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Overview

Per Aagaard is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, alongside contributions to Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Physiology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to sports and physical performance. Key areas of research include:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition

Per Aagaard has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent venues including:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Gait & Posture
  • Sports Medicine
  • Translational Sports Medicine

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Per Aagaard include:

  • "Effect of blood-flow restricted vs heavy-load strength training on muscle strength: Systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • "Relation between leg extension power and 30-s sit-to-stand muscle power in older adults: validation and translation to functional performance," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Age- and Sex-Specific Changes in Lower-Limb Muscle Power Throughout the Lifespan," 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on recovery in lower limb muscle strength and gait function following spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial," 2021, Spinal Cord
  • "First-time anterior cruciate ligament injury in adolescent female elite athletes: a prospective cohort study to identify modifiable risk factors," 2021, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

The scientist regularly collaborates with several frequent co-authors, which include Charlotte Suetta, Jakob Lindberg Nielsen, Finland, Truls Raastad, and José A. L. Calbet, reflecting a network of professional partnerships across related subfields.

Best Publications

  • Increased rate of force development and neural drive of human skeletal muscle following resistance training

    Per Aagaard;Erik B Simonsen;Jesper L Andersen;Peter S Magnusson

  • Rate of force development: physiological and methodological considerations

    Nicola Angelo N.A. Maffiuletti;Per Aagaard;Anthony A.J. Blazevich;Jonathan J. Folland

  • A mechanism for increased contractile strength of human pennate muscle in response to strength training: changes in muscle architecture.

    Per Aagaard;Jesper L. Andersen;Poul Dyhre-Poulsen;Anne-Mette Leffers

  • Role of the nervous system in sarcopenia and muscle atrophy with aging: strength training as a countermeasure

    P Aagaard;C Suetta;P Caserotti;S P Magnusson;S P Magnusson

  • Neural adaptation to resistance training: changes in evoked V-wave and H-reflex responses

    Per Aagaard;Erik B. Simonsen;Jesper L. Andersen;Peter S. Magnusson

  • A New Concept For Isokinetic Hamstring: Quadriceps Muscle Strength Ratio

    P Aagaard;Erik B. Simonsen;Erik B. Simonsen;S P Magnusson;S P Magnusson;B Larsson;B Larsson

  • Influence of maximal muscle strength and intrinsic muscle contractile properties on contractile rate of force development

    Lars L. Andersen;Per Aagaard

  • Training-induced changes in neural function.

    Per Aagaard

  • Muscle performance during maximal isometric and dynamic contractions is influenced by the stiffness of the tendinous structures

    Jens Bojsen-Møller;S. Peter Magnusson;Lars Raundahl Rasmussen;Michael Kjaer

  • High-intensity training versus traditional exercise interventions for promoting health.

    Lars Nybo;Emil Sundstrup;Markus D. Jakobsen;Magni Mohr

  • A mechanism for altered flexibility in human skeletal muscle.

    S P Magnusson;E B Simonsen;P Aagaard;H Sørensen

  • Corticosteroid injections, eccentric decline squat training and heavy slow resistance training in patellar tendinopathy

    M. Kongsgaard;V. Kovanen;P. Aagaard;P. Aagaard;S. Doessing

  • Neural inhibition during maximal eccentric and concentric quadriceps contraction: effects of resistance training

    P. Aagaard;E. B. Simonsen;J. L. Andersen;S. P. Magnusson

  • Biomechanical responses to repeated stretches in human hamstring muscle in vivo

    S P Magnusson;E B Simonsen;P Aagaard;M Kjaer

  • Load‐displacement properties of the human triceps surae aponeurosis in vivo

    S. Peter Magnusson;Per Aagaard;Sofie Rosager;Poul Dyhre-Poulsen

  • Myosin heavy chain IIX overshoot in human skeletal muscle

    Jesper L. Andersen;Per Aagaard

  • Region specific patellar tendon hypertrophy in humans following resistance training

    M. Kongsgaard;S. Reitelseder;T. G. Pedersen;L. Holm

  • The effect of supervised rehabilitation on strength, postural sway, position sense and re-injury risk after acute ankle ligament sprain

    E Holme;S P Magnusson;K Becher;T Bieler

  • Effects of aging on human skeletal muscle after immobilization and retraining

    C. Suetta;C. Suetta;L. G. Hvid;L. G. Hvid;L. Justesen;U. Christensen;U. Christensen

  • Creatine supplementation augments the increase in satellite cell and myonuclei number in human skeletal muscle induced by strength training

    Steen Olsen;Per Aagaard;Per Aagaard;Fawzi Kadi;Goran Tufekovic

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Kjaer
Michael Kjaer University of Copenhagen
Peter Krustrup
Peter Krustrup University of Southern Denmark
Gijs D. Breedveld
Gijs D. Breedveld Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Jens Bangsbo
Jens Bangsbo University of Copenhagen
Peter Schjerling
Peter Schjerling University of Copenhagen
Walter Herzog
Walter Herzog University of Calgary
Jens Jahren
Jens Jahren University of Oslo
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Henrik Toft Sørensen Aarhus University
Ewa M. Roos
Ewa M. Roos University of Southern Denmark
Rolf D. Vogt
Rolf D. Vogt Norwegian Institute for Water Research

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