News
List of news
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Injury risk and artificial turf
A new study on injury risk in football-playing on artificial turf among young female players will be published in the next issue of British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Nordic hamstring lowers reduce hamstring strains in soccer players
An intervention study among elite football players showed that eccentric strength training with Nordic hamstring lowers combined with warm-up stretching appears to reduce the risk of hamstring strains, while no effect was detected from flexibility training alone.
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New study on the effect of rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction
A study published in the latest issue of Physical Therapy, carried out by May Arna Risberg and co-workers, shows that neuromuscular training is better than traditional strength training following ACL reconstruction
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Lars Engebretsen named IOC Head of Scientific Activities
Professor Lars Engebretsen, co-chair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, will soon start in a 50% position as Head of Scientific Activities in the IOC.
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Excessive apoptosis in patellar tendinopathy in athletes
A new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that apoptosis is a part of the disease process in tendinosis. This finding may explain why degenerative changes may exist without inflammation.
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FIS ISS Update: Successful interviews with 866 FIS World Cup athletes
Research teams from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center interviewed 866 World Cup athletes regarding injuries sustained during the 2006-2007 season. The interviews covered all World Cup athletes from nine nations, and included all the FIS Olympic disciplines: Alpine, Freestyle, and Cross Country Skiing, Snowboard, Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined.
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Øystein Lian defends his PhD dissertation May 11th!
Øystein Lian MD, who is a fellow at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, will defend his dissertation ”On the causes of patellar tendinopathy” for the PhD-degree at the University of Oslo on Friday May 11th, 2007 at the Medical faculty, University of Oslo.
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Congress presentations now available on the web!
Do you want to revisit the 1st World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention? Did you miss any talks? Or do you want to review them at your convenience on your desktop? Many of the presentations are now available as streaming video on the web, some with soun
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2nd Announcement & Call for Abstracts ready for the 2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention!
We are proud to announce the program of keynote lectures and symposia for the 2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention. With 81 international invited speakers from all over the world, you are guaranteed to get a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary perspective on sports injury prevention. You do not want to miss this important event – and at the same time sample the wonders of midsummer above the Arctic Circle!
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Pre-congress satellite event – Advanced Team Physician Course in Lofoten June 21 - June 24, 2008
We are very excited to be able to announce a new feature of the congress program, a pre-congress satellite event taking place in the fabled Lofoten Islands. The course will be held at Svinøya rorbuer in Svolvær, Lofoten from June 21 through June 24, 2008. Svinøya rorbuer are situated on a tiny fishing hamlet on an island in Svolvær – combining tradition and atmosphere with all modern conveniences. Please note that registration to the Advanced Team Physician Course is on a first come, first served basis — limited to 75 participants. For the Advanced Team Physician Course, priority will be given to physicians who are also registered for the 2nd World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention. So be sure to register early!