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Ingrid Eitzen wins the Hjelp24 NIMI prize 2011

The prize this year went to Ingrid Eitzen for the best article: A progressive 5-week exercise therapy program leads to significant improvement in knee ... (more)

Early rehabilitation after ACL injury

Studies from NAR shows the importance of early rehabilitation for patients with ACL injury, also for patients who have planned to have ACL surgery. An ... (more)

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New article about ACL rehabilitation from NAR published in AJSM

New article about ACL rehabilitation from NAR published in American Journal of Sports Medicine. Grindem H, Logerstedt D, Eitzen I, Moksnes H, Axe MJ, ... (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.