Sport Performance and Exercise Research & Innovation Center-Stockholm, SPERIC-S
We study sports performance and training, from molecules to humans in motion. During the past year, an intense interdisciplinary research, innovation, and educational environment has been built around exercise, health, and performance development, SPERIC-S.
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Introduction
The strength of our research environment is that we combine targeted excellence with current broad applied knowledge - without compromising on quality. Our ultimate competence areas are biomechanics, sports physiology, sports psychology, leadership, and nutrition. The ambition is to maintain an environment with a broad top comprising several project managers and projects where everyone has a place and development.
Together with Riksidrottsförbundet and Mittuniversitet, we have an agreement on a joint venture, a sports research school, and a sports research network where sports. It is focused on the form of the Swedish Sports Confederation, together with specialist sports federations, businesses, and academia working together for investment in elite sports-oriented, activity-based research.
Purpose
Our ambition is to conduct research and collaboration closely with sports and business. The reason is that new knowledge is quickly shared to all benefit.
We examine risk and health factors for sustainable sports from an interdisciplinary perspective and evaluate measures for promoting sustainable sports.
We want to understand the details of how the body is affected by exercise to translate that knowledge into performance optimization and health promotion.
We want to be involved in creating innovations that support our elite athletes and make everyday life easier for the exerciser. The research also aims to understand and develop leadership in sports where performance and sustainability are focused.
We want to understand the entire chain, from molecule to human, and have the skills, environment, and passion.
Research projects
Researchers
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Centrum för idrottsforskning
- KK-stiftelsen
- CampPRO Ortopedteknik AB
- Permobil AB
- Qualisys AB
- Räddningsregion sydöstra Svealand
- Riksidrottsförbundet
- P3 Athletics
- Åke Wibergs stiftelse
- Svenska Naprapatförbundet
- Håkanssons stiftelse
- Orienteringsförbundet
- Svexa
- Svenska Skidförbundet
- Lars Hierta
- Principal Investigator
- Universitets- och högskolerådet
- EU - EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities, EIT Health and EIT Digital, Erasmus+ program
- CampPRO Ortopedteknik AB,
- Permobil AB
- Qualisys AB
- Aleris Rehab Station Stockholm
- Riksidrottsförbundet
- Parasport Sverige
- Stiftelsen Spinalis
- RG Aktiv Rehabilitering
- Svenskt Nätverk för Anpassad Fysisk Aktivitet (SNAFA)
- Karolinska institutet
- Mitt universitetet
- Lunds universitet
- Stockholm Stad
- SATS
- BioArctic
- RF/SISU Stockholm
- Bosön, RF elit
- Idrottsmedicinska kliniken Bosön
- Capio Artro kliniken rehabilitering
- Skandinaviska Kiropraktor högskolan
- Axelsons Massage Institut
- Arcademy, Stockholm
- Rehabilitation Centre Klimmendaal, the Netherlands
- KU Leuven, Belgien
- UZ Leuven, Belgien
- HMU, Spain
- University Miguel Hernandez, Spain
- Politecnico di Turino, Italien
- AWF, Warzarwa, Polen
- Klimmendal, Nederländerna
- Räddningsregion sydöstra Svealand
- Ghent University
- Bonn University
- Malmö universitet
- Uppsala universitet
- Högskolan Väst
- Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, KTH
- Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
- Sophiahemmet
- Stockholms universitet
- Högskolan i Skövde
- Högskolan i Jönköping
- Örebro universitet
- Umeå universitet
- Göteborgs universitet
- Sahlgrenska akademin
- Högskolan i Halmstad
- Universitetet i Agder
- University of Minnesota
- Norges Idrotsshögskola
- Ariel University
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Montreal
- St Mary's University Twickenham UK
- Leeds Beckett University UK
- Jyväskylä, KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports, Finland, German Sport University Cologne, and University of Nevada, USA.
- P3 Athletics
- Intramedic
- Vyaire Medical, Höchberg, Germany
- JN Sport Science & Innovation AB
- Svenska Kanotförbundet
- Paddle Australia
- David Aitken, eget företag, Australia,
- One Giant Leap, New Zealand
- Högskolan i Østfold.
- Försvarsmakten
- World Athletics
- World Federation of Sporting Goods Industries (WFSGI)
- Queens University, Kingston Kanada,
- University of Queensland, Australien.
