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A new method for recording overuse injuries in sports
A new paper from members of Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center has been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine describing a new method for recording overuse injuries in sports.
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Low back pain not more common among former rowers and cross-country skiers
Low back pain was not more common among former endurance athletes with specific back loading compared to the general population, according to a new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center.
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Prestigious price for Grethe Myklebust in Scandinavian Sports Medicine
During the Scandinavian Congress of Medicine and Science in Sports in Malmø, Sweden, Grethe Myklebust received the best abstract award for her recent work in ACL injury prevention.
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OSTRC researchers in London
As many as 5 researchers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center had an active role in the XXX Olympic Summer Games in London 2012. Mission: Best protection of the athletes´ health.
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Prestigious award to researchers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center
Three researchers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center were awarded with the prestigious Hughston Award 2012 for the best publication in the high-ranked American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Young elite team sport athletes favor snus
Recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, researchers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center revealed that the use of legal drugs is less common among athletes.
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New IOC Manual of Sports Injuries edited by Roald Bahr
The IOC Manual of Sports Injuries is a must-have tool for all those involved in assessing and treating the active individual with injuries sustained in sports and physical activity:
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Female athletes suffer more knee injuries
Why are female handball players so prone to ACL tears? Is there anything we can do to avoid these injuries? PhD-candidate and medical student Eirik Kristianslund is searching for an answer.
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When is hot too hot?
A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that, in spite of the hot and humid conditions frequently encountered on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, there were no cases of heat-related match forfeits during three seasons (2007-2011).
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OSTRC officially recognized as one of the IOC’s 4 Research Centers
On June 18h, distinguished representatives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Canadian sports and culture were gathered for the inauguration of the 4 IOC Research Centers.