Timmy Gustafsson

PhD student

I am a PHD student, and my research focuses on developing a support for athletes and coaches to promote the return to physical activity and sports after an ACL injury.

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)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2026.101905

Timmy Gustafsson, Sofia Ryman Augustsson (2026)

Case Report: Focused shockwave therapy (fESWT) in thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a single case study Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, Vol. 6, Article 1716305 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1716305

2024

Sofia Ryman Augustsson, Timmy Gustafsson, Eva Ageberg (2024)

Can tests of physical fitness predict traumatic knee injury in youth female athletes? A prospective cohort study Physical Therapy in Sport, Vol. 69, p. 15-21 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.06.007

Anne Fältström, Timmy Gustafsson, Nils Warnsberg, Sofi Sonesson, Anna Hermansen (2024)

Athletes' perspectives on return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and their strategies to reduce reinjury risk: a qualitative interview study BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, Vol. 16, Article 131 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-00920-7

2020

Timmy Gustafsson, Anna Hafsteinsson Östenberg, Marie Alricsson (2020)

ACL diagnosis - The correlation between Rolimeter and MRI Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Vol. 36, p. 278-283 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2020.07.002

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.

Coworkers

Sofi Sonesson

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division, Head of Unit

Anne Fältström

Affiliated Researcher, Docent

Anna Hermansen

Associate Professor

Organisation

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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Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.

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.