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High risk of injury among World Cup Telemark athletes
A new study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research in BJSM revealed that the risk of injury among the world's best telemark athletes is high compared to the other FIS disciplines alpine skiing, snowboarding, and freestyle.
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OSTRC trains Olympic sports medicine doctors
Twenty-three physicians from all over the world traveled to Oslo to officially finish their 2-year distance-learning program in sports medicine. This is the first group of a total of 60 doctors to complete the new Sports Medicine Diploma offered by the IOC.
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MRI does not add value over and above patient history and clinical examination in predicting time to RTS after acute hamstring injuries
A recently published study including 180 male athletes concluded that the additional value of MRI for predicting time to return to sport (RTS) after acute hamstring injuries was negligible, compared to baseline patient history and clinical examinations alone.
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Lars Engebretsen and Roald Bahr awarded for the Nordic Prize in Medicine
Professor Lars Engebretsen and professor Roald Bahr have been awarded the Nordic Prize in Medicine for their extraordinary research capacity in sports and exercise medicine. The prize of one million Swedish Crowns will be awarded in Stockholm in January.
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Fewer injuries among World Cup Alpine skiers after new ski regulations
A new study from Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, recently published in British Journal of Sports Medicine, revealed a reduced risk of injury among top level alpine skiers after the implementation of new ski regulations.
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New PhD thesis on reliability and methodological issues in biomechanics
Friday, January 8 PhD-student Kam-Ming Mok will defend his PhD-thesis "Reliability and methodological concerns of vertical drop jumping and sidestep cutting tasks – Implications for ACL injury risk screening" at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
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Bahr and Engebretsen awarded for the Nordic Prize in Medicine
Professor Roald Bahr and Professor Lars Engebretsen were awarded the Nordic Prize in Medicine by His Royal Highness Prince Daniel during a reception on January 27 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Illness is not a major contributor to illness in male professional football
A recent study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) and the Football Research Group Sweden (FRG) have shown that illness is not a major contributor to illness in male professional football compared to illness.
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Health conditions detected in a comprehensive periodic health evaluation of 558 professional football players
A recently published study football players in Qatar revealed that a targeted comprehensive Periodic Health Evaluation (PHE) detected a high prevalence of health conditions requiring treatment, further investigations or recommendation to follow-up.
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No negative effects reported on cartilage lesions 5–9 years after ACL reconstruction
The results from a recently published study on the mid- to long-term outcome after ACL-reconstruction questions the understanding that patients with a concomitant cartilage lesion do not recover to the same extent as patients with an isolated ACL-tear.
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Functional movement screening of athletes - the 9+ battery little is stable to detect changes over time
A recently published study of 220 male professional football players in Qatar revealed that there is substantial variability in a widely used screening test, the Nine-plus screening battery (9+) test between two consecutive seasons, irrespective of injury and severity.
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Arnhild Bakken- periodic health evaluation (screening) of professional football players
Arnhild is a PhD student (research fellow) at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center. The aim of her PhD project is to investigate the benefits of periodic health evaluation (PHE) of professional male football players with a focus on musculoskeletal screening.
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New prospective study with daily MRIs throughout the first week after acute hamstring injury
A new study showed that MRI appearance does not change throughout the first week after an acute hamstring injury. The study was performed at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar, led by PhD-student at the OSTRC, Arnlaug Wangensteen.
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Interview with OSTRC interns Sihyeon and Silvia
At the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC), we are happy to have interns be part of our research projects.