currex ACADEMY - Speakers
Björn Gustafsson
Master of Arts Sports science, medical fitness trainer
Björn Gustafsson is an expert in motion analysis. After finishing his professional triathlon career with a junior world championship title, he studied sport science. With the knowlegde out of more than 2000 video motion analysis he is the head of the currex Akademy and does advances trainings in motion analysis for more than one decade. He is the co-author of the "Laufbibel" and is publishing his know-how regulary in trade and scientific magazines. With his company currex he developed an expert system for motion analysis and shoe recommendations - the currex MOTIONQUEST system. For renowned sport manufacturers he is developing motion analysis and sale promoting systems. For orthopedic technicians he invents complete concepts for running and gait analysis with resulting health care.
Member of:
- German Society of Biomechanics
- ISB Footwear Biomechnics Group
- GAMMA - Association for analytics of human motion in clinical practice
Dr. rer. medic. Arne Nagel
Sports scientist and biomechanic
Dr. Arne Nagel studied sport science at the University of Kiel and did his Ph.D. at the Medical Falcutly of Münster, Germany. His main research in Münster had been the effect of othopedic insoles on the feets exposure and the three dimensional behaviour of the foot. In additional projects, Dr. Nagel examines the relationship of orthopedic shoe care and runningspecific questions. At present he is leading the gaitlab in Walstedde, Germany and cares about childs with cerebralparesety or other cerebral apraxia. Simultaneously he works in the orthopedic shoe technic and supports athletes and patients with backache.
Oliver Elsenbach
Sports scientist and bike trainer
Oliver Elsenbach owns the the company KOM*SPORT in Cologne. His focus is the physiological and orthopedic analysis and diagnostic of cylists. He attends many cyclists of the professional German Milram Team, among the German Champion and U23 World Champion Gerald Ciolek, as well as numerous amateur and hobby cyclists. With the perfect mixture of theory and practise he closes the gap between professional and free time cyclists.