Congress presentations now available on the web! Do you want to revisit the 1st World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention? Did you miss any talks? Or do you want to review them at your convenience on your desktop? Many of the presentations are now available as streaming video on the web, some with soun Read more >>

Project in children's sports - Best without injuries The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center has started a project to investigate the injury incidence and injury mechanisms among children and adolescents in organized sports in the community of Hamar and Gjøvik. Read more >>

Clinical studies on cartilage treatment are of poor methodological quality A literature review published in the October issue of the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgey concludes that clinical studies on cartilage repair are generally marked by a poor scientific method. Read more >>

Is it time to quit? - A critical look at return-to-play guidelines after ACL surgery

In the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) March issue Grethe Myklebust, PT, PhD and professor Roald Bahr question whether return to high level pivoting sports is in the athletes interest after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

New method for analyzing injury videos

A new method for reconstructing human 3D motion from video sequences was published in the April edition of Journal of Biomechanics. This technique has been developed at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center over the last years, and is particularly well suited for analyses of sports injuries.

Warm-up exercises prevent knee and ankle injuries

A new Norwegian research study published in the British Medical Journal shows that a structured programme of warm-up exercises can prevent knee and ankle injuries in young people playing sports. This study is the first randomised controlled trial among adolescents with a sufficient sample size to show that acute knee or ankle injuries can be reduced by 50% and severe injuries even more. Preventive training should be routine in training programmes for adolescents in pivoting sports.

Surgical transplanted periosteum as coverage of an articular cartilage defect does not last for more than one week

A published experimental study from Acta Orthopaedica in the April issue explore the use of periosteum as coverage of the articular cartilage defect.

No effect of eccentric training on jumpers knee in volleyball players during the competitive season.

A recent study from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, published in the July 2005 issue of the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, did not show any effect of a program of eccentric strength training in volleyball players with jumper`s knee who continued to train and compete as normal during the competitive season.

BJSM Injury Prevention issue is published!

A special themed issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine has been produced to coincide with the 1st World Congress of Sports Injury Prevention. The June issue of BJSM contains original and commissioned material covering all aspects of sports injury prevention, as well as the abstracts for the world congress, including several papers from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center.

Symposium IFSP and FFI (Updated May 27th)

The International Federation of Sports Physiotherapy (IFSP) and The Norwegian Association of Sports Physiotherapy (FFI) are happy to invite you to a one-day seminar in Oslo, Norway. We are proud to present well known international experts and lecturers from Norway and abroad. They are all involved in clinical work and research and have long experience within their line of work. They will present talks with high clinical relevance and the seminar is relevant for all sports physiotherapists working within active sports rehabilitation.

New publications from the Norwegian elite football head trauma project

The August issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine included a FIFA supplement focusing on head trauma in football. The Oslo Sports Trauma and Research Center was represented with two articles by PhD-fellow Truls Martin Straume-Næsheim and co-workers based on studies from the Norwegian elite football league (Tippeligaen). The studies show that there is no impairment in neuropsychological performance due to heading of the ball or previous football-related concussions.

Thor Einar Andersen soon to defend his PhD dissertation!

Thor Einar Andersen will defend his PhD-dissertation: "How do football injuries occur? - Video analysis of injury situations and mechanisms in elite football" for the degree dr. med. at the University of Oslo on Friday the 18th of March, 2005. The introductory lecture is titled "NSAIDs and sports injuries: An evidence-based assessment of the indications, the effects and the side effects" and will be held at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences on the 17th.

Odd-Egil Olsen defends his PhD dissertation Monday April 11th

Odd-Egil Olsen will defend his PhD-dissertation: "Injuries in Team Handball: Risk factors, injury mechanisms and prevention" for the degree Doctor Scientiarum at Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, the Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education on Monday the 11th of April, 2005.

Better in soccer without injuries - F-Marc 11

The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center has in collaboration with the Norwegian Football Association, and with support of FIFA, started a new project concerning female youth soccer players. A total of 140 teams will be invited to participate, and half of the teams will be introduced to a specific training program, called F-MARC 11, designed to enhance performance and reduce injuries in soccer players.

3-year grant extensions for sports injury prevention research announced

The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) has recently received grants from the Norwegian Eastern Health Corporate and the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture.