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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The 14th ESSKA congress in Oslo in 2010

From June 9-12, 2010, Oslo will host the 14th ESSKA congress

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.

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.

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.

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.

Better study design necessary in cartilage research

In an interview with Orthopaedics today, Professor Lars Engebretsen and Professor Stefan Lohmander state that better study design is required in future cartilage research.

Final program for the World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention announced

The final, detailed scientific program for the World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention is now ready. You have something to look forward to!

Truls Straume-Næsheim defends his PhD thesis the 9th of May

Truls Straume-Næsheim will defend his PhD thesis ”Head Impacts in Football” for the PhD degree on Friday, the 9th of May, 2008. The introductory lecture is titled "How does the normal brain respond to strenuous physical activity and how does this compare to the injured brain?"

Register here for the 2nd World Congress and Advanced Team Physician Course

Hurry up and register! You do not want to miss these two landmark events – and at the same time sample the wonders of midsummer above the Arctic Circle! Note that separate registrations are needed for the two events.

New IOC consensus statement on non-contact ACL injuries

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently arranged a consensus meeting where important aspects of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries were discussed. Twenty researchers from around the world were invited to make consensus statements on epidemiology, risk factors, injury mechanisms, surgical procedures, rehabilitation and prevention.

Opening wedge osteotomy gives increased stability in posterolateral corner injuried knees

A new article from the American Journal of Sports Medicine demonstrates that a proximal tibial medial opening wedge osteotomy decreased varus and external rotation laxity for posterolateral corner–deficient knees.

Kathrin Steffen defends her PhD thesis

Kathrin Steffen will defend her PhD thesis ”Injuries in female youth football” for the degree Doctor Scientiarum at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences on Friday, the 29th of February 2008.

Record number of abstracts accepted for Tromsø congress!

After a thorough review by the Scientific Committee a record number of 188 abstracts from 32 countries have been accepted for presentation at the 2nd World Congress of Sports Injury Prevention.

Previous injury and poor lower limb function predispose for injury

A new study in young female soccer players shows that players with a history of previous injury and reduced function were significant risk factors for new injuries to the same region.

New studies in female soccer

Two new studies in female soccer report that a warm-up program aimed to prevent injuries did not have the expected effect

The first results from the Norwegian National Knee Ligament Registry are published

A new article by the American Journal of Sports Medicine describes the development and procedures of the Norwegian National Knee Ligament Registry, including baseline results from the first 2 years of operation.

FIS Injury Surveillance System (ISS) confirmed for another two years

FIS is pleased to announce that thanks to generous financial support from DJO (www.djo.eu), a global specialist in rehabilitation and regeneration products for the non-operative orthopaedic, spine and vascular markets, the ground-breaking surveillance project called FIS ISS will continue for at least another two years, until the end of 2009.

Excellent knee function in ACL injured children

In a new article published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, the knee function of ACL-injured children below 13 years was evaluated using single-legged hop tests, isokinetic muscle strength measurements, and three functional questionnaires. This is the first medium-term follow-up study that has used performance based functional hop tests to evaluate ACL-injured knees in children.