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The role of physical exercise as a stress-coping resource for persons with functionally incomplete spinal cord injury
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)A spinal cord injury (SCI) changes a person’s life in many ways. Physical exercise has traditionally been used in SCI-rehabilitation to maximise the possibilities for a better life by increasing physical capacity, physical ... -
The Role of Self-Control and Motivation on Exhaustion in Youth Athletes: A Longitudinal Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The depletion of self-control competencies has been explained by an external shift in motivation, and recent research has emphasized that controlled types of motivation and self-control competencies are positively associated ... -
The role of skeletal muscle glycogen breakdown for regulation of insulin sensitivity by exercise
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-12-30)Glycogen is the storage form of carbohydrates in mammals. In humans the majority of glycogen is stored in skeletal muscles (∼500 g) and the liver (∼100 g). Food is supplied in larger meals, but the blood glucose concentration ... -
The role of skill in sport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Skill is obviously a central part of sports and should therefore be central in sport philosophic studies. My aim in this paper is to try to place skill in a wider context and thus give skill the place it deserves. I will ... -
The role of social media in creating a hot spot mountaineering destination: the Trolltunga case
(Master thesis, 2018)The study is to show how social media can create hotspot mountaineering destination from the remote wild place. It is the detailed study on the link of social media and hiking experience in Trolltunga. Trolltunga is used ... -
The role of sports physiotherapy at the London 2012 Olympic Games
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11)Background: There is a lack of information on the utilisation of physiotherapy services at the Olympic Games. Aim: To better understand the athlete and non-athlete requirements of the physiotherapy services at the Olympic ... -
The role of test events in major sporting events.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-01)Test events are important in the preparation of major sporting events. Nevertheless, there are few studies of how such tests are carried out to combat risks and build capacities to manage the unexpected incidents during ... -
The role of the peripheral passive rotation stabilizers of the knee with intact collateral and cruciate ligaments: a biomechanical study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05)Background: A subset of patients have clinical internal and/or external knee rotational instability despite no apparent injury to the cruciate or collateral ligaments. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to ... -
The significance of the skeletal muscular oxidative capacity during whole body exercise
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)The present thesis consists of four studies with the main objective to examine the significance of the skeletal muscular metabolic capacity during whole body exercise. Exercise capacity was studied in chronic obstructive lung ... -
The SMS, Phone and medical Examination sports injury surveillance (SPEx) system is a feasible and valid approach to measuring handball exposure, injury occurrence and consequences in elite youth sport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Current methods of sports injury surveillance are limited by lack of medical validation of self-reported injuries, and/or incomplete information about injury consequences beyond time-loss from sport. The aims of this study ... -
The social management of medical ethics in sport: Confidentiality in English professional football
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-09)This paper examines one of the major ethical challenges in the practice of sports medicine, confidentiality. Drawing on interview and questionnaire data with doctors and physiotherapists working in English professional ... -
The struggle over military identity: a multi-sited ethnography on gender, fitness and "the right attitudes" in the military profession/field
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)As a result of dramatic changes in the arrangement and missions of the Norwegian Armed Forces, and consequently in competence, gender and identity politics, traditional thinking on what are considered to be valuable ... -
The study of perfectionism, self-acceptance and motivation in Norwegian vocational dance students
(Master thesis, 2012)Being a professional dancer, like an elite athlete, is characterized by extreme physicaland psychological demands, strict discipline, high commitment and with a pressure and pursuit to perform flawlessly. Due to the ... -
The sustainability of the Youth Olympic Games: Stakeholder networks and institutional perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-02)This paper explored the Youth Olympic Games’ (YOG) potential sustainability (survival and success) through an analysis of how actors exert various forms of pressure on the YOG. Given the impact of the Olympic Games and ... -
The Training of Olympic Alpine Ski Racers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Alpine combined was the only alpine ski racing event at the first Winter Olympic Games in 1936, but since then, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, and team events have also become Olympic events. Substantial improvements ... -
The transition from academy to professional football: an examination of factors influencing players' progression when encountering and adapting to a first team context
(Master thesis, 2015)Based on the transitional phases outlined in Jones et al. (2014), the main objective of this study was to examine factors influencing players’ progression when encountering and adapting to a first team context in the ... -
The vertical drop jump Is a poor screening test for ACL injuries in female elite soccer and handball players: a prospective cohort study of 710 athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04)Background: The evidence linking knee kinematics and kinetics during a vertical drop jump (VDJ) to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk is restricted to a single small sample. Still, the VDJ test continues to be ... -
The West Midlands ActiVe lifestyle and healthy Eating in School children (Waves) study: a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention intervention programme targeted at children aged 6-7 years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Excess weight in children is associated with health, emotional and social problems. Schools offer an opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles. This study tested whether or not a programme of activities could prevent ... -
The Youth Olympic Games and a new awakening for sports and exercise medicine
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The Youth Olympic Games: the best of the Olympics or a poor copy?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-04)This paper explores the new event in the Olympic Movement, the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2012, and examines the similarities and differences between the winter editions of the YOG and the Olympic ...