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Professor Bahr new member of the IOC medical commission
The leader of the IOC medical commission, Arne Ljungqvist, recently announced professor Roald Bahr as a new member of the commission.
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Injury registration in the Beijing Olympics
In a new publication from the British Journal of Sports Medicine, it is outlined how an injury surveillance system for multi-sports tournaments can be done, using the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an example.
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Stress increases injury risk
A new Norwegian study shows that young female football players suffer from a 70% increased risk of injury if they have perceived stress earlier in life.
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Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: IOC consensus statement
In a recent "current consept" statement published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, all areas on non-contact injuries in female athletes were discussed - from epidemiology, risk factors, injury mechanisms, injury management to injury prevention.
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The 14th ESSKA congress in Oslo in 2010
From June 9-12, 2010, Oslo will host the 14th ESSKA congress
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Footballers at increased risk of injury can easily be identified
A survey carried out in Norwegian 1st, 2nd and 3rd division of football for men showed a successful identification of players with an increased risk of injury through a questionnaire on previous injuries and joint and muscle function only.
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Color Doppler Ultrasound findings in patellar tendinopathy (jumper´s knee)
About two thirds of patients with jumper’s knee can be expected to have structural tendon changes with neovascularization.
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New findings on knee ligament function
In a new study from the American Journal of Sports Medicine, new and important findings on knee ligament function were revealed.
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Presentations from the 2nd World Congress on Injury Prevention in Tromsø
Enjoy many of the excellent presentations from Tromsø 2008 here - all with sound! Just select the day, and pick a presentation you want to review.
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Successful World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention held in Tromsø
More than 700 participants from 55 countries attended the Second World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention in Tromsø (the Land of the Midnight Sun) in the end of June.
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The Prince Philip Medal to Professor Bahr
On Wednesday, 15th October 2008 during a glittering reception at Buckingham Palace, London attended by distinguished representatives from the fields of Medicine, Science, Research, Politics and Sport Professor Roald Bahr M.D., Ph.D was presented with the Prince Philip Medal in Sports and Exercise Medicine by His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh K.C.V.O., K.C.G.
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Injuries among FIFA referees
More than 40% of all referees from the FIFA WorldCup 2006 reported at least one injury during their career, and musculoskeletal complaints were documented in more than 60% of all individuals.
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New research on analyzing mechanisms of skiing injuries
Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) at recently started a new project on injuries in World Cup alpine skiing. The international Skiing Federation (FIS) has funded this in-depth study with 150.000 CHF. The long term goal is to find out why and how injuries occur and thereby reduce the number of injuries among World Cup alpine skiers.
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New warm-up program for football players can reduce injury risk by 50%
A new Norwegian study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal shows that a 20 minutes warm-up program developed by the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center in collaboration with FIFA significantly reduces injury risk in female youth football players.
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New review papers from the OSTRC group
A new review paper published in the ESSKA journal show that use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of stress fractures should be limited. Another review paper from the same journal revealed that short- or mid-term clinical and histological results of tissue-engineering techniques with scaffolds are not better than conventional ACI.
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Can we prevent eating disorders?
A new project, “Sport, health, body and achievement” is launched at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, with generated assets from the Ministry of culture and church affairs and Olympiatoppen. The aim is to prevent eating disorders among young elite athletes.
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Autologous mesenchymal stem cells can contribute to the repair of cartilage injuries in the knee
According to a recently published experimental rabbit study in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, autologous (from the same individual) mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be used in the repair of cartilage injuries.
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Why do female football players injure their anterior cruciate ligament
To answer this question, a new project has recently been established at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center. The project includes 200 elite female football players and the objective is to investigate risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
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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.
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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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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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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 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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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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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.