Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

Details about researcher: Torbjørn Soligard

CV

Torbjørn Soligard is a former PhD-student at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, where his fields of research were prevention and risk factor analysis of injuries in football.

In May 2011, Torbjørn defended his PhD thesis at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, which in addition to risk factor and compliance studies, included the randomized controlled trial documenting the effect of FIFA's 11+ injury prevention program.

Torbjørn has a Master of Science degree from the Department of Sports Medicine at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, where he investigated playing surface as a risk factor for football injury.

Torbjørn is now working as a Scientific Manager at the Medical & Scientific Department of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, where his main focus is protection of the health of athletes.

Projects

• Compliance with the 11+ injury prevention program in youth female football players

  Project manager: Torbjørn Soligard

• Football skills and injury risk in female youth football

  Project manager: Hege Grindem

• The 11+

  Project manager: Torbjørn Soligard

• Injury risk on artificial turf in youth football

  Project manager: Torbjørn Soligard

Publications

• 2023

  • Utilization of Imaging for Severe Injuries at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

    Drury, Anne; Engebretsen, Lars; Steffen, Kathrin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Liu, Ran; Forster, Bruce B.

    Canadian Association of RadiologistJournal 2023 Nov 20:8465371231212110. doi: 10.1177/08465371231212110. Online ahead of print.

  • The International Olympic Committee Venue Ultrasound Program: A Pilot Study from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

    Onishi, Kentaro; Engebresten, Lars; Budgett, Richard; Soligard, Torbjørn; Forster, Bruce

    American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2023 102(5):p 449-453

  • Behind the podium and the glory: the IOC Olympian Health Cohort

    Palmer, Debbie; Soligard, Torbjørn: Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2023 Nov;57(21):1339-1340

  • Olympic Games during nationwide lockdown: Sports injuries and illnesses, including COVID-19, at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Palmer, Debbie; Steffen, Kathrin; Lopes, Alexandre Dias; Grek, Natalia; He, Xuan; Wang, Yan; Grant, Marie-Elaine; Toresdahl, Brett G; Gilgien, Matthias; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2023 Oct 24:bjsports-2023-107412. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107412. Online ahead of print

• 2022

  • Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 1 – the lower limb

    Palmer, Debbie; Cooper, Dale; Whittaker, Jackie L; Emery, Carolyn; Batt, Mark E; Engebretsen, Lars; Schamasch, Patrick; Shroff, Malav; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Budgett, Richard

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2022:56(19):1123-1131

  • Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb

    Palmer, Debbie; Cooper, Dale; Whittaker, Jackie L; Emery, Carolyn; Batt, Mark E; Engebretsen, Lars; Schamasch, Patrick; Shroff, Malav; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Budgett, Richard

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2022:56(19):1132-1140

• 2021

  • Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018

    Palmer, Debbie; Cooper, Dale; Emery, Carolyn; Batt, Mark E; Engebretsen, Lars; Scammell, Birgitte; Schamasch, Patrick; Shroff, M; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Whittaker; Jackie L; Budgett, Richard

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021:55(1):46-53.

  • Statement on methods in sport injury research from the 1st METHODS MATTER Meeting, Copenhagen, 2019

    Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard; Shrier, Ian; Casals, Marti; Nettel-Aguirre, Albertro Møller, Merete; Bolling, Caroline; Bittencourt, Natália Franco Netto; Clarsen, Benjamin; Wedderkopp, Niels; Soligard, Torbjørn; Timpka, Toomas; Emery, Carolyn; Bahr, Roald; Jacobsson, Jenny; Whiteley, Rod; Dahlstrom, Orjan; van Dyk, Nicol; Pluim, Babette M; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Palacios-Derflingher, Luz; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Khan, Karim; Ardern, Clare L; Verhagen, Evert

    Br J Sports Med 20 Aug;54(15):941. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101323. Epub 2020 May 4.

