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.
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
Oxidative and O2 diffusive function in triceps brachii of recreational to world class swimmers.
2025- Simone Villanova,
- Elisa Pastorio,
- Andrea M Pilotto,
- Article
Mental health challenges in elite sports, barriers to treatment, and quality of psychiatric care at an elite sports-centered mental health clinic-a mixed-methods study.
2025- Mitchell J Andersson,
- Yassir Abdul Rahim,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Article
Excessive exercise elicits poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 activation and global protein PARylation driving muscle dysfunction and performance impairment
2025- Barbara M. Crisol,
- Matheus B. Rocha,
- Beatriz Franco,
- Article
Arterial-venous differences of brain-derived neurotrophic factor isoforms across the brain and muscle after exercise at different intensities.
2025- Olga Tarassova,
- Yiwen Jiang,
- Helena Wallin,
- Article
Exercise-induced plasma mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor elevation in children, adolescents and adults
2025- Sebastian Edman,
- Julia Starck,
- Linnéa Corell,
- Article
Mindfulness and mental wellbeing among elite athletes
2025- Wei Wang,
- Matthew J Schweickle,
- Karin Hägglund,
- Article
Psychological Distress, Skipped Meals, and Insufficient Sleep, and the Occurrence of Back Pain in Adolescent Female Soccer Players
2025- Luca Orzali,
- Martin Asker,
- Nathan Weiss,
- Article
Endurance exercise with reduced muscle glycogen content influences substrate utilization and attenuates acute mTORC1- and autophagic signaling in human type I and type II muscle fibers.
2025- Oscar Horwath,
- Lucas Cornet,
- Henrik Strömlind,
- Article
Wearing a "Self-Compassion Suit" May Offer a Performance Edge
2025- Karin Hägglund,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Marte Bentzen,
- Article
How does pole length affect lower back muscle activity at different inclines and skiing intensities during double poling?
2025- Marie Lund Ohlsson,
- Marcus Nilsson,
- Mikael Swarén
- Article
Problem gambling among elite ice hockey players in Sweden - elevated prevalence among male, but not female athletes.
2025- Anders Håkansson,
- Mitchell J Andersson,
- Emma Claesdotter-Knutsson,
- Article
A 3-Minute Work Capacity Test Predicts Simulated Firefighting Performance.
2025- Lasse ten Siethoff,
- Henrik Petré,
- Alexander Ovendal,
- Article
Mental distress is associated with injury and illness in elite Para athletes
2025- Marte Bentzen,
- Göran Kenttä,
- Wayne Derman,
- Article
Short- and Long-Term Effects on Physical Fitness in Older Adults
2025- Manne Godhe,
- Johnny Nilsson,
- Eva A. Andersson
- Chapter
A final note to the reader
2025- S. A. Chroni,
- P. Olusoga,
- K. Dieffenbach,
- Chapter
Note to the reader
2025- S. A. Chroni,
- P. Olusoga,
- K. Dieffenbach,
- Collection
Coaching Stories
2025 - Article
Anabolic Sensitivity in Healthy, Lean, Older Men Is Associated With Higher Expression of Amino Acid Sensors and mTORC1 Activators Compared to Young
2025- Oscar Horwath,
- Marcus Moberg,
- Nathan Hodson,
- Article
Ageing leads to selective type II myofibre deterioration and denervation independent of reinnervative capacity in human skeletal muscle.
2025- Oscar Horwath,
- Marcus Moberg,
- Sebastian Edman,
- Article
No detectable loss of myonuclei from human muscle fibers after 6 wk of immobilization following an Achilles tendon rupture
2025- Oscar Horwath,
- Kristoffer Toldnes Cumming,
- Einar Eftestøl,
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