2009): Motor task and muscle strength followed different adaptation patterns after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicice 45: 37-45.

Ullrich, A.C.; Mademli, L.; Arampatzis, A. (2009): Effects of submaximal and maximal long-lasting contractions on the compliance of vastus lateralis tendon and aponeurosis in vivo. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 19: 476-483.

2008

Albracht, K., Arampatzis, A., Baltzopoulos, V. (2008): Assesment of muscle volume and physiological cross-sectional area of the human triceps surae muscle in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics 41: 2211-2218.

Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K., Mademli, L. (2008): Deficits in the way to achieve balance related to mechanisms of dynamic stability control in the elderly. Journal of Biomechanics 41: 1754-1761.

Arampatzis, A., De Monte, G., Karamanidis, K. (2008) : Effect of joint rotation correction when measuring elongation of the gastrocnemius medialis tendon and aponeurosis. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 18: 503-508.

Budde, H., Voelcker-Rehage, C., Pietraßyk-Kendziorra, S., Ribeiro, P., Tidow, G. (2008): Acute coordinative exercise improves attentional performance in adolescents. Neuroscience Letters 441(2): 219-223.

De Monte, G., Arampatzis, A. (2008): Influence of different shortening velocities preceding stretch on human triceps surae moment generation in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics 41: 2272-2278.

DeVita, P., Janshen, L., Rider, P., Solnik, S., Hortobágyi, T. (2008): Muscle work is biased toward energy generation over dissipation in non-level running. Journal of Biomechanics 41(16): 3354-3359.

Cunha, M., Portel, C., Bastos, VH., Machado, D., Machado, S., Velasques, B., Budde, H., Cagy, M., Basile, L., Piedade, R., Ribeiro, P. (2008): Responsiveness of sensorimotor cortex during pharmacological intervention with bromazepam Neuroscience Letters 448(1): 33-36.

Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A., Mademli, L. (2008): Age-related deficit in dynamic stability control after forward falls is affected by muscle strength and tendon stiffness. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 18: 980-989.

Machado, S., Bittencourt, J., Minc, D., Portella, C.E., Velasques, B., Cunha, M., Budde, H., Basile, L., Chadi, G., Cagy, M., Piedade, R., Ribeiro, P. (2008): Therapeutic applications of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinicalneurorehabilitation Functional Neurology 23(3): 113-122.

Machado, S., Cunha, M., Portella, C.E., Silva, J.G., Velasques, B., Bastos, V.H., Budde, H., Pompeu, F., Basile, L., Cagy, M., Piedade, R., Ribeiro, P. (2008): Integration of cortical areas during performance of a catching ball task. Neuroscience Letters 446(1): 7-10.

Mademli, L., Arampatzis, A. (2008): Effect of voluntary activation on age-related muscle fatigue resistance. Journal of Biomechanics 41: 1229-1235.

Mademli, L., Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K. (2008): Dynamic stability control in forward falls: postural corrections after muscle fatigue in young and older adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology 103: 295-306.

Mademli, L., Arampatzis, A., Walsh, M. (2008). Age related effect of static and cyclic loading on the strain-force curve of the vastus lateralis tendon and aponeurosis. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 130: 011007.

Mademli, L., Arampatzis, A. (2008): Mechanical and morphological properties of the triceps surae muscle-tendon unit in old and young adults and their interaction with a submaximal fatiguing contraction. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 18: 89-98.

2007

Arampatzis, A., Mademli, L., De Monte G., Walsh, M. (2007): Changes in fascicle length from rest to maximal voluntary contraction affect the assessment of voluntary activation. Journal of Biomechanics 40: 3193-3200.

Stafilidis, S., Arampatzis, A. (2007): Track compliance does not affect sprinting performance. Journal of Sport Sciences 25: 1479-1490.

Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K., Albracht, K. (2007): Adaptational responses of the human Achilles tendon by modulation of the applied cyclic strain magnitude. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 2743-2753.

Morey-Klapsing, G., Arampatzis, A., Brüggemann, G.-P. (2007): Evidence of proactive forefoot control during landings on inclined surfaces. Journal of Motor Behavior 39: 89-102.

Stafilidis, S., Arampatzis, A. (2007): Muscle-tendon unit mechanical and morphological properties and sprint performance. Journal of Sports Sciences 25: 1035-1046.

Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A. (2007): Aging and running experience affects the gearing in the musculoskeletal system of the lower extremities while walking. Gait and Posture 25: 590-596.

Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A. (2007): Age-related degeneration in leg-extensor muscle-tendon units decreases recovery performance after a forward fall: compensation with running experience. European Journal of Applied Physiology 99: 73-85.

Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K., Morey-Klapsing, G., De Monte, G., Stafilidis, S. (2007): Mechanical properties of the triceps surae tendon and aponeurosis in relation to intensity of sport activity. Journal of Biomechanics 40: 1946-1952.

Arampatzis, A., De Monte, G., Morey-Klapsing, G. (2007): Effect of contraction form and contraction velocity on the differences between resultant and measured ankle joint moments. Journal of Biomechanics 40: 1622-1628.

Budde, H., Zimmermann, U., Steffin, B., Rommelspacher, H., Schmidt, L.G., Smolka, M.N. (2007): Significant effect of alcohol on the apomorphine-induced growth hormone response in healthy subjects. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 31(1): 100-103.

2006

Karamanidis, K., Arampatzis, A., Brüggemann, G.-P. (2006): Adaptational phenomena and mechanical responses during running: effect of surface, aging and task experience. European Journal of Applied Physiology 98: 284-298.

Arampatzis, A., De Monte, G., Karamanidis, K., Morey-Klapsing, G., Stafilidis, S., Brüggemann, G.-P. (2006): Influence of the muscle–tendon unit’s mechanical and morphological properties on running economy. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 3345-3357.

Albracht, K., Arampatzis, A. (2006): Influence of the mechanical properties of the muscle-tendon unit on force generation in runners with different running economy. Biological Cybernetics 95: 87-96.

Arampatzis, A., Karamanidis, K., Stafilidis, S., Morey-Klapsing, G., De Monte, G., Brüggemann, G.-P. (2006): Effect of different ankle and knee joint positions on gastrocnemius medialis fascicle length and EMG-activity during isometric plantar flexion. Journal of Biomechanics 39: 1891-1902.

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