Prof. Dr. habil. Rainer Beurskens

• Niering, M. / Wirth, C. / Beurskens, R. / Ueding, E. / Fischer, T. / Seifert, J. (2025). Effects of a treadmill and oculomotor dual-task intervention vs. nordic walking on balance in Parkinson’s disease patients − a pilot study. Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Volume 13, 2025, 100392. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prdoa.2025.100392
• Niering, M. / Heckmann, J. / Seifert, J. / Ueding, E. / von Elling, L. / Bruns, A. / Beurskens, R. (2025). Effects of Combined Plyometric and Sprint Training on Sprint Performance in Youth Soccer Players. Physiologia 2025, 5, 5. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia5010005
• Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Schoenstein, A. / Bongartz, M. / Eckert, T. / Beurskens, R. / Abel, B. / Bauer, J.M. / Lamb, S.E. / Hauer, K. (2022). Effects of a Home-Based Physical Training and Activity Promotion Program in Community-Dwelling Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment after Discharge from
• Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glac005
• Muehlbauer, T. / Voigt, H. / Brueckner, D. / Beurskens, R. (2022). Effects of fixed versus variable task prioritization during short-term dual task practice on motor and cognitive task performance in young adults. BMC Research Notes (2022) 15:156, doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06034-y
• Dalecki, M. / Steinberg, F. / Beurskens, R. (2021). Rapid Dual-Task Decrements After a Brief Period of Manual Tracking in Simulated Weightlessness by Water Submersion. Human Factors 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208211051804
• Beurskens, R. / Brueckner, D. / Voigt, H. / Muehlbauer, T. (2021). Cognitive and motor task performance under single- and dual-task conditions: effects of consecutive versus concurrent practice. Experimental Brain Research 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06130-8
• Abel, B. / Bongart, M. / Eckert, T. / Ullrich, P. / Beurskens, R. / Mellone, S. / Bauer, J.M. / Lamb, S.E. / Hauer, K. (2020). Will We Do If We Can? Habitual Qualitative and Quantitative Physical Activity in Multi-morbid, Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment. Sensors 2020, 20, 7208, doi: 10.3390/s20247208
• Schwiertz, G. / Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Discriminative validity of the lower and upper quarter Y balance test performance: a comparison between healthy trained and untrained youth. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, (2020) 12:73, doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-020-00220-w
• Beurskens, R. / Brueckner, D. / Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Effects of Motor Versus Cognitive Task Prioritization During Dual-Task Practice on Dual-Task Performance in Young Adults. Front. Psychol. 11:581225, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.581225
• Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Bongartz, M. / Eckert, T. / Abel, B. / Schoenstein, A. / Kiss, R. / Hauer, K. (2020). Increasing Life-Space Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment Following Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, glaa254, doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa254
• Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Lower Quarter Y Balance Test performance: Reference values for healthyyouth aged 10 to 17 years. Gait & Posture (80), July 2020, p. 148-154, doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.05.041
• Eckert, T. / Bongartz, M. / Ullrich, P. / Abel, B. / Werner, C. / Kiss, R. / Hauer, K. (2020). Promoting physical activity in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment after discharge from ward-rehabilitation: a feasibility study. European Journal of Ageing, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-020-00555-w
• Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Schedler, S. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Reliability and minimal detectable change of the Upper Quarter Y-Balance Test in healthy adolescents aged 7 to 12. The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 14(6): 927–934, doi: 10.26603/ijspt20190927
• Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Lacroix, A. / Eckert, T. / Ullrich, P. / Jansen, C-P. / Feisst, M. / Mellone, S. / Chiari, L. / Becker, C. / Hauer, K. (2019). Validity, reliability, and feasibility of the uSense activity monitor to register physical activity and gait performance in habitual settings of geriatric patients. Physiological Measurement; accepted for publication Sept. 2019
