Publications
Menstrual cycle phase and elite female soccer match-play: influence on various physical performance outputs." Sci Med Football. 2021;5:97-104.
"Polymorphisms in the IGF1 signalling pathway including the myostatin gene are associated with left ventricular mass in male athletes." Br J Sports Med. 2011;45(1):36-41.
"Two Cases of Rhabdomyolysis After Training With Electromyostimulation by 2 Young Male Professional Soccer Players." Clin J Sport Med. 2015;25(6):e71-3.
"Systematic Assessment of Blood-Borne MicroRNAs Highlights Molecular Profiles of Endurance Sport and Carbohydrate Uptake ." Cells. 2019;8(9):1045.
"In response to: Seventy-five percent of National Football League teams use pregame hyperhydration with intravenous fluid." Clin J Sport Med. 2011;21(6):545; author reply 545.
"Do inhaled beta(2)-agonists have an ergogenic potential in non-asthmatic competitive athletes?" Sports Med. 2007;37(2):95-102.
"Left ventricular dimensions and function in strength athletes. Re: Hartgens F, Cheriex EC, Kuipers H. Prospective echocardiographic assessment of androgenic-anabolic steroids effects on cardiac structure and function in strength athletes. Int J Sports Med." Int J Sports Med. 2004;25(3):241-2; author reply 243-4.
"Internistische und leistungsphysiologische Aspekte im Fußball." Sport Orthop Traumatol. 2001;17:56-64.
"Körperliches Training bei Herzinsuffizienz." Herz. 2003;2:153-165.
"Inhaled beta2 agonists and performance in competitive athletes." Br J Sports Med. 2006;40 Suppl 1:i43-7.
"Doubtful validity of the yo-yo intermittent recovery test. ." Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003;35(12):2119; author reply 2120.
"Sleep monitoring of a six-day microcycle in strength and high-intensity training." Eur J Sport Sci. 2016:1-9.
"Comparing Subjective With Objective Sleep Parameters Via Multisensory Actigraphy in German Physical Education Students." Behav Sleep Med. 2015:1-17.
"The longer the better: Sleep-wake patterns during preparation of the World Rowing Junior Championships." Chronobiol. Int.. 2016:1-12.
"Psychometrische Erholtheitsdiagnostik im Leistungssport." Leistungssport. 2016;46:22-25.
"Sleep in Sports: A Short Summary of Alterations in Sleep/Wake Patterns and the Effects of Sleep Loss and Jet-Lag." Dtsch Z Sportmed. 2016;67:35-38.
"The effect of westward travel across five time-zones on sleep and subjective jet-lag ratings in athletes before and during the 2015’s World Rowing Junior Championships." J Sports Sci. 2017;35(22):2240-2248.
"F-MARC: promoting the prevention and management of sudden cardiac arrest in football." Br J Sports Med. 2015;49(9):597-8.
"Characteristics of inline speedskating--incremental tests and effect of drafting." Int J Sports Med. 2006;27(10):818-23.
""Stay and play“ im Fußball - Die Kunst, den Spieler spielfähig zu halten." Der Unfallchirurg. 2018;121(6):433-440.
"High return to competition rate following ACL injury – A 10-year mediabased epidemiological injury study in men’s professional football." Eur J Sport Sci. 2019:1-9.
"No increased injury incidence in the German Bundesliga after the SARS-CoV-2 virus lockdown ." Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021.
"Timing return-to-competition: a prospective registration of 45 different types of severe injuries in Germany's highest football league ." Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021.
"High return to competition rate following ACL injury – A 10-year media-based epidemiological injury study in men`s professional football." Eur J Sport Sci. 2020;20(5):682-690.
"Running exercise of different duration and intensity: effect on endothelial progenitor cells in healthy subjects." Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2005;12(4):407-14.
"Elite athletes on regular training show more pronounced induction of vaccine-specific T-cells and antibodies after tetravalent influenza vaccination than controls." Brain Behav Immun. 2020;83:135-145.
"Acute effects of mental recovery strategies after a mentally fatiguing task." Front Psychol. 2020.
"Resting the Mind – A Novel Topic with Scarce Insights. Considering Potential Mental Recovery Strategies for Short Rest Periods in Sports." Performance Enhancement & Health. 2019;6(3-4):148-155.
"Spring is in the air: seasonal profiles indicate vernal change of miRNA activity." RNA Biol. 2019;16(8):1034-1043.
"Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in a large prospective cohort study of elite football players in Germany (May-June 2020): implications for a testing protocol in asymptomatic individuals and estimation of the rate of underreported cases." Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021;27(3).
"Comparing the impact of an acute exercise bout on plasma amino acid composition, intraerythrocytic Ca(2+) handling, and red cell function in athletes and untrained subjects." Cell Calcium. 2016;4160:30075-30076.
"Reliability and Association with Injury of Movement Screens: A Critical Review." Sports Med. 2016;46(6).
"Screening for risk factors: if you liked it then you should have put a number on it." Br J Sports Med.
"The intra- and inter-rater reliability of the soccer injury movement screen (SIMS)." Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2017;12(1):56-66.
"Screening for risk factors: if you liked it then you should have put a number on it." Br J Sports Med. 2016.
"Soccer Injury Movement Screen (SIMS) composite score is not associated with injury among semi-professional soccer players. ." J Orth Sports Phys Ther. 2018:1-29.
"Data collection procedures for football injuries in lower leagues: Is there a need for an updated consensus statement?, ." Sci Med Football. 2018:86-88.
"Repeated monitoring of blood parameters for evaluating strain and overload in elite football players: is it justified?" J Sports Sci. 2014;32(13):1328-31.
"Indicators for high physical strain and overload in elite football players." Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2013;23(2):156-63.
"Routine blood parameters in elite soccer players." Int J Sports Med. 2011;32(11):875-81.
"Does cumulating endurance training at the weekends impair training effectiveness?" Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2006;13(4):578-84.
"Ambulatory gas exchange measurements--current status and future options." Int J Sports Med. 2005;26 Suppl 1:S19-27.
"An alternative approach for exercise prescription and efficacy testing in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled training study." Am. Heart J.. 2005;149(5):e1-7.
"A conceptual framework for performance diagnosis and training prescription from submaximal gas exchange parameters--theory and application." Int J Sports Med. 2005;26 Suppl 1:S38-48.
"Peak oxygen uptake. Myth and truth about an internationally accepted reference value." Z Kardiol. 2005;94(4):255-64.
"Can serum NT-proBNP detect changes of functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure?" Z Kardiol. 2004;93(7):540-5.
"Is lactic acidosis a cause of exercise induced hyperventilation at the respiratory compensation point?" Br J Sports Med. 2004;38(5):622-5.
"Different effects of two regeneration regimens on immunological parameters in cyclists." Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004;36(10):1743-9.
"Exercise programmes for patients with chronic heart failure." Sports Med. 2004;34(14):939-54.
"Endurance training in panic patients: spiroergometric and clinical effects." Int J Sports Med. 1998;19(7):496-502.
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