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  1. The effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the human skeletal muscle transcriptome

    Article • Acta Physiologica, March 2024, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  2. Optimizing tendon repair and regeneration: how does the in vivo environment shape outcomes following rupture of a tendon such as the Achilles tendon?

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, February 2024, Frontiers

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  3. Early Tendon Morphology as a Biomarker of Long-term Patient Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2023, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  4. Complement factor D regulates collagen type I expression and fibroblast migration to enhance human tendon repair and healing outcomes

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, September 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  5. Wearable Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Quadriceps Muscle Can Increase Venous Flow

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  6. Network proteomic analysis identifies inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 during early human Achilles tendon healing as a prognostic biomarker of good long-term outcomes

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, July 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  7. A guide with a map where you should apply electrical stimulation on the thigh

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  8. Correction to: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in garments optimized for compliance

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  9. Effects on hemodynamic enhancement and discomfort of a new textile electrode integrated in a sock during calf neuromuscular electrical stimulation

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  10. eEF2 improves dense connective tissue repair and healing outcome by regulating cellular death, autophagy, apoptosis, proliferation and migration

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  11. Can electrical stimulation be integrated in everyday clothes to improve compliance?

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  12. A map that points out the optimal locations to apply electrical stimulation of the calf

    Article • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  13. Optimizing repair of tendon ruptures and chronic tendinopathies: Integrating the use of biomarkers with biological interventions to improve patient outcomes and clinical trial design

    Article • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, January 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  14. Comparable Recovery and Compensatory Strategies in Heel-Rise Performance After a Surgically Repaired Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: An In Vivo Kinematic Analysis Comparing Early Functional Mobilization and Standard Treatment

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  15. What causes tendon pain?

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Pain, July 2022, De Gruyter

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  16. Complement factor D as a predictor of Achilles tendon healing and long‐term patient outcomes

    Article • The FASEB Journal, May 2022, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  17. Can simultaneous electrical stimulation of the but and thigh increase the thigh force production?

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  18. Effect of Surgeon Experience on Long-Term Patient Outcomes in Surgical Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture

    Article • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  19. Effects of electrode size and placement on comfort and efficiency during low-intensity neuromuscular electrical stimulation of quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal muscles

    Article • BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  20. No effects of early functional mobilization on gait patterns after acute Achilles tendon rupture repair

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, October 2021, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  21. STOP leg clots—Swedish multicentre trial of outpatient prevention of leg clots: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of intermittent pneumatic compression on venous thromboembolism in lower leg immobilised patients

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2021, BMJ

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  22. FGF gene expression in injured tendons as a prognostic biomarker of 1-year patient outcome after Achilles tendon repair

    Article • Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  23. Changes in Tendon Elongation and Muscle Atrophy Over Time After Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: A Prospective Cohort Study on the Effects of Early Functional Mobilization

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  24. Correction to: Glutamate triggers the expression of functional ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors in mast cells

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Immunology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  25. Complete mid-portion rupture of the rat achilles tendon leads to remote and time-mismatched changes in uninjured regions

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  26. Treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture – a multicentre, non-inferiority analysis

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  27. Higher pyruvate levels after Achilles tendon rupture surgery could be used as a prognostic biomarker of an improved patient outcome

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  28. Deep venous thrombosis after Achilles tendon rupture is associated with poor patient-reported outcome

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  29. Glutamate triggers the expression of functional ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors in mast cells

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Immunology, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  30. Achilles tendon ruptures during summer show the lowest incidence, but exhibit an increased risk of re-rupture

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  31. Does Early Functional Mobilization Affect Long-Term Outcomes After an Achilles Tendon Rupture? A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, March 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  32. Early mobilization does not reduce the risk of deep venous thrombosis after Achilles tendon rupture: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  33. Patient-Reported Outcome and Healing Biomarkers in Patients Treated by Female versus Male Surgeons– A cohort study on Achilles tendon ruptures

    Article • Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, November 2019, Edra SpA

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  34. Understanding limitations in sport 1 year after an Achilles tendon rupture: a multicentre analysis of 285 patients

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  35. Pyruvate and lactate as local prognostic biomarkers of patient outcome after achilles tendon rupture

