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IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Monaco in 2011
In collaboration with the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport will now be held in Monaco.
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OSTRC accredited as a FIFA Medical Center of Excellence
On May 15th distinguished representatives from FIFA, the Norwegian Sports Federation and Norwegian Department of Culture Affaires were gathered for the inauguration of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence.
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AJSM review award 2008 won by Britt Elin Øiestad (UPDATED)
The article "Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury -A systematic review-" was elected winner of the systematic review award in The American Journal of Sports Medicine systematic review competition 2008.
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Soccer is a safe sport for children
These are good news coming out from a new study in Norwegian childrens football published in American Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Medical News Today: Structured Warm-up Exercises May Prevent Up To Half Of Severe Sports Injuries
A warm-up programme that focuses on improving strength, balance, core stability and muscular awareness cuts injury in female footballers by a third and severe injuries by almost a half, according to research published on bmj.com today.
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Warm-up exercises may prevent up to half of severe sports injuries
A warm-up programme that focuses on improving strength, balance, core stability and muscular awareness cuts injury in female footballers by a third and severe injuries by almost a half, according to research published on bmj.com today. In an accompanying editorial, John Brooks an injury expert for the Rugby Football Union, says that people participating in any sport at all levels should adopt a warm-up programme like this to reduce injury. Previous studies investigating the effect of warming up on the risk of injury have focused on key warm-up elements—raising the core temperature, stretching the muscles used, and conducting movement specific exercises—but the effect on injury has been unclear until now.
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Structured Warm-up Exercises May Prevent Up To Half Of Severe Sports Injuries
A warm-up programme that focuses on improving strength, balance, core stability and muscular awareness cuts injury in female footballers by a third and severe injuries by almost a half, according to research published on the British Medical Journal website.
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Warm-up exercises cuts injuries by a third
Carrying out a series of warm-up exercises can cut the number of injuries athletes suffer by a third, researchers have found.
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OSTRC in Japan
Dr Tron Krosshaug and MD PhD student Eirik Kristianslund was recently on a round-trip in Japan in conjunction with the ISAKOS congress. After the congress, Krosshaug and Kristianslund went to the university hospital of Kanazawa and the Japanese Institute of Sports Sciences and Waseda university in Tokyo.
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Injuries and musculoskeletal complaints in elite Swiss football referees
In a new study publisched in Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, more than 60% of all swiss referees reported at least one injury during their career, and musculoskeletal complaints were documented in almost 90% of all individuals.