Lehr- und Forschungsbereich Bewegungswissenschaft
Human Movement Science
Anschrift: Gesundheitscampus Nord Nr.10, 44801 Bochum | E-Mail
Director
Prof. Dr. Daniel Hahn
Tel.: (0234) 32-27905
Office Management
Monika Plaumann-Damberg
Heike Wiehe-Bilda
Tel.: (0234) 32-28950
Latest peer reviewed papers
New paper published in Frontiers in Physiology
Tomalka, A., Weidner, S., Hahn, D., Seiberl, W., Siebert, T., 2021. Power Amplification Increases With Contraction Velocity During Stretch-Shortening Cycles of Skinned Muscle Fibers. Front. Physiol. 12, 644981. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.644981
New paper published in the Journal of Experimental Biology
Hessel, A.L., Raiteri, B.J., Marsh, M.J., Hahn, D., 2020. Rightward shift of optimal fascicle length with decreasing voluntary activity level in the soleus and lateral gastrocnemius muscles. Journal of Experimental Biology.
doi: 10.1242/jeb.235614
New paper published in Scientific Reports
Holzer, D., Paternoster, F.K., Hahn, D. et al. Considerations on the human Achilles tendon moment arm for in vivo triceps surae muscle–tendon unit force estimates. Sci Rep 10, 19559 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76625-x
New paper published in Frontiers in Physiology
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. Frontiers in Physiology 11, 1196.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.518134
New paper published in the Journal of Visual Experiments
Hessel, A. L., Hahn, D., de Marées, M. Collection of Skeletal Muscle Biopsies from the Superior Compartment of Human Musculus Tibialis Anterior for Mechanical Evaluation. J. Vis. Exp. (163), e61598,
doi:10.3791/61598
New paper published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology
Bakenecker, P., Raiteri, B.J. & Hahn, D. Force enhancement in the human vastus lateralis is muscle-length-dependent following stretch but not during stretch. Eur J Appl Physiol (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04488-1
New paper published in Frontiers in Physiology
Tomalka A, Weidner S, Hahn D, Seiberl W and Siebert T (2020). Cross-Bridges and Sarcomeric Non-cross-bridge Structures Contribute to Increased Work
in Stretch-Shortening Cycles. Front. Physiol. 11:921.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00921
Two commentaries on eccentric exercises published in the Journal of Applied Physiology
Hahn D. & Raiteri, B.J. (2019). Eccentric exercise: Do you have the main ingredient for an eccentric dish? Journal of Applied Physiology 127: 888
Škarabot, J. & Hahn, D. (2019). Neural control is an important ingredient of eccentric recipes. Journal of Applied Physiology 127: 888-889
doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00496.2019
Original viewpoint doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00093.2019
Last word on viewpoint doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00491.2019
New research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Franchi, Martino V., Fitze, Daniel P., Raiteri, Brent J., Hahn, Daniel & Spörri, Jörg (2019). Ultrasound-derived Biceps Femoris Long-Head Fascicle Length: Extrapolation Pitfalls. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002123
New paper published in Journal of Biomechanics
Bakenecker, P., Raiteri, B., Hahn, D., 2019. Patella tendon moment arm function considerations for human vastus lateralis force estimates. Journal of Biomechanics.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.042
New review published in Journal of Applied Physiology
Chen J., Hahn D. & Power G.A. (2019). Shortening-induced residual force depression in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology.
doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00931.2018.
New paper published in Acta Physiologica
Raiteri, B. J. and Hahn, D. (2018). A reduction in compliance or activation level reduces residual force depression in human tibialis anterior. Acta Physiol.
doi:10.1111/apha.13198
Letter to the Editor in Experimental Physiology
Hahn, D. (2018). Comments on Doguet et al. (2017) ‘Muscle length effect on corticospinal excitability during maximal concentric, isometric and eccentric contractions of the knee extensors’. Experimental Physiology 103, 1435–1436. doi:
10.1113/EP087084
New paper published in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Franchi, M.V., Raiteri, B.J., Longo, S., Sinha, S., Narici, M.V., Csapo, R., 2018. Muscle Architecture Assessment: Strengths, Shortcomings and New Frontiers of in Vivo Imaging Techniques. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.07.010
New paper published in the Journal of Biomechanics
Hahn, D., Riedel, T.N. (2018). Residual force enhancement contributes to increased performance during stretch-shortening cycles of human plantar flexor muscles in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.06.003.