• 2020

  • International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS))

    Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Ben; Derman, W; Dvorak, Jiri; Emery, CA; Finch, CF; Hägglund, Martin; Junge, Astrid; Kemp, Simon; Khan, Karim M; Marshall, SW; Meeuwisse, W; Mountjoy, M; Orchard JW; Pluim, B; Quarrie, KL; Reider, B; Schwellnus, M; Soligard, Torbjørn; Stokes, KA; Timpka, T; Verhagen, E; Bindra, A; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars; Erdener, Uğur; Chamari, K

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020:54(7):372-389

  • Sport Medicine Diagnostic Coding System (SMDCS) and the Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS): Revised 2020 Consensus Versions

    Orchard, John W; Meeuwisse, Willem; Derman, Wayne; Hägglund, Martin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Schwellnus, Martin; Bahr, Roald

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020:54(7):397-401

  • How do the new Olympic sports compare with the traditional Olympic sports? Injury and illness at the 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Steffen, Kathrin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Mountjoy, Margo; Dallo, Ignacio; Gessara, Alan Maximiliano; Giuria, Hernan; Alamino, Leonel Perez; Rodriguez, Joaquin; Salmina, Natalia; Veloz, Daniel; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020:54(3):168–175

  • Statement on Methods in Sport Injury Research From the 1st METHODS MATTER Meeting, Copenhagen, 2019

    Nielsen, RO; Shrier, I; Casals, M; Nettel-Aguirre, A; Møller, M; Bolling, C; Bittencourt, NFN; Clarsen, Ben; Wedderkopp, N; Soligard, Torbjørn; Timpka, T; Emery, CA; Bahr, Roald; Jacobsson, J; Whiteley, R; Dahlström, O; van Dyk, N; Pluim, BM; Stamatakis, E; Palacios-Derflingher, L; Fagerland, Morten W; Khan, K; Ardern, CL; Verhagen, E

    Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2020:50(5):226-233

  • Improved Reporting of Overuse Injuries and Health Problems in Sport: An Update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center Questionnaires

    Clarsen, Benjamin; Bahr, Roald; Myklebust, Grethe; Andersson, Stig Haugsbø; Docking, Sean Iain; Drew, Michael; Finch, Caroline F; Fortington, Lauren Victoria; Harøy, Joar; Khan, Karim M; Moreau, Bill; Moore, Isabel S; Møller, Merete; Nabhan, Dustin; Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard; Pasanen, Kati; Schwellnus, Martin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Verhagen, Evert

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020:54(7):390-396

• 2018

  • 2018 International Olympic Committee Consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis, and management of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament injuries

    Ardern, Claire; Ekås, Guri; Grindem, Hege; Moksnes, Håvard; Anderson, AF; Chotel, F; Cohen, Michael; Forssblad, Michael; Ganley, TJ; Feller, JA; Karlsson, Jon; Kocher, MS; LaPrade, RF; McNamee, M; Mandelbaum, Bent; Micheli, L; Mohtadi, Nicholas; Reider, Bruce; Roe, JP; Seil, Romain; Siebold, R; Silvers-Granelli, Holly; Soligard, Torbjørn; Witvrouw, Eric; Engebretsen, Lars

    Orthop J Sports Med 2018:21:6(3):2325967118759953

  • Sports Injuries at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics: use of diagnostic imaging services

    Guermazi, Ali; Hayashi, D; Jarraya, M; Crema, MD; Bahr, Roald; Roemer, Frank; Grangeiro, Juao: Budgett, Richard; Soligard, Torbjørn; Domingues, R; Skaf, A; Engebretsen, Lars

    Radiology 2018:287(3):922-932

  • IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete

    Maughan, Ron; Burke, LM; Dvorak, J; Larson-Meyer, DE; Peeling, P; Phillips, SM; Rawson, ES; Walsh, NP; Garthe, I; Geyer, H; Meeusen, R; van Loon, LJC; Shirreffs, SM; Spriet, LL; Stuart, M; Vernec, A; Currell, K; Ali, VM; Budgett, RG; Ljungqvist, A; Mountjoy, M; Pitsiladis, YP; Soligard, T; Erdener, U; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2018:52(7):439-455

• 2017

  • Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Palmer, Debbie; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Lopes, Alex; Dvorak, Jiri; Grant, Marie Elaine; Meeuwisse, Winne; Mountjoy, Margo; Costa, Leo; Salmina, Natialia; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017:51(17):1265-1271

  • Gymnastics injury incidence during the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games: analysis of prospectively collected surveillance data from 963 registered gymnasts during Olympic Games

    Edouard, Pascal; Steffen, Kathrin; Junge, Astrid; Leglise, Michelle; Soligard, Torbjørn; Engebretsen, Lars.

