Toomas Timpka

Publications

2023

Jenny Jacobsson, Jan Kowalski, Toomas Timpka, Per-Olof Hansson, Armin Spreco, Örjan Dahlström (2023) Universal prevention through a digital health platform reduces injury incidence in youth athletics (track and field): a cluster randomised controlled trial British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 57, p. 364-371 Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka, James M. Nyce (2023) Professional ethics for infectious disease control: moral conflict management in modern public health practice Public Health, Vol. 221, p. 160-165 Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka, Kristina Fagher, Victor Bargoria, Christer A Andersson, Jenny Jacobsson, Håkan Gauffin, Per-Olof Hansson, Paolo Emilio Adami, Stephane Bermon, Örjan Dahlström (2023) Injury acknowledgement by reduction of sports load in world-leading athletics (track and field) athletes varies with their musculoskeletal health literacy and the socioeconomic environment British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 57, p. 849-854 Continue to DOI

Michael K. Drew, Liam A. Toohey, Miriam Smith, Christine M. Baugh, Hannah Carter, Steven M. McPhail, Jenny Jacobsson, Toomas Timpka, Renee Appaneal (2023) Health Systems in High-Performance Sport: Key Functions to Protect Health and Optimize Performance in Elite Athletes Sports Medicine, Vol. 53, p. 1479-1489 Continue to DOI

Armin Spreco, C. Andersson, Rune Sjödahl, Toomas Timpka (2023) Concordance between COVID-19 mortality statistics derived from clinical audit and death certificates in euroOstergoeurotland county, Sweden Public Health, Vol. 221, p. 46-49 Continue to DOI

News

Great inequality in international athletics

Athletes from less affluent countries need more education on health to prevent injuries during hard training. But knowing more can also be a risk. This is the conclusion in a new study from Linköping University on inequality in athletics.

SEK 15 million for research into Covid-19 vaccination

A research project coordinated by LiU has been awarded more than SEK 15 million by the Swedish Research Council to evaluate vaccination against Covid-19.

Researchers critical to flawed Covid-19-models

Reports from Imperial College regarding the spread and the effects of Covid-19 had considerable policy impacts in several European countries. But the models that informed the reports have considerable flaws, according to LiU-researchers.

Predicting influenza epidemics

Researchers at Linköping University have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several sources of data. The forecasts can be used, for example, when planning healthcare provision during an epidemic.

Sexual abuse can give suicidal thoughts in elite athletes

In a new study LiU researchers demonstrate a link between sexual abuse and suicidal thoughts in elite athletes. "We have shown that emotional pain is important to deal with it”, says professor Toomas Timpka.

Athletes´ symptom anxiety linked to risk of injury

The anxiety experienced by elite athletes over illness symptoms is linked to the risk being injured during competition, according to a study carried out at the World Championship in Athletics 2015.

Sports injuries researched in a new centre

Two or three injuries per season – that is standard for an average athlete. The consequence can be life-long suffering. Linköping University now has a research centre devoted to this issue.

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Research

Athletics Research Center

Athletics (track and field) is globally one of the most popular individual sports and the largest sport at the Olympic Games. The Athletics Research Center is a hub for international multi-disciplinary Athletics research.

Publications

2023

Jenny Jacobsson, Jan Kowalski, Toomas Timpka, Per-Olof Hansson, Armin Spreco, Örjan Dahlström (2023) Universal prevention through a digital health platform reduces injury incidence in youth athletics (track and field): a cluster randomised controlled trial British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 57, p. 364-371 Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka, James M. Nyce (2023) Professional ethics for infectious disease control: moral conflict management in modern public health practice Public Health, Vol. 221, p. 160-165 Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka, Kristina Fagher, Victor Bargoria, Christer A Andersson, Jenny Jacobsson, Håkan Gauffin, Per-Olof Hansson, Paolo Emilio Adami, Stephane Bermon, Örjan Dahlström (2023) Injury acknowledgement by reduction of sports load in world-leading athletics (track and field) athletes varies with their musculoskeletal health literacy and the socioeconomic environment British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 57, p. 849-854 Continue to DOI

Organisation

Unit of Public Health

The Unit of Public Health conducts research and teaching in social medicine, public health science, medical education, nutrition and dietetics, implementation sciences, eHealth and sports 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.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

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

Tags

• Athletics Research Center
• Center for Advanced Research in Emergency Response
• Health and Society
• Joints, Muscles and Skeleton
• Employee
• Unit of Public Health (FH)
• Division of Society and Health (SH)
• Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)
• Linköping University (LIU)
• Toomas Timpka (tooti02)
• Professor

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