Kristina Drole

Researcher at University of Ljubljana MSc Sport and Exercise Science

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

Happy to share that my PhD research has been published in the @BJSM_BMJ and received a PhD Academy Award.

See how different types of load & biomarkers are associated with injury/illness & how objective and subj measures of load relate to athlete health👇

https://t.co/FLtwrIRwjC

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

⚠️ Associations of physical, psychosocial and dual-career loads with injury and illness occurrence among elite handball players 🤾‍♂️ 🥅

Check out this NEW #PhDAcademyAward article ⬇️

https://t.co/KFcGxQLAF7

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

Huge thanks to my co-authors and everyone involved! Grateful for the support and collaboration throughout the journey.🙏

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

📚Excited to share that my main PhD study has just been published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. Read the full study here: https://t.co/JhvCH5mHSb
Hope this sparks discussion on holistic load monitoring in athlete health & performance! #PhD #SportsScience

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

Implications:

• Coaches & sports scientists: monitor not just physical load, but also psychosocial stress.

• Dual-career athletes: balancing academic/work demands may help protect health.

• Integrated load management strategies can better safeguard athlete well-being.

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

@BenNarang @DebevecTadej @GregoireMillet1 Congrats Ben!!

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

💡The findings emphasise the need for targeted, position-specific injury prevention and management strategies in handball, with a particular focus on knee, ankle, pelvis/lower back, shoulder and respiratory health.

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

Excited to share the latest research from my PhD published in @BMJOpenSEM: "Prevalence, incidence and burden of health problems across playing positions in elite male handball players: a 45-week prospective cohort study". https://t.co/qajA1Zp8Uy Here is what we found 👇🧵

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

• Wings experience the highest prevalence of health problems, while backs have the highest incidence and burden, and goalkeepers face the longest time-loss per health problem.

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

🚨We're Hiring! 🚨
The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport is looking for a passionate post-doctoral researcher to join our team!
More information about the role:
SLO: https://t.co/fWy4eRuBWz
ENG: https://t.co/A3NmMzpu73

@JobsinSportSci @ResearchTweet22

[Tadej Debevec @DebevecTadej]

Latest from PreAlti project in @JSHS_MedHealth
Led by @MChambionDiaz with prof. Pialoux, @GregoireMillet1 @BenNarang and @GManferdelli

Oxidative stress and nitric oxide metabolism responses during prolonged high-altitude exposure in preterm born adults

https://t.co/w0q8AFqoUQ

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

#sportscience #handball #loadmonitoring #stress

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

From the practical perspective, we aimed to provide guidance to all handball practitioners whether rather costly and time-consuming invasive measures of blood biomarkers could be replaced with subjective measures of athletes’ well-being.

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

If we only consider moderate and high associations, the objective measures could be replaced with subjective measures in approximately ½ of the athletes.

[Kristina Drole @DroleKristina]

🆕 Another study from my PhD has seen the light of day! We investigated the complex relationship between subjective and objective measures of stress and load in elite male handball players. The insights could help simplify athlete monitoring.

https://t.co/LQdYJgFklb