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2018:52(7):475-481

• 2016

  • How much is too much? (Part 2) - International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

    Schwellnus, Martin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Ben; Dijkstra, Paul; Gabbett, Tim; Gleeson, Michael; Hägglund, Martin; Hutchinson, Mark; Van Rensburg, Christa; Meeusen, Romain; Orchard, Johan; Pluim, Babette; Raftery, Martin; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2016:50(17):1043-1052

  • How much is too much? (Part 1) - International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Schwellnus, Martin; Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Ben; Dijkstra, Paul; Gabbett, Tim; Gleeson, Michael; Hägglund, Martin; Hutchinson, Mark; Van Rensburg, Christa; Khan, Karim; Meeusen, Romain; Orchard, Johan; Pluim, Babette; Raftery, Martin; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2016:50(17):1030-1041

  • Sports injuries and illnesses in the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games

    Steffen, Kathrin; Moseid, Christine Holm; Engebretsen, Lars; Søberg, Pia K; Amundsen, Olav; Holm, Kristian; Moger, Thomas; Soligard, Torbjørn

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017:51(1):29-35

• 2015

  • Sports injuries and illnesses in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Palmer-Green, Debbie; Aubry, Mark; Grant, Marie-Elaine; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015:49(7):441-447

• 2013

  • The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games: an analysis of usage of the Olympic village ‘Polyclinic’ by competing athletes

    Vanhegan, Ivor S; Palmer-Green, Debbie; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; O’Connor, Philip; Bethapudi, Sarath; Budgett, Richard; Haddad, Farres S; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2013:47(7):415-419.

  • Sports injuries and illnesses during the London Summer Olympic Games 2012

    Engebretsen, Lars; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Aubry, Mark; Budgett, Richard; Dvorak, Jiri; Jegathesan, Manikavasagam; Meeuwisse, Willem H; Mountjoy, Margo; Palmer-Green, Debbie; Vanhegan, Ivor; Renström, Per A

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2013:47(7):407-414

• 2012

  • Sport injuries and illnesses during the first Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria

    Ruedl, Gerhard; Schobersberger, Wolfgang; Pocecco, Elena; Blank, Cornelia; Engebretsen, Lars; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Kopp, Martin; Burtscher, Martin

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2012:46(15):1030-37

  • Health protection of the Olympic athlete

    Steffen, Kathrin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2012:46(7):466–470

• 2011

  • Injuries in youth female football - Risk factors, prevention and compliance

    Soligard, Torbjørn

    PhD Thesis, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, 2011

  • The IOC's endeavour to protect the health of the athlete continues

    Steffen, Kathrin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Engebretsen, Lars

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2011:45(7):551-552

• 2010

  • Are skilled players at greater risk of injury in female youth football players

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Grindem, Hege; Bahr, Roald; Andersen, Thor Einar

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2010:44(15):1118-1123

  • Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in youth football

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Nilstad, Agnethe; Steffen, Kathrin; Myklebust, Grethe; Holme, Ingar; Dvorak, Jiri; Bahr, Roald; Andersen, Thor Einar

    British Journal of Sports Medicine 2010:44(11):787-793

  • Injury risk on artificial turf and grass in youth tournament football

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Bahr, Roald; Andersen, Thor Einar

    Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2012:22(3):356-361

• 2008

  • Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Myklebust, Grethe; Steffen, Kathrin; Holme, Ingar; Silvers, Holly; Bizzini, Mario; Junge, Astrid; Dvorak, Jiri; Bahr, Roald; Andersen, Thor Einar

    British Medical Journal 2008:9:337

  • Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in female footballers: a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Myklebust, Grethe; Steffen, Kathrin; Holme, Ingar; Silvers, Holly; Bizzini, Mario; Junge, Astrid; Dvorak, Jiri; Bahr, Roald; Andersen Thor Einar

    British Medical Journal 2008:337:a2469

• 2006

  • Risiko for fotballskader på naturgress og kunstgress i Norway Cup 2005/2006

    Soligard, Torbjørn; Andersen, Thor Einar; Bahr, Roald

    I:Norsk Idrettsmedisin. 21, 25. Idrettsmedisinsk Høstkongress 2006, Hamar 2006-11-02 - 2006-11-05.