Participation in exercise and sports is essential for physical and psychological well-being. The main purpose of our research is to develop and test interventions to prevent injury during sports participation and active recreation, and thereby support safe sports as a positive physical activity promotion goal. This could positively impact on population health and reduce both the short- and long-term injury burden on the healthcare system.
Knowledge about the incidence and severity of injury, and about risk factors and injury mechanisms, is the foundation for sports injury prevention work. Our research includes studies on the epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in different sports and settings, as well as the burden and negative consequences of injury for the athlete, sporting organizations and society.
We further evaluate different etiological factors in injury occurrence related to the athlete (such as previous injury, fitness, stress) as well as external factors (for instance playing surface, training and match load, organizational factors) to generate ideas for injury preventive interventions. We then test these interventions on the sporting field, both regarding preventive efficacy and effectiveness, including feasibility and implementation in various sports and populations. We also try to identify factors that facilitate uptake and long-term maintenance of injury preventive measures in sports.
Knowledge about the incidence and severity of injury, and about risk factors and injury mechanisms, is the foundation for sports injury prevention work. Our research includes studies on the epidemiology of injuries and illnesses in different sports and settings, as well as the burden and negative consequences of injury for the athlete, sporting organizations and society.
We further evaluate different etiological factors in injury occurrence related to the athlete (such as previous injury, fitness, stress) as well as external factors (for instance playing surface, training and match load, organizational factors) to generate ideas for injury preventive interventions. We then test these interventions on the sporting field, both regarding preventive efficacy and effectiveness, including feasibility and implementation in various sports and populations. We also try to identify factors that facilitate uptake and long-term maintenance of injury preventive measures in sports.
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