Dr. Marit Lea Schlagheck

Sports Medicine

PostDoc

Office Address:
Harsewinkelweg 4
33100 Paderborn
Room:
SP.0.508
Office hours:

For students during lecture period: Thursdays, 1.00–2.00 pm.

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Research

Research Interests

My research focuses on the intersection between sport and neurological health, examining the impact of physical activity and exercise on the brain and health-related adaptive processes.
My current research investigates the underlying mechanisms and long-term consequences of repetitive head impacts and concussions in sports on brain health. I am focusing particularly on professional football in order to better understand the effects of repeated head impacts and assess their significance for long-term neurological health.
Building on my previous research, I am also interested in the targeted use of physical activity and exercise to promote health and quality of life, particularly for people with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

Publications

Latest Publications

Machine learning predicts peak oxygen uptake and peak power output for customizing cardiopulmonary exercise testing using non-exercise features

C. Wenzel, T. Liebig, A. Swoboda, R. Smolareck, M.L. Schlagheck, D. Walzik, A. Groll, R.P. Goulding, P. Zimmer, European Journal of Applied Physiology 124 (2024) 3421–3431.


Eight weeks of high-intensity interval training versus stretching do not change the psychoneuroendocrine response to a social stress test in emotionally impulsive humans

F. Javelle, W. Bloch, U. Borges, T. Burberg, B. Collins, N. Gunasekara, T.J. Hosang, T. Jacobsen, S. Laborde, A. Löw, A. Schenk, M.L. Schlagheck, D. Schoser, A. Vogel, D. Walzik, P. Zimmer, European Journal of Applied Physiology 124 (2024) 2893–2908.


Sportizumab – Multimodal progressive exercise over 10 weeks decreases Th17 frequency and CD49d expression on CD8+ T cells in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial

S. Proschinger, S. Belen, F. Adammek, M.L. Schlagheck, A. Rademacher, A. Schenk, C. Warnke, W. Bloch, P. Zimmer, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 124 (2024) 397–408.


Predictors of six-month change in health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis: A secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial

N. Patt, M. Kupjetz, M.L. Schlagheck, R. Hersche, N. Joisten, J. Kool, R. Gonzenbach, C.R. Nigg, P. Zimmer, J. Bansi, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 90 (2024).


Complexity and pitfalls in maximal exercise testing for persons with multiple sclerosis

M.L. Schlagheck, J. Bansi, C. Wenzel, M. Kuzdas‐Sallaberger, D. Kiesl, R. Gonzenbach, P. Zimmer, European Journal of Neurology 30 (2023) 2726–2735.


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Teaching


Current Courses

  • Treating Diseases with Sports and Exercise
  • Study Project "Sports Medicine": Project Introduction (Gruppe 2)
  • Applying Sports and Exercise in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases (Gruppe 2)
  • Applying Sports and Exercise in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases (Gruppe 1)