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Roald Bahr MD PhD is a Professor of Sports Medicine and the Chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences. He is also the Chief Medical Officer and Department chair for Olympiatoppen and the Department of Sports Medicine at the Norwegian Olympic Training Center. He previously chaired the Department of Sports Medicine at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences.

 

He is authorized as Sports Medicine Physician (Idrettslege NIMF) by the Norwegian Society of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He serves as team physician for the national teams in beach volleyball.

 

Roald Bahr is past president of the National Council on Physical Activity, past president of the Norwegian Society of Sports Medicine, a current member of the Sports Medicine Council of the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, member and president of the Medical Commission of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), and member of the IOC Medical Commission - Medical and Scientific Group. His main research area is sports injury prevention. He is a former national team volleyball player and coach.

Projects

Ankle injuries in volleyball: A prospective intervention study >>

Ankle injuries in volleyball: A retrospective cohort study >>

A randomized study comparing outcome after standard surgical treatment and eccentric training among athletes with jumpers knee >>

Is eccentric training an option in the treatment of jumper's knee? - a pilot study >>

The effect of eccentric training on patellar tendinopathy among volleyball players >>

Mechanisms for non-contact ACL injuries in sports - A systematic review >>

Prevalence of low back pain among cross-country skiers, rowers, orienteerers and sedentary controls - A cross-sectional study >>

Relationship between symptoms of jumper`s knee and the ultrasound characteristics of the patellar tendon among high level male volleyball players >>

Development of new methods to record overuse problems among athletes >>

A new method for registration of overuse injuries >>

The role of the referee: a video analysis of the interpretation of the rules of football in injury-risk situations in professional football >>

Dynamic characteristics of the extensor apparatus among volleyball players with jumper`s knee - a cohort study >>

Self-estimation of ability among skiers and snowboarders in alpine skiing resorts >>

A comparison of the effects of two different exercises to improve maximal hamstring muscle strength among male footballers >>

Characteristics of the leg extensors in male volleyball players with jumper`s knee - a case-control study >>

A model-based image-matching technique for 3D reconstruction - application to ACL injury situations >>

A prospective cohort study of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in elite Norwegian team handball >>

Injury surveillance in male professional football; is medical staff reporting complete and accurate? >>

The FIS Injury Surveillance System >>

Prevention of football injuries: an intervention study >>

Prevention of ACL injuries in Norwegian female team handball >>

Prevention of knee and ankle injuries among young players in Norwegian team handball >>

Prevention of injuries in soccer through increased awarenes of injury situations >>

Prevention of injuries in female Norwegian elite soccer >>

Prevention of hamstrings strains in football >>

Injuries among competitive snowboarders at the national elite level >>

An immune-histochemical study of subclasses of inflammatory cells and active collagen-producing fibroblasts in the patellar ligament in patients with jumper's knee >>

Individual risk factors for injuries in Icelandic soccer >>

Innervation of the patellar ligament in patients with jumper`s knee >>

Traumatic brain injuries in football due to minor head trauma a prospective clinical study >>

Clinical, functional and radiological outcome 6-10 years after ACL-injuries in team handball players - a follow-up study >>

Validation of a model based image-matching technique for 3D motion reconstruction from uncalibrated 2D videosequences >>

Knee loading during side-step cutting: A comparison of Norwegian male and female elite handball players >>

The mechanisms of serious knee injuries in female European team handball - a 3D kinematic and kinetic analysis based on uncalibrated 2D video recordings >>

The prevalence of jumpers knee among elite Norwegian athletes >>

Risk factors for Achilles tendon rupture and postoperative problems >>

Risk factors for ankle injury in Scandinavian elite football >>

Risk factors for injury in Norwegian skiing resorts >>

Association between difference floor types and the incidence of ACL injuries in team handball >>

Physical performance of soccer players, injuries and team success in Icelandic soccer >>

