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Anne Fältström

Affiliated Researcher, Docent

I work clinically at the Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping. I am also a teacher at the Division of Physiotherapy. My research is focused on patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries and reasons for reinjuries.

Anterior cruciate ligament injury and football is not a good combination

In my research I mainly study football players with an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and the occurrence of reinjuries.

The goal is to find risk factors with the ultimate goal of preventing reinjuries in the future. I also study factors that influence whether the athlete return to sports after injury or not. Another interest is to strengthen rehabilitation after injury and to find functional tests that can be used to evaluate athletes/patients in the clinic so return to sport will be as safe as possible.

I´m teaching at Physiotherapy Programme.

Publications

2026

Timmy Gustafsson, Anna Hermansen, Anne Fältström, Sofi Sonesson (2026) From setback to comeback: key insights for a successful return to sport after a second anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a qualitative study Physical Therapy in Sport, Vol. 79, Article 101905 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Anne Fältström, Martin Hägglund, Andreas Ivarsson, Joanna Kvist (2025) Personality traits and perfectionism in female and male soccer players with or without primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a cross-sectional study Physical Therapy in Sport, Vol. 76, p. 120-126 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anne Fältström, Joanna Kvist, Martin Hägglund (2025) High risk of new knee injuries, lower activity level and reduced knee function: A controlled follow-up of male football (soccer) players 6-9 years after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol. 28, p. 733-739 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

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Support for return to sport after ACL Injury - SURE

Projektet handlar om återgång till idrott efter främre korsbandsskada och utveckling av ett stödmaterial baserat på idrottares, tränares och fysioterapeuters erfarenheter.

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British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) 

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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.
Div of Physiotherapy

Unit of Physiotherapy

We are about 45 employees who together develop further teaching and research in physiotherapy. The link between clinical and academic activities is strong.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

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