Report from the Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics More than 1500 attendants were gathered in Calgary at the 2002 WCB to experience the new findings of biomechanists world wide. The OSTRC was represented by PhD-student Tron Krosshaug. Read more >>

New study on injuries among beach volleyball players presented at the ACSM Annual Meeting The results from a new study on injuries among professional beach volleyball players the FIVB Beach Volleyball Injury Study were presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in St. Louis on May 30th. Read more >>

Hamstrings strains may be preventable Hamstrings strains (muscle injuries to the posterior thigh) account for about 20% of all injuries in football, and can even be career-ending. Read more >>

Pfizer - a partner for Norwegian sports Pfizer has - as a large pharmaceutical company in Norway - made an unusual decision when becoming a main sponsor to the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and it's Olympic teams as from January 1st 2002. Read more >>

New web site for the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

The new web site for the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center was released on April 1 this year - but is certainly not meant to be a joke! The web pages have been designed by Making Waves to provide information on our research activities for scientists, athletes, coaches, media and others. Here you will find updated information on research projects and results, as well as other resources for anyone interested in injury prevention.