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New IOC consensus paper on the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in sports medicine
A new IOC report on one of the current hot topics in the treatment in sports medicine has just been released in British Journal of Sports Medicine. The final recommendation of the consensus group is to proceed with caution in the use of PRP in athletic sporting injuries.
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Simple questionaire may replace costly screening
Cand.med. Anders Hauge Engebretsen has shown that it is possible to identify football players with increased injury risk in a cheap and effective way. On January 7 he defended his PhD thesis on the subject "Football and injuries – screening, risk factors and prevention".
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It’s almost like being there
Get all lecture notes, presentations and watch videos and photos from the 2011 FIVB Medicine Congress in Bled, Slovenia.
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Top scientists meet in Monaco
On thursday April 7th, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco opened “The IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport". OSTRCs scientists make their mark.
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– We need to work together
Associate professor Tron Krosshaug underlined in his keynote lecture the need for a multi-diciplinary approach to find out how injuries happen.
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Left wanting for more
“The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport” was a great success.
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Severe injuries can be halved in football
This is one of the key messages from the research presented in the PhD dissertation on “Injuries in youth female football – risk factors, prevention and compliance”, which Torbjørn Soligard defended Friday May 13th.
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Content even better than style
Even though Monaco, with all its amenities, was a great venue for the conference, it’s the professional outcome that really leaves its mark.
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Cartilage defects in the knee – an insolvable problem?
Stig Heir defended his phd thesis, "Focal Cartilage Defects in the Knee", on Thursday May 5th.
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Royal visit at the OSTRC
On Tuesday May 31st, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses The Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visited The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre.
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Attend the conference – in the comfort of your office
Did you miss “The 2011 IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport”? Most presentations are now available with slides, sound and video.
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FIS introduces new Alpine equipment specifications
During the past several seasons FIS has laid down an enormous amount of work to reduce the risk of injury and improve safety. As a part of this new equipment specifications are implemented ahead of the 2012/2013 season.
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Gender and sport can effect the risk of full-thickness cartilage lesions in ACL-injured knees
That's the results of study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM). The study included almost 16.000 pasients, and evaluated risk factors for full-thickness cartilage lesions.
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Preventing illness gives results
Ahead of, and under, The Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010 the Norwegian team focused especially on preventing illness. A lot fewer got sick in Canada compared to the games in Turin four years earlier.
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More than one in ten get injured
The World Championships in Athletics are now over. Many of the athletes have probably returned home ill or injured. 14 percent of the athletes in the Berlin-WC did just that.
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Bahr becomes the new head physcician at the Olympic Training Center
The chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Professor Roald Bahr, succeeds Professor Lars Engebretsen and takes over as chair of the Department of Sports Medicine at the Olympic Training Center and Chief Medical Officer at Olympiatoppen.
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A nine-test screening battery for athletes – how reliable is it?
A recently published study has shown that the screening battery is easy to use and require minimal equipment. The tests can be used by physiotherapists/health care professionals to test the athletes’ movement quality and to reveal functional weaknesses.
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It’s now easier for you to follow the latest in research on injury prevention. “Like” us on Facebook and get “breaking news” first!
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High injury incidence in Norwegian TeamGym
You might not believe it, but TeamGym is a highrisk sport. TeamGym has a higher prevalence of injuries than many other sports.
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Life after injury
The injury has occurred and an operation is being considered. The patient awaits anxiously; what happens next? You’ll get the answer at the Orthopedic Autumn Meet.
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Engebretsen new JBJS editor
Professor Lars Engebretsen is appointed as new international editor of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). The renowned JBJS is reckoned as the largest orthopedic journal in the world.
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This is why they get injured
Competing among the world’s best in alpine skiing is tough and ruthless. From time to time athletes rupture their ACL, but how and why does it happen? Researchers are getting closer to finding the answer.
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Youth Olympic game – special BJSM issue
“When can I return to sport?” is often the first question asked by an injured athlete, whether it’s a passionate recreational individual or an elite performer. The new special issue of BJSM ahead of the Youth Olympic Games is dedicated to the stars of tomorrow.
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Female elite handball players with troubling shoulders
Clinical experience indicates that a substantial number of handball players have, or have had, shoulder pain. More than half of Norway’s elite players are affected by these problems.
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Welcome to the 4th IOC Advanced Team Physician Course
The IOC Advanced Team Physician Course returns to Norway in 2012! The 4th edition, organized by the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center and Olympiatoppen, will take place in Oslo May 30th through June 1st.