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ACL injury incidence, severity and patterns in professional male soccer players in a Middle Eastern league
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aim: To ascertain ACL injury incidence, severity (injury burden) and patterns (contact/non-contact and reinjuries) in a professional male football league in the Middle East over five consecutive seasons. Methods: Prospective ... -
Akute mountainbike verletzungen – ein review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06-08)[The article is in German] Mountain biking (MTB) is an adventure sport with an increasing number of participants and competitors. The amount of injuries reported over the last years has grown. Research is needed to identify ... -
Cross-sectional study of characteristics and prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in 1170 male golfers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives: The primary aim was to describe the characteristics and prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints of a large group of non-professional golfers. Secondary aims were to compare golfers different in (A) skill-level, ... -
Effects of high and low training volume with the Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring strength, jump height, and sprint performance in female football players: A randomised trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The evidence-based hamstring strengthening programme for prevention of hamstring injuries is not adopted by football teams because of its high training volume. This study on female football players investigated if high-volume ... -
An examination of training load, match activities, and health problems in Norwegian youth elite handball players over one competitive season
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Talent development is integral to the policy and organizational practice of competitive sport, but has also been associated with excessive amounts of training and competition, and athlete injuries and illnesses. The lack ... -
Functional tests should be accentuated more in the decision
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-04-22)A high pre-injury activity level, the desire of the patient to continue pivoting sports and fear of future give-way episodes are considered the most significant factors affecting the decision to perform anterior cruciate ... -
Golf-related injuries: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-11)A review was undertaken to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in golf and to stimulate the discussion on possible injury mechanisms. The main conclusion of most published studies is that although professional ... -
High prevalence of self-reported injuries and illnesses in talented female athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: A thorough knowledge of the epidemiology and severity of injuries and illness in youth female elite sports is lacking due to the methodological challenges involved in recording them. In this study, the prevalence ... -
How do the new Olympic sports compare with the traditional Olympic sports? Injury and illness at the 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses across traditional and new sports among the participating athletes of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games (BA YOG) (6–18 October 2018). Methods: We recorded the ... -
Injuries and illnesses among competitive Norwegian rhythmic gymnasts during preseason: a prospective cohort study of prevalence, incidence and risk factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: Rhythmic gymnastics is an Olympic sport that demands high training volume from early age. We investigated the extent of, and risk factors for, injuries among competitive Norwegian rhythmic gymnasts. Methods: ... -
Injuries in children with extra physical education in primary schools
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04)Purpose: (1) Examine the influence of extra physical education (EPE) on the number of musculoskeletal injuries in public schools accounting for organized sports participation (OSP) outside school. (2) Examine the major ... -
Injury characteristics in Norwegian male professional football: A comparison between a regular season and a season in the pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic forced the Norwegian male premier league football season to reschedule, reducing the fixture calendar substantially. Previous research has shown that a congested match schedule ... -
International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus paper on sports-related ophthalmology issues in elite sports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Vision plays an important role in an athletes’ success. In sports, nearly 80% of perceptual input is visual, and eye health and sports medicine are closely intertwined fields of utmost importance to athletes. The physical ... -
International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS))
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Injury and illness surveillance, and epidemiological studies, are fundamental elements of concerted efforts to protect the health of the athlete. To encourage consistency in the definitions and methodology used, and to ... -
Intervention in professional dance students to increase mental health- and nutrition literacy: A controlled trial with follow up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: There is a need to change the culture within the art of dance, as it has been associated with injuries and mental health consequences. This study evaluates an intervention designed to increase mental health ... -
Knee function and prevalence of knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : a prospective study with 10 to 15 years of follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-08-16)BACKGROUND: Few prospective long-term studies of more than 10 years have reported changes in knee function and radiologic outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. PURPOSE: To examine changes in ... -
Neuropeptides in tendinopathy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01-01)Overuse tendinopathy remains a major clinical burden for sports medicine and general practitioners. Recent studies have highlighted the role of sensory and autonomic nerves in generating or perpetuating the symptoms and ... -
Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament injury influences joint loading during walking but not hopping
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-03-08)Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify changes in clinical outcome and lower extremity biomechanics during walking and hopping in ACL-injured subjects before and after a 20-session neuromuscular and strength ... -
The Scandinavian ACL registries 2004-2007 : baseline epidemiology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-11-27)Background and purpose No prospective surveillance systems have been available for monitoring the outcome of cruciate ligament surgery in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden). In the present paper we describe the ... -
Self-reported versus diagnosed stress fractures in Norwegian female elite athletes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-03-01)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of selfreported versus diagnosed stress fractures in female elite athletes and non-athletic controls. A random sample of Norwegian elite athletes from the national ...