Professor Dr Sebastian Schulz

Professor
Faculty Mechatronics and Medical Engineering
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Functions at the university

Professor Mechatronics and Medical Engineering
Member Ethics Committee

Research and teaching priorities

  • Physiotherapy assessment & diagnosis: movement education and manual examination techniques
  • Physiotherapy interventions: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
  • Rehabilitation & Prevention: Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine (including in the Evidence-Based Practice module)
  • Psychosocial aspects: Advanced study in the field of sports medicine
  • Digitalisation & Medical Technology: Support and teaching at the interface between modern technology and physiotherapy

About me

He has been a member of the Department of Physiotherapy at Ulm University of Applied Sciences since January 2026. As a holder of a PhD in human biology, a sports scientist (MA) and a qualified physiotherapist, he combines sound academic research with wide-ranging practical experience.

A particular focus of his work lies at the interface between performance diagnostics, training management and clinical sports therapy – including in professional sport (for example, as an assistant and athletic trainer at SSV Ulm 1846 Football Club) as well as in the field of oncology at Ulm University Hospital.

  • Since January 2026: Professor in the Department of Physiotherapy at Ulm University of Applied Sciences (Faculty of Mechatronics and Medical Technology).
  • Since January 2017: Assistant coach and athletic trainer (and Head of Youth Athletics since 2022) at SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball GmbH & Co. KGaA in cooperation with Ulm University Hospital.
  • October 2014 – December 2025: Research assistant & physiotherapist at Ulm University Hospital (Department of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine); Head of outpatient/inpatient sports therapy.
  • June 2016 – January 2022: PhD (Dr. biol. hum.) at the University of Ulm (topic: Effects of high-intensity endurance and strength training in breast cancer patients).
  • 10/2009 – 07/2015: Studied Sports Science (BA & MA, specialising in health promotion) at the University of Stuttgart.
  • 10/2006 – 09/2009: State-recognised training as a physiotherapist.
  • Sports & Performance Diagnostics: Performance forecasting, training load management and injury prevention in elite sport.
  • Oncological Sports Therapy & Prehabilitation: Effects of high-intensity training (HIT/HIRT) in cancer patients and prior to stem cell transplants.
  • Metabolism & Inflammation: Physiological responses to extreme physical stress and post-viral conditions (e.g. COVID-19).
  • Science Communication: Co-host of the science podcast ‘Spindgespräche – The Sports Medicine Podcast’
  • Schulz, S. V. W., Holzapfel, L., Matits, L., Schwarz, E., Bizjak, D. A., Jerg, A., Kiefer, A., Kirsten, J., & Henze, A. S. (2026). Insights into the personality of 193 German elite youth football players and potential implications for the development of motor performance and injury risk. Front Sports Act Living.
  • Henze, A. S., et al., & Schulz, S. V. W. (2026). Athlete Monitoring in Handball (ATHMON HB): Relationship Between Well-Being and Match Performance in Elite Male Handball Players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform.
  • Schulz, S. V. W., Wizani, L., Matits, L., Schwarz, E., Wiedemann, P., Bizjak, D. A., Jerg, A., Kirsten, J., & Henze, A. S. (2025). Handgrip strength in elite youth football: potential for performance prediction and the moderating effects of age and maturation. Front Sports Act Living.
  • Schulz, S. V. W., Matits, L., Schwarz, E., Jerg, A., Otte, M., Wiedemann, P., Bizjak, D. A., Kirsten, J., & Henze, A. S. (2025). Lower limb injuries and their association with anthropometrics – an observational study of 381 German elite youth football players. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil.
  • Henze, A. S., Burger, J., Matits, L., Degenhardt, H., Fehske, K., Kirsten, J., & Schulz, S. V. W. (2025). Athlete monitoring in handball (ATHMON HB): a survey of current practice in professional women's and men's handball. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil.
  • Henze, A. S., Kirsten, J., Matits, L., Bizjak, D. A., & Schulz, S. V. W. (2025). Athlete monitoring in handball (ATHMON HB): a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev.
  • Schulz, S. V., Bizjak, D. A., Moebes, E., John, L., Wais, V., Bunjes, D., et al. (2023). Monitoring of strength, inflammation and muscle function in allogenic stem-cell transplantation patients – a pilot study for novel biomarker and risk stratification determination. Front Immunol.
  • Schulz, S. V. W., Schumann, U., Otto, S., Kirsten, J., Treff, G., Janni, W., Huober, J., Leinert, E., Steinacker, J. M., & Bizjak, D. A. (2021). Two-year follow-up after a six-week high-intensity training intervention study with breast cancer patients: physiological, psychological and immunological differences. Disabil Rehabil.
  • Schulz, S. V., Rolser, N., Enders, K., Steinacker, J. M., & Laszlo, R. (2019). Validation and comparison of three different heart rate measuring methods during treadmill performance diagnostics. Dtsch Z Sportmed.
  • Schulz, S. V. W., Laszlo, R., Otto, S., Prokopchuk, D., Schumann, U., Ebner, F., Huober, J., & Steinacker, J. M. (2018). Feasibility and effects of a combined adjuvant high-intensity interval/strength training in breast cancer patients: a single-center pilot study. Disabil Rehabil.
  • Schulz, S. V., Jacobsen, E., Prokopchuk, D., Otto, S., Steinacker, J. M., & Schulz, A. S. (2016). Intensive Sports Therapy after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Dtsch Z Sportmed.