Patients follow four clusters of participation in physical exercise after an ACL injury. Results from the NACOX cohort study.

Objectives: To explore how participation in physical exercise (PE) changes over time after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Additionally, to identify factors associated with participation in PE by analyzing longitudinal data.

Design: An explorative analysis of the NACOX study, a prospective multicenter cohort study.

Incidence of acute injuries in Swedish gymnastics with a special focus on cruciate ligament injuries.

Background: Gymnastics is a sport with unique technical and physical demands. Elements of high rotational landing impacts may lead to severe injuries. In order to understand the risks of the sport and design injury prevention programs the magnitude of acute injuries must be understood.

Side-to-side differences in knee laxity and side hop test may predispose an anterior cruciate ligament reinjury in competitive adolescent alpine skiers.

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common, severe injury in alpine skiing, and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is frequently performed in competitive alpine skiers younger than 20 years old. To reduce the reinjury rate, both intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors should be examined. The aim of this study was to investigate possible intrinsic risk factors for an ACL reinjury in competitive alpine skiers.

A screening instrument for side dominance in competitive adolescent alpine skiers.

Previous research has shown that high school ski students injure their left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) more often than their right ACL, and that a prevention program focusing on equal load to the right and left ski turns prevents ACL injuries. Whether the injuries were in the dominant or non-dominant side of ski students was not determined but may be important knowledge to ski coaches for future design of ski-specific training programs. There is no gold standard on how to investigate the dominant side of alpine skiers.

Home training with or without joint mobilization compared to no treatment: a randomized controlled trial.

[Purpose] To investigate if joint mobilization in patients with subacromial pain syndrome has additional benefits to a home training program on shoulder function and pain, and to compare home training to no physical therapy. [Participants and Methods] Eighty-nine primary care patients (mean age 45 years) with subacromial pain syndrome during an average of 23 weeks. Home training was performed twice a day during a 12 week period.

Bilateral ultrasound findings in patients with unilateral subacromial pain syndrome.

Background: Subacromial pain syndrome is a common musculoskeletal shoulder problem. The accuracy of clinical tests is low and techniques such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging have been added to set up a diagnosis. Previous researchers have usually only examined the symptomatic shoulder.

Validity of ultrasonography-derived predictions for estimating skeletal muscle volume: a systematic literature review.

Background: The amount of muscle volume (MV) varies between individuals and is important for health, well-being and performance. Therefore, the monitoring of MV using different imaging modalities is important. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the gold standard, but is not always easily accessible, and the examinations are expensive.

Gymnasts' experiences and perception of a cruciate ligament injury.

Background: Gymnastics is a high injury risk sport including difficult technique. A cruciate ligament injury is common, though there are no evidence-based guidelines for return to gymnastics. The gymnasts' experiences may add specificity to a guideline.

Guided exercises with or without joint mobilization or no treatment in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: A clinical trial.

Background: Graded resistance training is the recommended treatment for patients with subacromial pain syndrome. It is debated whether adding joint mobilization will improve the outcome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of guided exercises with or without joint mobilization, compared with controls who did not receive any treatment.

Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Competitive Adolescent Alpine Skiers.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most serious injuries among Swedish alpine ski high school students. An ACL injury forces the skier to stop skiing for several months, and some skiers even have to give up their skiing career. Therefore, an ACL injury prevention program might play an important role for alpine skiers.

Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Competitive Adolescent Alpine Skiers.

Background: There is a high risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in alpine skiers. To reduce or try to prevent these injuries, intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors need to be identified.

Purpose: To identify possible intrinsic and extrinsic ACL injury risk factors among competitive adolescent alpine skiers.