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Torbjørn Soligard
Researcher at International Olympic Committee
Publications - 53
Citations - 5411
Torbjørn Soligard is an academic researcher from International Olympic Committee. The author has contributed to research in topics: Athletes & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 44 publications receiving 4110 citations. Previous affiliations of Torbjørn Soligard include University of Calgary & University of Queensland.
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The IOC Diploma programme in sports medicine
TL;DR: The IOC Medical Commission now offers a postgraduate-level training programme in sports medicine, designed to meet the needs of team physicians caring for elite athletes, particularly targeting National Olympic Committee and International Federation physicians.
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Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 1 – the lower limb
Debbie Palmer,Dale Cooper,Jackie L. Whittaker,Carolyn A. Emery,Mark E. Batt,Lars Engebretsen,Patrick Schamasch,Malav Shroff,Torbjørn Soligard,Kathrin Steffen,Richard Budgett +10 more
TL;DR: Although overall OA odds did not differ, after adjustment for recognised risk factors Olympians were more likely to have knee and hip OA after injury than the general population, suggesting injury is an occupational risk factor for retired Olympians.
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Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb
Debbie Palmer,Dale Cooper,Jackie L. Whittaker,Carolyn A. Emery,Mark E. Batt,Lars Engebretsen,Patrick Schamasch,Malav Shroff,Torbjørn Soligard,Kathrin Steffen,Richard Budgett +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the prevalence of lumbar spine and upper limb osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians was found to be higher for Olympians compared with the general population.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections
Martin Schwellnus,Paolo Emilio Adami,Valérie Bougault,Richard Budgett,Hege Clemm,Wayne Derman,Uğur Erdener,Kenneth D. Fitch,James H. Hull,Cameron R. McIntosh,Tim Meyer,Lars Pedersen,David B. Pyne,Tonje Reier-Nilsen,Wolfgang Schobersberger,Yorck Olaf Schumacher,Nicola Sewry,Torbjørn Soligard,Maarit Valtonen,Nick Webborn,Lars Engebretsen +20 more
TL;DR: This consensus proposes a set of definitions and classifications of AR inf in athletes to standardise future data collection and reporting and examines a wide range of clinical considerations related to ARinf in athletes.