• Muehlbauer, T. / Wagner, V. / Brueckner, D. / Schedler, S. / Schwiertz, G. / Kiss, R. / Hagen, M. (2019). Effects of a blocked versus an alternated sequence of balance and plyometric training on physical performance in youth soccer players. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2019):11-18; doi: https://doi.org/ 10.1186/s13102-019-0131-y
• Schedler, S. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Age and sex differences in human balance performance from 6-18 years of age: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0214434; doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214434
• Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Schedler, S. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Performance and reliability of the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test in healthy adolescents from grade 6 to 11. Gait & Posture 67 (2019) 142–146, doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.10.011
• Brueckner, D. / Goepfner, B. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2019). Effects of motor practice on learning a dynamic balance task in healthy young adults: A wavelet-based time-frequency analysis. Gait Posture, 70(2019): 264-269; doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.03.019
• Muehlbauer, T. / Schwiertz, G. / Brueckner, D. / Kiss, R. / Panzer, S. (2019). Age differences in unipedal balance performance in young soccer players. Sports, 7, 20; doi: 10.3390/sports7010020
• Ullrich, P. / Eckert, T. / Bongartz, M. / Werner, C. / Kiss, R. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2019). Life-space mobility in older persons with cognitive impairment after discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 81(2019): 192-200, doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.12.007
• Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Eckert, T. / Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Feißt, M. / Delbaere, K. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2018). Cut-off for the Life-Space Assessment in persons with cognitive impairment. Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-018-1062-2
• Kiss, R. / Schedler, S. / Brueckner, D. / Schwiertz, G. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Performance and reliability of the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test in healthy adolescents from grade 6 to 11. Gait & Posture, doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.10.011
• Kiss, R. / Schedler, S. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Associations between types of balance performance in healthy individuals across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front. Psychol. - Exercise Physiology, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01366
• Lueder, B. / Kiss, R. / Granacher, U. (2018). Single- and Dual-Task Balance Training are Equally Effective in Youth. Front. Psychol. - Movement Science and Sport Psychology, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00912
• Kiss, R. / Brueckner, D. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Effects of Single Compared to Dual Task Practice on Learning a Dynamic Balance Task in Young Adults. Front. Psychol. - Movement Science and Sport Psychology, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00311
• Brueckner, D. / Kiss, R. / Muehlbauer, T. (2018). Associations between practice-related changes in motor performance and muscle activity in healthy individuals: a systematic review. Sports Medicine – Open, accepted Jan 2018
• Ullrich, P. / Werner, C. / Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2017). Validation of a Modified Life-Space Assessment in Multimorbid Older Persons with Cognitive Impairment. The Gerontologist, accepted Dec 2017
• Bongartz, M. / Kiss, R. / Ullrich, P. / Eckert, T. / Bauer, J. / Hauer, K. (2017). Development of a home-based training program for post-ward geriatric rehabilitation patients with cognitive impairment: study protocol of a randomized-controlled trail. BMC Geriatrics, 12;17(1):214. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0615-0
• Lesinski, M. / Prieske, O. / Beurskens, R. / Behm, D.G. / Granacher, U. (2017), Effects of drop height and surface instability on neuromuscular activation during drop jumps. Scand J Med Sci Sports., 27(10):1090-1098. doi: 10.1111/sms.12732
• Lesinski, M. / Prieske, O. / Borde, R. / Beurskens, R. / Granacher, U. (2017), Effects of drop-height and surface instability on jump performance and knee kinematics. Int J Sports Med. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-117610
• Hauer, K. / Ullrich, P. / Dutzi, I. / Beurskens, R. / Kern, S. / Bauer, J. / Schwenk, M. (2017), Effects of a standardized home training in patients with cognitive impairment following geriatric rehabilitation: a randomized controlled pilot study. Gerontology, 63(6):495-506. doi: 10.1159/000478263
