Torbjørn Soligard

Email torbjorn.soligard@nih.no

Telephone 23262376

Mobile Phone 99704713

Telefaks 23262307

Member of OSTRC

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Torbjørn Soligard is working full time as a PhD-student at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, where his field of research is prevention of football injuries, and injury risk analysis on artificial turf compared to natural grass.

Torbjørn has a Master of Science from the Department of Sports Medicine at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, where he investigated surface-related injuries in football. Torbjørn has for several years been an active footballer, but he has a versatile background from sports and enjoys physical training in general.

Projects

Football skills and injury risk in female youth football >>

Injury risk on artificial turf in youth football >>

The 11+ >>

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

Publications

2010

Soligard, Torbjørn; Nilstad, Agnethe; Steffen, Kathrin; Myklebust, Grethe; Holme, Ingar; Dvorak, Jiri; Bahr, Roald; Andersen, Thor Einar. Compliance with a comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in youth football. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2010:44.

2008

Soligard, Torbjørn; Myklebust, Grethe; Steffen, Kathrin; Holme, Ingar; Silvers, Holly; Bizzini, Mario; Junge, Astrid; Dvorak, Jiri; Bahr, Roald; Andersen Thor Einar. Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in female footballers: a cluster randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2008:337:a2469.

2006

Soligard, Torbjørn; Andersen, Thor Einar; Bahr, Roald. Risiko for fotballskader på naturgress og kunstgress i Norway Cup 2005/2006. I: Norsk Idrettsmedisin. 21, 25. ISSN 0806-9328. Idrettsmedisinsk Høstkongress 2006, Hamar 2006-11-02 - 2006-11-05.

2005

Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center - Sognsveien 220, PB 4014 Ullevaal Stadion, 0806 Oslo
Tlf: +47 23 26 20 00 - E-post: ostrc@nih.no

News articles

Medical News Today: Structured Warm-up Exercises May Prevent Up To Half Of Severe Sports Injuries >>

Warm-up exercises may prevent up to half of severe sports injuries >>

Structured Warm-up Exercises May Prevent Up To Half Of Severe Sports Injuries >>

Warm-up exercises cuts injuries by a third >>

New warm-up program for football players can reduce injury risk by 50% >>

The teams in the SPILLEKLAR!-project ready for the fall season >>

Is the injury risk higher on artificial turf than on natural grass? >>