New Book on Volleyball Medicine Volleyball, edited by Jonathan C. Reeser MD PhD and Roald Bahr MD PhD, has recently been released by Blackwell Publishing. Read more >>

Grethe Myklebust soon to defend her PhD dissertation! Grethe Myklebust will as the first PhD-candidate from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center defend her dissertation. Read more >>

Professor Lars Engebretsen elected member of the IOC medical commission Professor Lars Engebretsen, Cochair of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, was recently elected as a member of the IOC medical commission. Read more >>

New review on research methodology In the October edition of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, professor Roald Bahr and professor Ingar Holme have reviewed the research methodology for studies designed to investigate potential risk factors for sports injury. Read more >>

Higher risk of ACL injury for women on high-friction floors

According to a new research study published in the October issue of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, there is a higher risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries on high-friction floors than on low-friction floors. The study followed men and women in Norwegian team handball during seven seasons, and shows that the risk of ACL injuries was 2-3 times on artificial floor types (generally older floors with high friction) for women.

Evidence-Based Sports Medicine - new book (UPDATED)

Professor Roald Bahr is - with his chapter on prevention of ankle sprains - one of the contributors for 'Evidence-based Sports Medicine', recently published by BMJ Books. This book attempts to summarize current knowledge and evidence for a variety of clinical problems encountered by Sports Physicians and others involved with active patients.

New book on cross-country skiing

Dr. Ola Rønsen from the Norwegian Olympic Training Center and professor Gerald Smith, the new head of the Biomechanics lab at the Norwegian University of Sport & Physical Education, are two of four contributors for the new Handbook of Cross-Country Skiing, a recent addition to the Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine series, edited by Heikki Rusko.

Few acute injuries in professional beach volleyball

According to a new research study published in the March 2003 issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, professional beach volleyball is a safe sport. The study shows that the rate of acute time-loss injuries is considerably lower than most oth

Clinical Guide to Sports Injuries now available in English!

The first print run of Clinical Guide to Sports Injuries- the new, comprehensive and lavishly illustrated text in clinical sports medicine sold out in less than 6 months when it was first published in Norwegian last year. Now this book is available in English from Human Kinetics!

Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport and Third National Sporting Injury Prevention Conference: "Tackling the Barriers to Performance and Participation"

Professor Roald Bahr will be a keynote speaker on sports injury prevention at the Third National Sporting Injury Prevention Conference in Canberra, Australia in October 2003. The conference is organized in conjunction with the 2003 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport. It will tackle the twin barriers to participation in sport and physical activity caused by injury and by obesity.

New Scandinavian Textbook (Updated)

Professor Michael Kjær from Copenhagen has directed a group of predominantly Scandinavian co-editors and authors to produce a recent addition to the field of textbooks in sports medicine. Professors Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen, Sigmund Strømme and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen are among the Norwegian contributors.