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No injuries, but plenty of pain? On the methodology for recording overuse symptoms in sports
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12)Overuse injuries may represent as much of a problem as do acute injuries in many sports. This paper reviews key concepts related to the methodology for recording overuse symptoms. Results from the FIVB Volleyball Injury ... -
No relationship between a movement screening test and risk of overuse problems in low back, shoulder, and knee in elite handball players - A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Many handball studies have reported injuries that cause absence from participation. In this prospective cohort study on elite Icelandic male players, the aim was to examine the prevalence of overuse problems in low back, ... -
'No systematic doping in football': A critical review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-01)This essay examines the degree to which football administrators are correct to believe that there is relatively little use of performance-enhancing drugs in elite football. In contrast to FIFA's reliance on the results of ... -
Nocturnal hypoxemia, blood pressure, vascular status and chronic mountain sickness in the highest city in the world
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a condition characterized by excessive erythrocytosis in response to chronic hypobaric hypoxia. CMS frequently triggers cardiorespiratory diseases such as pulmonary hypertension ... -
Non-Commissioned Officers and Attitudes towards Military Women in the Norwegian Air Force : “It’s always nice when there are girls around”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-02)The main objective of the study presented in this article was to investigate men and masculinities, with a particular focus on the meaning of masculinities for recruitment and retention of female personnel. Fieldwork and ... -
Non-pharmacological management of orthostatic hypotension after spinal cord injury: a critical review of the literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-06-10)Objectives: Identify and describe the body of literature pertaining to non-pharmacological management of orthostatic hypotension (OH) during the early rehabilitation of persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI). -
Nonverbal behaviour (NVB) in the Premier League: An observational study on football players’ tactical and emotional gestures during a football match
(Master thesis, 2022)When I played football actively, I communicated constantly. I was constantly telling my teammates where to position themselves, who to mark and where to play the ball. I first learned to communicate so intensely when I ... -
Nonverbal behaviour in elite football: A descriptive analysis of four elite international football players using close-up video.
(Master thesis, 2023)Background: Research on player’s nonverbal behaviour (NVB) is slowly emerging in sports (Furley, 2021). Nonverbal behaviour is an interesting research area that recently has gotten increased attention in sports psychology ... -
Normative Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscle Strength Values for Female, Healthy, Elite Handball and Football Players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study presents normative values for isokinetic knee extension and flexion muscle strength tests in 350 elite, female, handball (n = 150) and football (n = 200) players. Isokinetic concentric muscle strength tests at ... -
Normative values for musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy Norwegian adults and the association with obesity: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-18)Background: Up-to-date research on musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness (MSMF) is lacking. The aims of the present paper were to a) establish normative values of MSMF by gender and age, and b) to assess how much of the ... -
Norsk idrettsbistand i Zambia og Malawi: En kvalitativ undersøkelse
(Master thesis, 2021)De siste tiårene har interessen for idrettsbistand, eller Sport for Development and Peace økt betraktelig. Det er i dag et eget felt innen idretten. NIF var tidlig ute på 1980-tallet med sitt engasjement i Tanzania, som ... -
Norsk sandvolleyball til topps internasjonalt - en drøm eller en virkelighet?: Et studie av to ulike perioder med to forskjellige utfall i resultater
(Master thesis, 2013)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å se på hva som gjorde at norsk sandvolleyball var en suksess på midten av 1990-tallet kontra dagens situasjon der toppresultatene stadig uteblir. Først vil jeg presentere teori om påpasselig ... -
Norske kadetters fysiske aktivitetsnivå: Objektivt målt fysisk aktivitetsnivå hos norske kadetter gjennom deres første år på Hær-, Sjø-, eller Luftkrigsskolen.
(Master thesis, 2022)Mål: Målet med denne masteroppgaven var å 1) gi en deskriptiv beskrivelse av det fysiske aktivitetsnivået til kadettene i løpet av deres første år ved en av Norges tre krigsskoler, og 2) sammenligne krigsskolene for å se ... -
Norske sponsorers aktivering av sponsorat: Kvalitativ case studie
(Master thesis, 2023)Den økende profesjonaliseringen av sponsorater har ført til et mer krevende sponsormarked både for sponsorer og sponsorobjekter. I lys av dette har masteroppgaven som mål å undersøke hvordan sponsorer aktiverer sine avtaler ... -
The “Norwegian arm” of the Study on Hamstring Re-injury Prevention (SHARP): A multi-center randomized controlled trial and descriptive cross-sectional study
(Master thesis, 2023)Introduction: Hamstring injury (HI) is the most common injury in football and has the highest re-injury incidence. The nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has shown to reduce the incidence of HIs in football players. The ... -
Norwegian big bang theory: production of gendered sound during team handball broadcasts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-09)This study investigates Norwegian television commentary of men’s team handball. Five World Championship games and 5 European Championship games were recorded and all commentaries transcribed. The main focus was to ... -
Norwegian elite-level coaches: who are they?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-18)Previous studies have shown that there is an underrepresentation of female coaches and a lack of opportunities for women to coach males, particularly at the elite-level. Very few studies, however, have focused on elite-level ... -
Norwegian handball and gender: towards a cultural sociology of sport
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)This project highlights how we understand sports and how these understandings are shaped by and shape gender. The empirical focus is directed at televised elite handball and practiced youth handball in Norway. Grounded in ... -
The Norwegian healthy body image intervention promotes positive embodiment through improved self-esteem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We examined both direct and indirect effects of the Healthy Body Image (HBI) intervention on positive embodiment among Norwegian high school students. In total, 2446 12th grade boys (43 %) and girls (mean age 16.8 years) ... -
Norwegian human rights organisations and Olympic Games
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-28)In this article, an analysis is made of Norwegian Human Rights organisations (HROs), their involvement in the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, and consequences for their involvement in subsequent Games. We attempt to ...