PhD Courses in Denmark

Assessment and evaluation of human muscle, nervous system and tendon-aponeurosis function in sports science, clinical science and aging (4-8/11 2024)

Graduate School of Health Sciences at University of Southern Denmark

The participants will achieve knowledge about the assessment of (and adaptive plasticity) in: mechanical muscle function, neuronal function, muscle morphology and architecture, myofibre growth and atrophy factors, apoptosis signalling, myogenic satellite cells, aging and sarcopenia, functional capacity in ADL, immobilization and disuse, assessment in patients with chronic diseases (osteoarthritis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic pulmonary disease, stroke patients), tendinopathy and recurrent muscle strain injury, testing of elite athletes, aspects related to tendon and aponeurosis function in vivo.