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann, Francesco Addevico

  36. Which leg immobilized patient gains the most from Intermittent Pneumatic Compression in DVT-prevention?

    Article • Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, May 2019, Edra SpA

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  37. High Plantar Force Loading After Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair With Early Functional Mobilization

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Susanna Aufwerber, Professor Paul W Ackermann

  38. Effect of photobiomodulation and exercise on early remodeling of the Achilles tendon in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

    Article • PLOS One, February 2019, PLOS

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  39. Older Age Predicts Worse Function 1 Year After an Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Prognostic Multicenter Study on 391 Patients

    Article • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  40. Treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: state of the art

    Article • Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, October 2018, BMJ

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  41. Delayed surgery of Achilles tendon rupture gives poorer outcome

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  42. Achilles tendinopathy – pathophysiology: state of the art

    Article • Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, August 2018, BMJ

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  43. Chiropraktische Behandlung von Kopfschmerzen

    Article • Manuelle Medizin, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  44. Increased mast cell degranulation and co-localization of mast cells with the NMDA receptor-1 during healing after Achilles tendon rupture

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  45. Achilles tendon rupture healing is enhanced by intermittent pneumatic compression upregulating collagen type I synthesis

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  46. Exercise training ameliorates matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 messenger RNA expression and mitigates adverse left ventricular remodeling in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  47. Longer duration of operative time enhances healing metabolites and improves patient outcome after Achilles tendon rupture surgery

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  48. Microcirculation after Achilles tendon rupture correlates with functional and patient-reported outcomes

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2017, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  49. Compromised Neurotrophic and Angiogenic Regenerative Capability during Tendon Healing in a Rat Model of Type-II Diabetes

    Article • PLOS One, January 2017, PLOS

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  50. Ageing, deep vein thrombosis and male gender predict poor outcome after acute Achilles tendon rupture

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, December 2016, Bone & Joint

    Professor Paul W Ackermann, Physiotherapist Eva Hardell

  51. Functional weight-bearing mobilization after Achilles tendon rupture enhances early healing response: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  52. Quantifying collagen production in the healing tendon can predict outcome

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, June 2016, BMJ

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  53. Meta-analysis and suggested guidelines for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in foot and ankle surgery

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  54. Nerves affect tendon in health and in disease

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  55. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Tendon Healing

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  56. Underlying Factors to Tendon Disorder

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  57. Microcirculation in healing and healthy Achilles tendon assessed with invasive laser doppler flowmetry

    Article • Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, January 2016, Edra SpA

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  58. Effects of protein-rich nutritional supplementation and bisphosphonates on body composition, handgrip strength and health-related quality of life after hip fracture: a 12-month randomized controlled study

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  59. Nucleostemin- and Oct 3/4-positive stem/progenitor cells exhibit disparate anatomical and temporal expression during rat Achilles tendon healing

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  60. Prevention of immobilization-induced deep vein thrombosis?

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, April 2015, Bone & Joint

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  61. Tendinopathies in Sports: From Basic Research to the Field

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  62. Tendinopathy I

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  63. Additive effects of nutritional supplementation, together with isphosphonates, on bone mineral density after hip fracture: a 12-month randomized controlled study

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Paul W Ackermann, Dr Amer N. Al-Ani

  64. Chemokines in Tendon Healing

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  65. Expressional changes in growth and inflammatory mediators during Achilles tendon repair in diabetic rats: new insights into a possible basis for compromised healing

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  66. Neuronal pathways in tendon healing and tendinopathy - update

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience, January 2014, Frontiers in Bioscience

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  67. Tendinopathies in Sports: From Basic Research to the Field

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  68. Influence of Comorbidities: Neuropathy, Vasculopathy, and Diabetes on Healing Response Quality

    Article • Advances in Wound Care, October 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  69. Can foot compression under a plaster cast prevent deep-vein thrombosis during lower limb immobilisation?