New invited review published in the European Journal of Sport Science
Raiteri, B. J. (2018). Aponeurosis behaviour during muscular contraction: A narrative review. European Journal of Sport Science. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1472299.
New invited review published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science
Hahn, D. (2018). Stretching the limits of maximal voluntary eccentric force production in vivo. Journal of Sport and Health Science. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2018.05.003.
New paper published in PNAS
Raiteri, B. J., Cresswell, A. G. & Lichtwark, G. A. (2018). Muscle-tendon length and force affect human tibialis anterior central aponeurosis stiffness in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712697115.
New paper published in the Journal of Experimental Biology
Farris DJ, Raiteri BJ (2017). Elastic ankle muscle-tendon interactions are adjusted to produce acceleration during walking in humans. Journal of Experimental Biology. doi: 10.1242/jeb.159749.
New Open Access publication in PLoS ONE
Zinke, F., Bakenecker, P. & Hahn, D. (2017). Influence of platinum harmonized textile on neuromuscular, systemic and subjective recovery. PloS ONE, 12 (10), e0186162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186162.
New Open Access publication in Frontiers in Physiology:
Windisch, S., Seiberl, W., Hahn D., Schwirtz, A. (2017). Physiological responses to firefighting in extreme temperatures do not compare to firefighting in temperate conditions. Frontiers in Physiology 8, 619. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00619
New paper published in Scientific Reports:
Paternoster F.K., Hahn D., Stöcker F., Schwirtz A., Seiberl W. (2017). Oxygen consumption of gastrocnemius medialis muscle during submaximal voluntary isometric contractions with and without preceding stretch. Scientific Reports 7(1):4674.
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-04068-y
New Open Access publication in Scientific Reports:
Windisch., S., Seiberl, W., Schwirtz, A. & Hahn, D. (2017). Relationships between strength and endurance parameters and air depletion rates in professional firefighters.Scientific Reports 7:44590.
doi:10.1038/srep44590
New paper published in Royal Society Open Science:
Farris DJ, Raiteri BJ (2017). Modulation of leg joint function to produce emulated acceleration during walking and running in humans. Royal Society Open Science 4(3): 160901.
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160901
New Early View Article online in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports:
Hahn, D., Bakenecker, P. and Zinke, F. (2016), Neuromuscular performance of maximal voluntary explosive concentric contractions is influenced by angular acceleration. Scand J Med Sci Sports. doi:10.1111/sms.12812
New open access publication in Scientific Reports:
Seiberl W., Hahn D., Paternoster F.K. (2016). Reduced activation in isometric muscle action after lengthening contractions is not accompanied by reduced performance fatigability. Scientific Reports 6:39052. doi:10.1038/srep39052
New eFirst publication in the International Journal of Sports Medicine:
Sandmann, G.H., Hahn, D., Amereller, M., Siebenlist, S., Schwirtz, A., Imhoff, A.B., Brucker, P.U. (2016). Mid-term functional outcome and return-to-sport after proximal hamstring tendon repairs. eFirst. International Journal of Sports Medicine. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564170
New publication online in the Journal of Biomechanics:
Paternoster, F.K., Seiberl, W., Hahn, D., Schwirtz, A. (2016). Residual force enhancement during multi-joint leg extensions at joint-angle configurations close to natural human motion. Journal of Biomechanics, 49, S. 773-779.
New open access publication available in Physiological Reports:
Seiberl, W., Power, G.A., Herzog, W., Hahn, D. The stretch-shortening cycle revisited: Residual force enhancement contributes to performance enhancement during fast stretch-shortening of human m. adductor pollicis. Physiological Reports, Vol. 3 no. e12401.
Latest News
Dr. Alessandro Del Vecchio visits the Department of Human Movement Science
Monday, January 20th, Dr. Alessandro Del Vecchio, Research Associate at the Department of Bioengineering of the Imperial College London visits the Department of Human Movement Sciences. Dr. Del Vecchio is an expert in the neural control of muscles and he will give a talk on “Exploring neuromechanics of movement via motoneuron interfacing“ at 4 pm at the Faculty of Sport Science.
Dehnen und Faszientraining: Was bringt es für die sportliche Leistung?
In einem Beitrag der Deutschen Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin erläutert Prof. Dr. Daniel Hahn wie elastische Muskelstrukturen – beispielsweise Aponeurosen oder Titin – zur Leistungssteigerung bei muskulären Kontraktionen beitragen können. Zum Nachlesen einfach klicken!