• Lacroix, A. / Hortobagyi, T. / Beurskens, R. / Granacher, U. (2017), Effects of supervised versus unsupervised training programs on balance and muscle strength in old adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, doi: 10.1007/s40279-017-0747-6
• Beurskens, R. / Steingerg, F. / Antoniewicz, F. / Wolff, W. / Granacher, U. (2016), Neural correlates of dual-task walking: effects of cognitive versus motor interference in young adults. Neural Plasticity, vol. 2016, Article ID 8032180, 9 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/8032180
• Beijersbergen, C.M.I. / Hortobágyi, T. / Beurskens, R. / Gaebler, M. / Granacher, U. (2016), Design and Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Power Training on Mobility and Gait Biomechanics in Old Adults with Moderate Mobility Disability: the Potsdam Gait Study (POGS). Gerontology 2016, doi: 10.1159/000444752
• Beurskens, R. / Haeger, M. / Kliegl, R. / Roecker, K. / Granacher, U. (2016), Postural control in dual-task situation: does whole-body fatigue matter? PLoS ONE 11(1): e0147392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147392
• Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. / Grabow, L. / Kliegl, R. / Granacher, U. (2016), Effects of backpack carriage on dual-task performance in children during standing and walking. J Mot Behav, accepted January 2016
• Lesinski, M. / Prieske, O. / Beurskens, R. / Behm, D.G. / Granacher, U. (2016), Effects of drop height and surface instability on neuromuscular activation during drop jumps. Scand J Med Sci Sports, doi: 10.1111/sms.12732.
• Beurskens, R. / Muehlbauer, T. / Granacher, U. (2015), Association of dual-task walking performance and leg muscle quality in healthy children. BMC Pediatrics. 15(1):2 doi:10.1186/s12887-015-0317-8
• Beurskens, R. / Gollhofer, A. / Muehlbauer, T. / Cardinale, M. / Granacher, U. (2015), Effects of heavy-resistance strength and balance training on unilateral and bilateral leg strength performance in old adults. PLoS ONE 10(2): e0118535. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118535
• Beurskens, R. (2015), Stürze bei älteren Menschen und deren Prävention. Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten. 44(8): 362-368
• Beurskens, R. / Wilken, J.M. / Dingwell, J.B. (2014), Dynamic stability of superior vs. inferior body segments in individuals with transtibial amputation walking in destabilizing environments. J Biomech. 47(12): 3072-3079
• Beurskens, R. / Helmich, I. / Rein, R. / Bock, O. (2014), Age-related changes in prefrontal activity during walking in dual-task situations: A fNIRS study. Int J Psychophysiol. 92(3): 122-128
• Beurskens, R. / Wilken, J.M. / Dingwell, J.B. (2014), Dynamic stability of individuals with transtibial amputation walking in destabilizing environments. J Biomech. 47(7): 1675-81
• Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2013), Does the walking task matter? Influence of different walking conditions on dual-task performances in young and older persons. Hum Mov Sci 32 (6): 1456-1466
• Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2012), The role of executive functions and memory in dual‐task walking: a review. Neural Plasticity 2012 (131608): 1‐9.
• Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2011), Age‐related decline of peripheral visual processing: the role of eye movements. Exp Brain Res 217(1): 117‐124; doi: 10.1007/s00221‐011‐2978‐3
• Beurskens, R. and Bock, O. (2011), Role of motor skills and visual demand for age‐related deficits in dual‐task walking. Ageing Research (2)1: 26‐31; doi: 10.4081/ar.2011.e5
• Bock, O. and Beurskens, R. (2011), Effect of a visual distractor task on the gait of elderly versus young persons. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 01/2011, doi:10.1155/2011/651718
• Bock, O. and Beurskens, R. (2011), Age‐related deficits of dual‐task walking: role of foot vision. Gait & Posture, 33(2): 190‐194.
• Bock, O. and Beurskens, R. (2010), Changes of locomotion in old age are not the same under laboratory and under real‐life conditions. Gait & Posture, 32(4): 645-649.

Bücher

• Beurskens, R. / Dalecki, M. (2017), Physical Activity: Effects of Exercise on Neurological Function. In: Watson, R.R. (Ed.), Physical Activity and the Aging Brain. Elsevier/Academic Print: London, UK. ISBN: 978-0-12-805094-1
• Beurskens, R. (2015). Sporttherapie bei Schlaganfallpatienten - Welchen Einfluss hat ein zusätzliches kognitives Training auf die motorische Leistungsfähigkeit? AV Akademikerverlag: Saarbrücken, ISBN: 978-3-639-47706-1

Prof. Dr. Rainer Beurskens steht als Experte zu folgenden Themenfeldern zur Verfügung:

• Sportmanagement