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, August 2013, Bone & Joint

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  70. Neuronal regulation of tendon homoeostasis

    Article • International Journal of Experimental Pathology, May 2013, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  71. Detection of slow-cycling and stem/progenitor cells in different regions of rat Achilles tendon: response to treadmill exercise

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  72. Adjuvant compression therapy in orthopaedic surgery—an evidence-based review

    Article • European Orthopaedics and Traumatology, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  73. Type 2 diabetes impairs tendon repair after injury in a rat model

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2012, American Physiological Society

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  74. Anti-inflammatory cytokine profile in early human tendon repair

    Article • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  75. Physical strategies to improve healing after injury

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  76. Katz et al., Efficacy and safety of tanezumab in the treatment of chronic low back pain [Pain 2011;152:2248–2258] and Hill, Blocking the effects of NGF as a route to safe and effective pain relief – fact or fancy? [Pain 2011;152:2200–2201]

    Article • Pain, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  77. Tendinopathy in Sport

    Article • Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach, April 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  78. Pain Receptors in Tendinopathy

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  79. Residual substance P levels after capsaicin treatment correlate with tendon repair

    Article • Wound Repair and Regeneration, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  80. Increased Fracture Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Disorders and Other Inflammatory Diseases — A Case-Control Study with 53,108 Patients with Fracture: Table 1.

    Article • The Journal of Rheumatology, October 2010, The Journal of Rheumatology

    Professor Paul W Ackermann, scott montgomery

  81. Neuropeptide Y innervation during fracture healing and remodeling

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  82. Occurrence of substance P in bone repair under different load comparison of straight and angulated fracture in rat tibia

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  83. Substance P injections enhance tissue proliferation and regulate sensory nerve ingrowth in rat tendon repair

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  84. Increasing thigh pain: acute compartment syndrome!

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, February 2010, BMJ

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  85. Compression therapy promotes proliferative repair during rat Achilles tendon immobilization

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  86. Does Rehabilitation Matter in Patients With Femoral Neck Fracture and Cognitive Impairment? A Prospective Study of 246 Patients

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  87. Leg immobilization impairs tendon healing

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, July 2009, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  88. Forward Lunge: A Training Study of Eccentric Exercises of the Lower Limbs

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, May 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  89. Coexistence of up-regulated NMDA receptor 1 and glutamate on nerves, vessels and transformed tenocytes in tendinopathy

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  90. Joint immobilization reduces the expression of sensory neuropeptide receptors and impairs healing after tendon rupture in a rat model

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  91. How do the nervous system influence tendons and tendon pathology

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience, January 2009, Frontiers in Bioscience

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  92. Prediction of Mortality in Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures: A Two-Year Prospective Study of 1,944 Patients

    Article • Gerontology, January 2009, Karger Publishers

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  93. Intermittent pneumatic compression enhances neurovascular ingrowth and tissue proliferation during connective tissue healing: A study in the rat

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  94. Physical activity modulates nerve plasticity and stimulates repair after achilles tendon rupture

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  95. Calcitonin gene related peptide and neuropeptide Y in skeletal muscle after eccentric exercise: a microdialysis study * Commentary

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, March 2006, BMJ

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  96. Normal Ligament Structure, Physiology and Function

    Article • Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, September 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  97. Increase in sensory neuropeptides surrounding the Achilles tendon in rats with adjuvant arthritis

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, March 2005, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  98. Sports Massage after Eccentric Exercise

    Article • The American Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  99. Paper #161 Can sport massage reduce pain and loss of function

    Article • Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  100. Neuronal plasticity in relation to nociception and healing of rat achilles tendon

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, May 2003, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  101. Early nerve regeneration after Achilles tendon rupture — a prerequisite for healing? A study in the rat

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, July 2002, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  102. An Opioid System in Connective Tissue: A Study of Achilles Tendon in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, November 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  103. Autonomic innervation of tendons, ligaments and joint capsules. A morphologic and quantitative study in the rat

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, May 2001, Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  104. Sensory neuropeptidergic pattern in tendon, ligament and joint capsule. A study in the rat

    Article • Neuroreport, July 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  105. Tendon Innervation and Neuronal Response After Injury

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  106. Tendon Innervation: Understanding of Pathology and Potential Implications for Treatment

    Article • Wiley

    Professor Paul W Ackermann

  107. Insertional Tendinopathy in Sports

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Paul W Ackermann