• Cohen's MRI scoring system has limited value in predicting return to play 

      Hamilton, Bruce; Wangensteen, Arnlaug; Whiteley, Rodney; Almusa, Emad; Geertsema, Liesel; Targett, Stephen; Tol, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Purpose: Numerous authors have hypothesised that MRI scoring systems provide a valid means of predicting return to play duration following an acute hamstring muscle strain. The purpose is to prospectively investigate the ...
    • Early versus delayed lengthening exercises for acute hamstring injury in male athletes: A randomised controlled clinical trial 

      Vermeulen, Robin; Whiteley, Rod; van der Made, Anne D.; van Dyk, Nicol; Almusa, Emad; Geertsema, Celeste; Targett, Stephen; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Bahr, Roald; Tol, Johannes L.; Wangensteen, Arnlaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: To evaluate the efficacy of early versus delayed introduction of lengthening (ie, eccentric strengthening) exercises in addition to an established rehabilitation programme on return to sport duration for acute ...
    • Health conditions detected in a comprehensive periodic health evaluation of 558 

      Bakken, Arnhild; Targett, Stephen; Bere, Tone; Adamuz, Maria-Carmen; Tol, Johannes L.; Whiteley, Rod; Wilson, Mathew G.; Witvrouw, Erik; Khan, Karim M.; Bahr, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-24)
      Background: Despite widespread use of periodic health evaluation (PHE) to detect and prevent injury and illness in athletes, its effectiveness in detecting health conditions and relevant risk factors is still debated. ...
    • Interseason variability of a functional movement test, the 9+ screening battery, in professional male football players 

      Bakken, Arnhild; Targett, Stephen; Bere, Tone Tufte; Eirale, Cristiano; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Tol, Johannes; Whiteley, Rodney; Witvrouw, Erik; Khan, Karim; Bahr, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-06)
      Background: The Nine Plus screening battery test (9+) is a functional movement test intended to identify limitations in fundamental movement patterns predisposing athletes to injury. However, the interseason variability ...
    • Remote assessment in sport and exercise medicine (SEM): A narrative review and teleSEM solutions for and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Dijkstra, H. Paul; Ergen, Emin; Holtzhausen, Louis; Beasley, Ian; Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Geertsema, Liesel; Geertsema, Celeste; Nelis, Sofie; Ngai, Aston Seng Huey; Stankovic, Ivan; Targett, Stephen; Andersen, Thor Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic forces sport and exercise medicine (SEM) physicians to think differently about the clinical care of patients. Many rapidly implement eHealth and telemedicine solutions specific to SEM ...