Wie sich Muskelkraft auf das Skelett überträgt
Meistens verhält sich Bindegewebe wie ein Gummiband. Aber nicht immer. Lesen Sie die neuesten Erkenntnisse zur Biomechanik und zur Funktion von Aponeurosen aus der Studie von Dr. Brent Raiteri.
Mysterious muscle forces
Where does the strength of stretched muscles come from? Learn more about our research on in vivo eccentric muscle function in the RUB news.
Contractile, elastic and neural contributions to stretch-shortening cycle performance
We are very thankful to the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) for their support of our research on stretch-shortening cycle contractions (SSCs). The aim of this research project is to provide a holistic analysis of contractile, biomechanical, and neuromechanical factors contributing to the increased performance during SSCs. Overall, this research project increases knowledge on basic muscle function and helps to better understand SSCs as one of the most important type of muscle action of everyday human locomotion. This is not only interesting in terms of basic research on muscle function but also has the potential to contribute to the development of efficient humanoid motors as used in medical devices, robotics and prosthetics.
1st place Young Investigators Award for Dr Brent Raiteri
We are very proud and congratulate our team member Dr Brent Raiteri for becoming 1st place winner of the Young Investigators Award of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS)! This competitive and prestigious award is an integral part of the annual ECSS congresses and was established for the promotion of young scientists and the fostering of scientific excellence. Brent was awarded for his outstanding research on in vivo human muscle mechanics entitled “Muscle-tendon length and force affect human tibialis anterior central aponeurosis stiffness in vivo”. Within this study, which was conducted under the supervision of Dr Andrew Cresswell and Dr Glen Lichtwark at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia), it was shown that the aponeurosis has distinct elastic features compared to the tendon that should no longer be neglected when analyzing in vivo human muscle function.
The muscle protein titin and eccentric contractions
We are very thankful to the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (www.mercur-research.de/) for supporting our research on the giant muscle protein titin’s role during eccentric contractions. In a one-year pilot project we will setup experiments that involve in vivo biomechanical testing and in vitro muscle testing to investigate human muscle and neurophysiology responses to training.
ISB Conference Travel Grant Student Award
We are very thankful to the International Society of Biomechanics who awarded our PhD Student Patrick Bakenecker with their Conference Travel Grant. This enables Patrick to attend the upcoming XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Brisbane, Australia and to present his research on eccentric muscle function. http://www.biomech2017.com/
International Society of Biomechanics: https://isbweb.org/
21st Congress of the European College of Sport Science
Department of Human Movement Science with 6 presentations in cooperation with colleagues from Biomechanics TU München and TU Dortmund.
Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (BISp) bewilligt Service-Forschungsprojekte
Das BISp bewilligte zum 01. Juni die Förderung von zwei Forschungsprojekten mit einem Gesamtvolumen von ca. 200.000 €. Im Rahmen des Projektes „VENEX Regenerationsbekleidung“ steht die Unterstützung der Erholungsfähigkeit der deutschen Top-Schwimmer inkl. der aktuellen Olympiamannschaft im Fokus. Das Projekt „Der schnelle Arm im Tennis“ befasst sich in Kooperation mit dem LFB Trainingswissenschaft (Prof. Ferrauti) mit der trainings- und bewegungs-wissenschaftlichen Optimierung des Aufschlags im Nachwuchsleistungstennis. Die Projekte werden in enger Abstimmung mit dem Deutschen Schwimm-Verband e.V. bzw. dem Deutschen Tennis Bund e. V. durchgeführt.
Professor Walter Herzog visits the Department of Human Movement Science
February 10-12 Walter Herzog, Professor in Kinesiology/ Biomechanics and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary visits the Department of Human Movement Sciences. He will give a talk on „Muscle properties and muscle mechanics in sports“ on Thursday, February 11 at the Faculty of Sport Science. Interested persons welcome.
Professor Andrew Cresswell visits the Department of Human Movement Science
January 13-15 Andrew Cresswell, Professor in Biomechanics/Neurophysiology at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and President of the International Society Biomechanics visits the Department of Human Movement Sciences. He will give two talks on neuromuscular fatigue and foot biomechanics on Thursday, January 14 at the Faculty of Sport Science. Interested persons welcome.
Oral presentation at the 20th Congress of the European College of Sport Science
Physiological Responses of Firefighters to a Flashover Training
Invited talk at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics
Residual force enhancement in humans: moving beyond purely mechanical properties.
E-poster presentation at the 19th Congress of the European College of Sport Science
The force velocity relation of multi-joint leg extension is neither linear nor hyperbolic