Browsing Norges idrettshøgskole by Subject "risk factor"
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Age, player position and 2 min suspensions were associated with match injuries during the 2017 Men's Handball World Championship (France)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aim: To study the association between player characteristics, technical components of the game and the risk of match injuries during the 2017 Men’s Handball World Championship. Methods: Team physicians of the participating ... -
Association between frontal plane knee control and lower extremity injuries: a prospective study on young team sport athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background/aim: Poor frontal plane knee control can manifest as increased dynamic knee valgus during athletic tasks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between frontal plane knee control and the ... -
Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-20)Background/aim: Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of the condition. The ... -
Handball load and shoulder injury rate: A 31-week cohort study of 679 elite youth handball players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Knowledge of injury patterns, an essential step towards injury prevention, is lacking in youth handball. Aim: To investigate if an increase in handball load is associated with increased shoulder injury rates ... -
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: ... -
Joint associations of device-measured physical activity and abdominal obesity with incident cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To examine the joint associations between physical activity and abdominal obesity with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Methods: We included 70 830 UK Biobank participants (mean age±SD=61.6 ± ... -
Landing-related ankle injuries do not occur in plantarflexion as once thought: a systematic video analysis of ankle injuries in world-class volleyball
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Ankle injuries are prevalent in elite volleyball and suggested to result from player contact at the net. Traditionally, ankle sprains are thought to happen in a plantarflexed position, but case studies suggest ... -
Likelihood of ACL graft rupture: not meeting six clinical discharge criteria before return to sport is associated with a four times greater risk of rupture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-23)Background: The decision as to whether or not an athlete is ready to return to sport (RTS) after ACL reconstruction is difficult as the commonly used RTS criteria have not been validated. Purpose: To evaluate whether a ... -
No association between static and dynamic postural control and ACL injury risk among female elite handball and football players: a prospective study of 838 players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Research on balance measures as potential risk factors for ACL injury is limited. Objective: To assess whether postural control was associated with an increased risk for ACL injuries in female elite handball ... -
Pursuit of performance excellence: a population study of Norwegian adolescent female cross-country skiers and biathletes with disordered eating
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: To examine the prevalence of disordered eating (DE) among the total population of Norwegian female cross-country skiers and biathletes at the junior level, and to determine whether sociodemographic characteristics ... -
Training-related and competition-related risk factors for respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections in elite cross-country skiers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-03)Aim: To determine risk factors for respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections in elite cross-country skiers. Methods: Self-reported training and inefction data for 37 elite cross-country skiers from 2007 to 2015 ...