Injuries in young players in Norwegian team handball >>

Injury mechanisms for ankle injury in Scandinavian elite football >>

Injury mechanisms for ACL injuries in team handball - a video analysis >>

Mechanisms of injuries and incidents in Icelandic soccer - Match analysis >>

Mechanisms of serious knee injuries in World Cup freestyle skiing - a 3D kinematic analysis based on uncalibrated 2D video recordings >>

Injury mechanisms for head injuries in football >>

Injuries in Norwegian female team handball >>

Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in painful chronic patellar tendinopathy – a randomized controlled trial >>

Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in painful chronic patellar tendinopathy – a prospective study >>

The Amsterdam Balance Board study: The effect and cost-effectiveness of a balance training programme on the risk of acute lateral ankle injury - a randomized controlled trial >>

The FIVB Beach Volleyball Injury Study: injuries among professional beach volleyball players >>

Relationship between symptoms of jumper`s knee and the ultrasound characteristics of the patellar tendon among high level male volleyball players >>

Football Incident Analysis (FIA): A new video-based method to analyse injury-risk situations in professional football >>

Video analysis of acute injuries in Norwegian male professional football >>

A new method for strength and power testing used for monitoring rehabilitation, performance and training >>

Patellar tendinopathy among senior high school volleyball players >>

Preventing injuries in female youth football-a randomized controlled study >>

Performance aspects of an injury prevention program: A 10-week intervention in adolescent female football players >>

Injury risk on natural grass and artificial turf among young female football players >>

Self-report of previous injuries and function in the lower extremities as risk factors for injuries in female youth football >>

A national register for ACL injuries >>

Association between psychological factors and injuries in young female football players >>

Validation of the visual inspection approach in video analysis >>

Mechanisms of ACL injury inbasketball: video analysis of 39 cases >>

Prevalence of health problems in Norwegian female biathlon athletes. >>

The 11+ >>

Injury risk on artificial turf in youth football >>

Injuries in football referees >>

Overuse injuries in professional road cycling >>

Risk factors for ACL-injuries in elite female football players >>

Nordic Football Injury Audit – Injury surveillance in the first leagues of Sweden (Allsvenskan) and Norway (Tippeligaen) >>

Risk of injury on artificial turf in Nordic football >>

Differences in motion patterns and strength measures between previously ACL-injured players and non-injured players >>

Determinants of excessive valgus moments of the knee in drop jumps and sidestep cutting, using 2D recording and 3D motion analysis >>

Injuries among World Cup freestyle skiers >>

Injuries among World Cup ski and snowboard athletes >>

Injuries among male and female World Cup alpine skiers >>

Injuries among World Cup athletes in the Nordic disciplines >>

Injuries among World Cup snowboard athletes >>

Knee joint kinematics in non-contact ACL injury situations from female team handball and basketball >>

Relationship between objectively measured valgus moments in drop jumps and sports specific cutting movements, and poor clinical test scores in elite female football players >>

Text messaging as a new method for injury registration in sports – a methodological study in elite female football >>

Compliance with the 11+ injury prevention program in youth female football players >>

Low back pain among endurance athletes >>

Video analysis of injuries among World Cup freestyle athletes >>

Kinematics for an ACL injury in World Cup alpine skiing >>

Video analysis of events leading up to ACL injuries in World Cup alpine skiing >>

Video analysis of injuries in World Cup alpine skiing >>

Mechanisms of ACL injuries in World Cup alpine skiing: a systematic video analysis of 20 cases >>

Risk factors for non-contact ACL injuries in elite female team handball players – A prospective cohort study >>

The effect of a center line rule change on the incidence of ankle sprains and rule violations in women's collegiate volleyball >>

Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in painful chronic patellar tendinopathy – a randomized controlled trial >>

Cutting technique as a predictor of knee valgus moment >>

Correlation between lower extremity kinetics and kinematics in drop jumps and sidestep cutting >>

Association between psychological factors and injuries in female elite football players >>

Prevalence of low back pain in elite female football players >>

The correlation between two-dimensional video analysis and subjective assessment in evaluating knee control among elite female team handball players >>

