PROJECTS KNEE HIP LOW BACK PAIN MUSCLE/TENDON OSTEOPOROSIS CARTILAGE CARDIAC REHABILITATION ACTIVE
REHABILITATION OSTEOARTHRITIS
PATIENT EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION RESEARCH GROUP/
OSTEO ARTHRITIS
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Two posters presented at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, Bordeaux, 21st to 24th of March, 2012.
Two posters were presented at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis in Bordeaux. One poster presented the feasibility of an active ... (more)
How should we treat children with ACL ruptures?
ACL injuries in skeletally immature individuals remain a challenge for the child, the parents, orthopaedic surgeons, and physical therapists. The main ... (more)
Norwegian research center for Active Rehabilitation (NAR)
The Norwegian research center for Active Rehabilitation (NAR) (www.active-rehab.no) was formally established in May 2003 as a research collaboration between the Department of Orthopaedics, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, the Norwegian Sport Medicine Clinic (Hjelp24 NIMI), and Norwegain School Sport Sciences mainly based on external funding.
The aim is to develop a dynamic, multidisiplinary research environment to develop new knowledge within the area of active rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. The center is chaired by professor May Arna Risberg, PT, Phd, and currently involves 8 PhD students and two postdoc students.
Key research areas include (1) knee injuries (ACL injury, knee osteoarthritis, meniscus injury, and cartilage injury), (2) hip osteoarthritis, (3) low back pain and (4) osteoporosis.