The purpose of this collaborative study with ErasmusMC in Rotterdam study was to describe the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for climbing-related injuries of the upper extremities in recreational climbers. In doing so this study is amongst the first to report on the injury spectrum in this fast growing sport.
Read MoreInjuries in elite sports are positively correlated with symptoms of common mental disorders
Out of our newly established collaboration between VUmc and AMC, this recently published study explored the associations of severe musculoskeletal injuries (joint and muscles) and surgeries with symptoms of common mental disorders (distress, anxiety/ depression, sleeping disturbance, adverse alcohol behaviour, smoking, adverse nutrition behaviour) among male European professional footballers.
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The role of international sports federations in safeguarding the health and well-being of athletes
On the 17th of November Margo Mountjoy will defend the work outlined in her PhD thesis. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the role of FINA, as an International Sports Federation, in preserving the health and well-being of the elite athlete and the global community. This thesis outlines the steps taken by FINA to meet the obligation to protect the health of the aquatic athlete and to promote global health.
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Recreational running highly beneficial for health of physically inactive adults
In order to implement running to promote physical activity, it is essential to quantify the extent to which running improves health. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarise the literature on the effects of endurance running on biomedical indices of health in physically inactive adults.
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Iliotibial band and shank-forefoot alignment may contribute to patellar tendon overload
It was a pleasure to work together with the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil on this study, which just got published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports. This manuscript describes a cross-sectional study on the association between lower limb alignment, range of motion/flexibility and muscle strength with the presence of patellar tendon abnormalities in male athletes.
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