Validation of a video analysis technique for studying pivot shift kinematics >>

Different delivery methods of the 11+ injury prevention program >>

Injury incidence in qualification runs versus final runs in FIS World Cup snowboard cross and ski cross >>

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News articles

Jumper´s knee risk increases 2-4 times with every additional weekly practice hour and match set played >>

Every third freestyle skiing athlete sustains a time-loss injury each winter season >>

Players with high levels of football skills were at greater risk of sustaining injuries than their less skilled teammates >>

Can electrocardiographic screening prevent sudden death in athletes? >>

High prevalence of overuse injuries in professional road cyclists >>

Football play on 3rd generation artificial turf does not lead to more acute injuries than play on grass >>

Previous injury and weak adductor muscles dispose for new groin injuries in male football (soccer) >>

New, important findings on the mechanisms of non-contact ACL injuries >>

High compliance to injury prevention training reduces injury risk significantly >>

About 1/3 of the World Cup alpine, freestyle and snowboard athletes sustain a time–loss injury each season >>

New review on the prevention of acute injuries >>

Injury surveillance underestimates the incidence of time-loss injuries in football >>

A twofold risk of hamstring injury among previously injured players >>

All footballers should carry out knee preventive exercises >>

Athlete interviews give the most complete picture of injuries to World Cup skiers and snowboarders >>

Football players are reluctant to recognise that they have experienced a concussion >>

Previously ankle injured players have a twice as high risk of sustaining a new ankle injury >>

Soccer is a safe sport for children >>

Injuries and musculoskeletal complaints in elite Swiss football referees >>

Why do female football players injure their anterior cruciate ligament >>

New warm-up program for football players can reduce injury risk by 50% >>

New research on analyzing mechanisms of skiing injuries >>

Color Doppler Ultrasound findings in patellar tendinopathy (jumper´s knee) >>

Footballers at increased risk of injury can easily be identified >>

Professor Bahr new member of the IOC medical commission >>

Previous injury and poor lower limb function predispose for injury >>

New studies in female soccer >>

"Book of the year" – improved and revised >>

The risk of ACL injuries in women's soccer is as high as in women's team handball >>

Injury prevention strategy helps cut ACL tears rates 50% and reduces injury risk >>

Poor accuracy in video analysis based on visual inspection >>

Mechanisms for ACL injuries in basketball >>

Injury risk and artificial turf >>

Nordic hamstring lowers reduce hamstring strains in soccer players >>

Excessive apoptosis in patellar tendinopathy in athletes >>

New review about eccentric training for Jumper’s knee >>

FIS MEDIA INFO >>

High prevalence patellar tendinopathy among elite athletes in speed and power demanding sports >>

Surgical treatment compared with eccentric training for patellar tendinopathy (Jumper's knee) - A randomized controlled trial >>

Roald Bahr new president of FIVB Medical Commission >>

Significant improvement from ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in patellar tendinopathy >>

JAMA study on head injuries in alpine skiing and snowboarding >>

New method for analyzing injury videos >>

Warm-up exercises prevent knee and ankle injuries >>

BJSM Injury Prevention issue is published! >>

New paper - Effective hamstrings strength training program >>

New report on low back pain in endurance sports >>

The worlds first national cruciate ligament registry is established >>

New Book on Volleyball Medicine >>

New review on research methodology >>

Evidence-Based Sports Medicine - new book (UPDATED) >>

Few acute injuries in professional beach volleyball >>

New study on injuries among beach volleyball players presented at the ACSM Annual Meeting >>

Hamstrings strains may be preventable >>

New web site for the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center >>

Presentations

Roald Bahr_Lars Engebretsen (Norway): Keynote Lecture: Sports injury prevention – the need for an evidence-based approach >>

Engebretsen_2005_1st World Congress_Can simple balance tests and the FAOS predict new injuries >>

Tron Krosshaug (Norway): Injury mechanisms in non-contact ACL injuries- what do we know? >>

Steffen_2005 Poster OSTRC congress.pdf >>