Jan Lexell Explained

Jan Lexell (born March 13, 1958) is a Swedish physician and academic, who is a specialist in rehabilitation medicine and neurology. He is head of the rehabilitation medicine research group in the Department of Health Sciences at Lund University, Lund.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} One of his research areas is the effect of physical activity on the aging process.^[6] Lexell is also senior consultant in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at Skane University Hospital, Lund.^{[7] [8] [9]} Lexell's research is frequently cited;^{[10] [11]} in particular, his work during the 1980s on examining the vastus lateralis muscle immediately post-mortem, which helped identify an atrophy in type-2 fiber area in older people,^[12] Some of his most important research was carried out in 1989–90, while working at the University of Liverpool, UK, with grants from several major Swedish medical organisations.^{[13] [14]}

Sports medicine

Lexell is actively engaged in sports medicine, in particular paralympic sports medicine.^{[15] [16] [17] [18]} Lexell is a standing member of the Medical committee in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC),^[19] and was directly involved in preparing Sweden's paralympic athletes for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.^[20] He was a contributor to the Textbook of Sports Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Aspects of Sports Injury and Physical Activity, published by Wiley in 2003, revised 2008.^[21]

Awards

• 2017 – honorary doctorate (h.c.) at Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.^{[22] [23] [24]}

Notes and References

1. http://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/persons/jan-lexell(a65d0a91-c84f-49bb-bdf5-d3eeef69847a).html "Jan Lexell"
2. https://www.ltu.se/org/hlv/Mot-gastprofessor-Jan-Lexell-1.149107?l=en "Meet the Guest Professor Jan Lexell"
3. http://www.vetenskaphalsa.se/vara-aktiv-i-vardagen-nyckeln-till-halsa/ "Vara aktiv i vardagen nyckeln till hälsa"
4. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=101&artikel=5697545 "Handikappidrott borde inte vara skild från övrig idrott"
5. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170710232732.htm "Concussion important but badly neglected issue in Para sports, say experts"
6. https://www.svd.se/goran-murvall-drog-ingang-traning-for-90-plussare-olle-lalin-fyller-snart-100 "Hundraåringen som tränar för livet"
7. https://www.med.lu.se/english/hv/research/rehabilitation_medicine "Rehabilitation Medicine"
8. http://www.vetenskaphalsa.se/rehabilitering-ar-mycket-mer-an-bara-traning/ "Rehabilitering är mycket mer än bara träning"
9. http://www.vetenskaphalsa.se/dalig-halsa-vanlig-bland-funktionshindrade/ "Dålig hälsa vanlig bland funktionshindrade"
10. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7005615976 "Lexell, Jan E"
11. https://scholar.google.se/scholar?hl=sv&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Jan+Lexell&btnG= "Searching for Jan Lexell"
12. Book: Richard L. Lieber. Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function, and Plasticity. 2002. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 978-0-7817-3061-7. 259–.
13. Book: Stanley Salmons. Muscle Damage. 1997. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-262753-7. 88.
14. Distribution of different fibre types in human skeletal muscles. Fibre type arrangement in m. vastus lateralis from three groups of healthy men between 15 and 83 years.. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 72. 2–3. 211–22. 3711935. 1986. Lexell. J.. Downham. D.. Sjöström. M.. 10.1016/0022-510X(86)90009-2. 24326822 .
15. http://www.rf.se/Antidoping/Antidopingarbetet/vemgorvad/dispenskommitten/JanLexell/ "Jan Lexell"
16. http://www.parasport.nu/Kontakt/valberedningkommitteerochforbundskaptener/# "Parasport kommittéer"
17. http://www.vetenskaphalsa.se/med-fokus-pa-parasportares-skador/ "Med fokus på parasportares skador"
18. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=406&artikel=6737816 "Hjärnskakningar i parasport – bättre kunskap behövs"
19. https://www.paralympic.org/the-ipc/committees/medical "Medical Committee"
20. Web site: Swedish Paralympic hopefuls boosted by deal with health care provider. Michael Pavitt. Inside the Games. 21 December 2015. 6 April 2018.
21. Book: Michael Kjaer. Michael Krogsgaard. Peter Magnusson. Textbook of Sports Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Aspects of Sports Injury and Physical Activity. 15 April 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-4051-4057-7. 11–.
22. https://www.ltu.se/research/akh/Hedersdoktorer/Jan-Lexell-filosofie-hedersdoktor-2017-1.167165?l=en "Jan Lexell, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy 2017"
23. http://www.lakartidningen.se/Lakarkarriar/Artiklar/Nytt-om-namn/2017/08/Lundaprofessor-hedersdoktor-i-Lulea/ "Lundaprofessor hedersdoktor i Luleå"
24. https://www.med.lu.se/hv/nyhetsarkiv/jan_lexell_blir_hedersdoktor_vid_luleaa_tekniska_universitet "Jan Lexell blir hedersdoktor vid Luleå tekniska universitet"