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New study on injuries among beach volleyball players presented at the ACSM Annual Meeting
The results from a new study on injuries among professional beach volleyball players the FIVB Beach Volleyball Injury Study were presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in St. Louis on May 30th.
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Report from the Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics
More than 1500 attendants were gathered in Calgary at the 2002 WCB to experience the new findings of biomechanists world wide. The OSTRC was represented by PhD-student Tron Krosshaug.
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New book on cross-country skiing
Dr. Ola Rønsen from the Norwegian Olympic Training Center and professor Gerald Smith, the new head of the Biomechanics lab at the Norwegian University of Sport & Physical Education, are two of four contributors for the new Handbook of Cross-Country Skiing, a recent addition to the Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine series, edited by Heikki Rusko.
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Few acute injuries in professional beach volleyball
According to a new research study published in the March 2003 issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, professional beach volleyball is a safe sport. The study shows that the rate of acute time-loss injuries is considerably lower than most oth
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Evidence-Based Sports Medicine - new book (UPDATED)
Professor Roald Bahr is - with his chapter on prevention of ankle sprains - one of the contributors for 'Evidence-based Sports Medicine', recently published by BMJ Books. This book attempts to summarize current knowledge and evidence for a variety of clinical problems encountered by Sports Physicians and others involved with active patients.
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Higher risk of ACL injury for women on high-friction floors
According to a new research study published in the October issue of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, there is a higher risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries on high-friction floors than on low-friction floors. The study followed men and women in Norwegian team handball during seven seasons, and shows that the risk of ACL injuries was 2-3 times on artificial floor types (generally older floors with high friction) for women.
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New Scandinavian Textbook (Updated)
Professor Michael Kjær from Copenhagen has directed a group of predominantly Scandinavian co-editors and authors to produce a recent addition to the field of textbooks in sports medicine. Professors Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen, Sigmund Strømme and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen are among the Norwegian contributors.
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Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport and Third National Sporting Injury Prevention Conference: "Tackling the Barriers to Performance and Participation"
Professor Roald Bahr will be a keynote speaker on sports injury prevention at the Third National Sporting Injury Prevention Conference in Canberra, Australia in October 2003. The conference is organized in conjunction with the 2003 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport. It will tackle the twin barriers to participation in sport and physical activity caused by injury and by obesity.
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Clinical Guide to Sports Injuries now available in English!
The first print run of Clinical Guide to Sports Injuries- the new, comprehensive and lavishly illustrated text in clinical sports medicine sold out in less than 6 months when it was first published in Norwegian last year. Now this book is available in English from Human Kinetics!
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New review on research methodology
In the October edition of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, professor Roald Bahr and professor Ingar Holme have reviewed the research methodology for studies designed to investigate potential risk factors for sports injury.
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Professor Lars Engebretsen elected member of the IOC medical commission
Professor Lars Engebretsen, Cochair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, was recently elected as a member of the IOC medical commission.
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Grethe Myklebust soon to defend her PhD dissertation!
Grethe Myklebust will as the first PhD-candidate from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center defend her dissertation.
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New Book on Volleyball Medicine
Volleyball, edited by Jonathan C. Reeser MD PhD and Roald Bahr MD PhD, has recently been released by Blackwell Publishing.
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New report - Risk factors for injuries in football
According to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in the January Supplement of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, increased age and previous injuries were found to be the main risk factors for injuries in elite male football players.
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New report on low back pain in endurance sports
During recent years, as many as five Norwegian Olympic medal winners in cross-country skiing have undergone surgery because of low back pain. Based on these high-profile cases it has been speculated that low back injury may represent an occupational hazard for cross-country skiing on the elite level. A new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in the new issue of Spine compares the prevalence of low back pain between endurance sports with different loading characteristics on the spine: Cross-country skiing, rowing, and orienteering. The results show that symptoms were somewhat more common in skiing and rowing, and that they were related to training load and technique.
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Highly increased risk of contralateral tendon rupture after Achilles tendon rupture
Rupture of the midsubstance of the Achilles tendon typically occurred in a 30-40 year-old male recreational athlete. The most common treatment is surgical suturing the rupture tendon end to end, despite this a certain proportion of the patients do have post-injury problems. In order to prevent this kind of injury exact knowledge of the risk factors is needed and in this area there is certainly a lack of knowledge today. A new study published in the February issue of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports it is shown that this injury indicate a risk of 176 times to also have a contralateral rupture. If this increased risk is linked to specific sports activities or it is genetic factor involved is unknown today.
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New report - Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in Soccer
According to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in the February 2004 volume of the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the relationship between player fitness and team success is not very strong. Teams with a higher jumping ability and leg extensor power did better in the league, while there was no such relationship with endurance. However, there was a strong trend showing a lesser chance of team success among the teams that incurred more injuries during the season.
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Video analysis of the mechanisms for ankle injuries in soccer
Systematic analysis of videos of ankle injuries provides detailed information on the injury mechanisms - both for lateral ligament sprains and for the condition dubbed footballers ankle. Mainly, ankle injuries occur in tackling duels and most often the injured player is tackled late from the side, according a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in January 2004 in the American Journal of Sports Medicine
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Are the referees doing their job in high-risk situations in soccer?
The decisions made by Norwegian elite referees in injury situations were in accordance with the Laws of the Game, according to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center published in January 2004 by the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Messner price 2004 new Scandinavian Science Award
Physical therapists Odd-Egil Olsen and Grethe Myklebust from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center at the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education were selected for the Messner price 2004 during the 7th Scandinavian Congress on Medical Science in Sports in Stockholm for the best scientific article published during 2003 in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
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Knee injuries - one in ten patients has a significant articular cartilage lesion
The incidence of articular cartilage lesions with knee injuries has been poorly documented previously. This is why Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center did a prospective registration of cartilage lesions in knees subjected to knee arthroscopy during a 6 months period by three hospitals in Oslo. This study is published in the January issue of American Journal of Sport Medicine and demonstrates that 11 % of the patients has a cartilage lesion which may be suitable for cartilage repair procedures.
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Preliminary program & Second Announcement already ready!
The program is ready!!! A spectacular line-up of no less than 76 internationally respected speakers from 13 countries has lined up to make the 1st World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention next year a truly memorable event. We invite you to join us in beautiful Oslo to enjoy a spectacular scientific program. Dont miss it!
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Injury mechanisms for ACL injuries
According to a new research study published in the June issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine, there are consistent characteristics for the mechanisms for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The study was done as a systematic analysis of video tapes from actual ACL injury situations in Norwegian and international female team handball. It shows that ACL injuries mainly occurred in a plant and cut moves or one-leg landings, resulting in a forceful valgus collapse with the knee close to full extension combined with external or internal rotation of lower leg, without direct contact with other players.
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Árni Árnason soon to defend his PhD dissertation!
Arni Árnason will defend his PhD-dissertation: "Injuries in football; Risk factors, injury mechanisms, team performance and prevention" for the degree Doctor Scientiarum at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education on monday the 6th of September, 2004.
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Balance board training is effective for the prevention of ankle sprains.
A new study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine by Evert Verhagen (who has been a visiting scientist at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center during the fall of 2002) proves that proprioceptive balance board training is effective for the prevention of recurrent ankle sprains. A one season proprioceptive balance board training programme that was incorporated in the training routine of 66 Dutch volleyball teams significantly reduced the incidence of ankle sprains when compared to a control group of 50 similar Dutch volleyball teams.