- Linköpings universitet
- Ski Team Sweden (alpint och ski cross)
- Capio Artro Klinik
- Svenska orienteringsförbudet
- Maurten
- Svexa
- Supersapeins
- Sydgrönt
- University of Craiova (Rumänien)
- Fredrick University (Cypern)
- University of Luxembourg (Luxemburg).
- Igloo Innovation (Norge)
- Ungt Entreprenörskap (Norge)
- The International Network for Small and Medium Enterprises (Italien)
- Svenska Olympiska Kommittén
- Elitidrottsmottagningen Region Stockholm samt Region Skåne
- University of Leeds Beckett.
Publications
The publications from the research group Sport Performance and Exercise Research & Innovation Center-Stockholm, SPERIC-S are listed in GIH's publication database DiVA. The most recent publications are displayed first.
- Article
Psychological Flexibility Skills and Mental Wellbeing in Athletes: An Exploration of Associations and Gender Differences
2024- Hannaleena Ronkainen,
- Tobias Lundgren,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Article
Nichola Kentzer in Conversation With Göran Kenttä: Recipient of the 2022 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Distinguished Professional Practice Award
2024- Nichola Kentzer,
- Göran Kenttä
- Article
50 Years of Research on the Psychology of Sport Injury
2024- Ulrika Tranaeus,
- Adam Gledhill,
- Urban Johnson,
- Article
International society of sport psychology position stand: elite athlete mental health revisited
2024- Robert J. Schinke,
- Kristoffer Henriksen,
- Zella E. Moore,
- Article
Cognitive Development and Decision Making in Basketball
2024- Javier Pinilla Arbex,
- Javier Pérez-Tejero,
- Debbie Van Biesen,
- Article
Elevated heart rate and decreased muscle endothelial nitric oxide synthase in early development of insulin resistance.
2024- Sarah J Blackwood,
- Dominik Tischer,
- Myrthe P F van de Ven,
- Article
Blood flow restriction Exercise in the perioperative setting to Prevent loss of muscle mass in patients with pancreatic, biliary tract, and liver cancer
2024- Poorna Anandavadivelan,
- Daniele A. Cardinale,
- Rune Blomhoff,
- Article
Mindful self-reflection as a strategy to support sustainable high-performance coaching
2024- Karin Hägglund,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Marte Bentzen,
- Article
Reliability in Novel Field-Based Fitness Measurements and Postexercise Scores from a Physical Fitness Test Battery in Older Adults.
2024- Manne Godhe,
- Gustaf Rönquist,
- Johnny Nilsson,
- Article
Pro-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), but Not Mature BDNF, Is Expressed in Human Skeletal Muscle
2024- Sebastian Edman,
- Oscar Horwath,
- Thibaux Van der Stede,
- Article
Para sport and anti-doping: a study of Swedish Para athletes' experiences and perceptions
2024- Anna Qvarfordt,
- Göran Svedsäter,
- Kristina Fagher,
- Article
Recommendations to promote mental health in dual career development environments
2024- Jolan Kegelaers,
- Paul Wylleman,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Article
Study protocol for a prospective cohort study describing the injury characteristics in elite gymnasts in TeamGym
2024- Stefan Höög,
- Anton Arndt,
- Ulrika Tranaeus
- Conference Paper
CAN NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONS INFLUENCE THE RISK FOR SPORT INJURIES? A META-ANALYSIS
2024- Ulrika Tranaeus,
- Alexandra Pérez Ferreirós,
- Anton Kalén,,
- Article
Psychosocial factors associated with lower extremity re-injury risk in soccer players
2024- Aynollah Naderi,
- Mohammad Rahimi,
- Syed Yahya Zarghami,
- Comprehensive Doctoral Thesis
Concurrent training for elite team sport athletes
2024- Henrik Petré
- Article
Effects of different recovery periods following a very intense interval training session on strength and explosive performance during a power training session in elite female ice hockey players
2024- Henrik Petré,
- Fredrik Tinmark,
- Hans Rosdahl,
- Article
A qualitative analysis of Swedish sport psychology practitioners' experience of a continued professional development program.
2024- Johanna Belz,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Hayley E McEwan,
- Article
Mental health problems, sleep quality and overuse injuries in advanced Swedish rock-climbers - the CLIMB study.
2024- Fredrik Identeg,
- Isabel Nigicser,
- Klara Edlund,
- Review
What Is Known About Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Among Sport Coaches?
2024- Karin Hägglund,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Christopher R.D. Wagstaff,
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