Anna Wargel
Name: Wargel Anna, MSc
Email: Anna.Wargel[at]uibk.ac.at
Phone number: +43 512 507 45898
Office location: HG-118
Tutorial hours: by arrangement
Address: Fürstenweg 185, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
ORCID-ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1905-1960
Research area: Neurophysiology of exercise
Anna completed her Bachelor’s degree in Applied Movement Science at the University of Regensburg and her Master’s in Sport Science at the University of Innsbruck. Her master’s thesis, “Age-related differences in detecting and perceiving postural instability: How distance-to-boundary and time-to-boundary influence the postural control system,” examined how stability metrics relate to balance perception across age groups. As a PhD candidate, Anna focuses on clinical populations with neurological disorders, particularly stroke, investigating how whole-body movements can be objectively quantified to improve assessment and rehabilitation.
- Whole-body movement coordination and its reorganization during stroke rehabilitation
- Objective quantification of whole-body movements for clinical assessment and rehabilitation in neurological populations
Teaching at the Department of Sport Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):
- UE Bewegungsspiele
Wargel, A., Mayr, A., van Andel, S., Pucks-Faes, E., & Federolf, P. (2026). IMU Calibration for Post-Stroke Movement Assessment: Does Calibration Quality Depend on Motor Impairment Severity?. IRBM, 100931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irbm.2026.100931
Wargel, A., van Andel, S., & Federolf, P. (2023). Do Bernstein’s Stages of Learning Apply after Stroke? A Scoping Review on the Development of Whole-Body Coordination after Cerebrovascular Accidents. Brain Sciences, 13(12), 1713. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13121713
Debertin, D., Wargel, A., & Mohr, M. (2024). Reliability of Xsens IMU-Based Lower Extremity Joint Angles during In-Field Running. Sensors, 24(3), 871. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24030871