The aim of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center is to prevent injuries and other health problems in sports through research on risk factors, injury mechanisms, and prevention methods, with a particular focus on football, team handball, and alpine skiing/snowboarding.

All footballers should carry out knee preventive exercises

Previous studies have shown great effects of preventive training on wobble boards to reduce knee injury risk. The results from a new Norwegian study show that the high risk athlete can not be identified easily through preseason by knee specific surveys or clinical tests. Hence, ALL players should carry out preventive exercises aimed to reduce knee injuries!

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IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport in Monaco 2011

The core program has been announced, and there is now a call for abstracts and workshop proposals with a September 1 deadline - act now!

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Knee extension exercises in ACL-injured subjects must specifically target quadriceps deficits at knee joint angles less than 40° knee flexion

These results will have major clinical implications for the rehabilitation of knee injured persons.

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New strict rules to handle concussions in rugby sport

Simple sideline assessment tools to diagnose concussions in sports are now available to help the medical team and coaches to better protect their athletes.

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