The impressive program of #SPORTSKONGRES features 6 parallel sessions (rooms: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ballroom C, The View and Iceland) with distinguished national and international speakers. All talks are in English. In each parallel session, you will be able to find a topic of interest, no matter if your interest lies with sports orthopedic surgery, sports rehabilitation, sports rheumatology, anti-doping or general practice of sports medicine.
Again this yes, selected sessions will be live streamed, recorded and made available as Video On Demand (VOD) as an online supplement, offering extended access to key content during and after the congress. When announced, look out for the 
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Thursday
08.30 – 09.45
Check-in
09.45 – 10.00
Norway/Finland
Opening of congress
10.00 – 11.00
Norway/Finland
KEY NOTE LECTURE
Sleep Science Uncovered: Optimizing Athlete Recovery and Performance
Prof. Shona Halson, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
11.00 – 11.30
Break
11.30 – 12.30
Norway/Finland
Small Symposium
Screening examinations: Are they worth the effort?
Speakers:
Nicol van Dyk, PT, PhD
Prof. Tim Meyer, MD, PhD
Chair: Prof. Eva Ageberg, PhD
Sweden
Small Symposium
Why do muscles fatigue?
Speakers:
Prof. Håkan Westerblad, PhD
Prof. Niels Ørtenblad, PhD
Chair: Prof. Truls Raastad, PhD
Denmark
Small Symposium
MCL injuries in athletes
Speakers:
Marc Strauss, MD
Prof. Martin Lind, MD, PhD
Håvard Moksnes, PT, PhD
Chair: Morten Boesen, MD, PhD
Ballroom C
Small Symposium
State of the art on how to measure psychological wellbeing in sports medicine
Speakers:
Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD
Ramana Piussi, PT, PhD
Niklas Cederström, PhD
Chair: Mathias F Nielsen, PT, PhD
The View
Applied Session A
Utilising the aquatic environment for optimising performance
Speakers:
David Fevre, PT
Prof. Ben Waller, PhD
Chair: Prof. Ben Waller, PT, PhD
Iceland
Applied Session B
From late stage rehab to return to performance after knee injury
Speakers:
Matthew Buckthorpe, PT, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
12.30 – 13.15
Lunch
13.15 – 14.45
Norway/Finland
Large Symposium
ACL rehabilitation in 2030
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
Roula Kotsifaki, PT, PhD
Prof. Dustin Grooms, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
Sweden
Large Symposium
From youth to retirement: Analgesic use across the athletic career
Speakers:
Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD
Prof. Tim Meyer, MD, PhD
Annemarie Nissen, Athlete
Chair: Prof. Tim Meyer, MD & Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD
Denmark
Large Symposium
Kids in focus: Children´s physical activity, physiological adaptations and a safe environment for children to thrive in sports
Speakers:
Prof. Bjørge Herman Hansen, PhD
Prof. Evert Verhagen, PhD
Ass. Prof. Hanne Elisabeth Sogn, PhD
Chair: Monika Bayer, PhD
Ballroom C
Large Symposium
Optimizing Athlete Health and Performance in Winter sport athletes for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Speakers:
Prof. Hans-Christer Holmberg, PhD
Maarit Valtonen, MD, PhD
Göran Kenttä, PhD
Chair: Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD & Ass. Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD
The View
Applied Session C
QA to The Medical Team
Speakers:
Christoffer Brushøj, MD, PhD
Marlene Søby Vestergaard, PT
Nick Emilio Jimñenez Normand, MD
Chair: Eva Rudjord, MD PhD
Iceland
Applied Session D
DSSF Guidelines: “Plantar fasciopati: An evidence-based update and practical approach on diagnosis, rehabilitation and return to sport”
Speakers:
Henrik Riel, PT, PhD
Lisbeth Lund Pedersen, PT
Chair: Lisbeth Lund Pedersen, PT
14.45 – 15.15
Coffee break
Iceland
Exhibitor Spotlight: Alphatek
Visit their product demo.
15.15 – 16.15
Norway/Finland
Oral presentations
Topics: Concussion and athlete safety
Chair: Simone Kallonen & Matti Vartiainen, PhD
Sweden
Oral presentations
Topics: Knee (cruciate ligament)
Chair: Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD & Dustin Grooms
Denmark
Oral presentations
Topics: Physical health, fitness and performance
Chair: Wayne Derman, MD, PhD & Evert Verhagen, PhD
Ballroom C
Oral presentations
Topics: Achilles
Chair: Katarina Helander, MD & Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD
The View
Iceland
16.15 – 16.45
Coffee break
16.45 – 18.15
Norway/Finland
Large Symposium
The use of orthobiological injectable therapies for osteoarthritis in a Nordic context
Speakers:
Jasmin Bagge, DVM, PhD, PhD,
Andreas Hartkopp, MD
Prof. Kristoffer W. Barfod, MD, PhD
Chair: As. Prof. Adam Witten, MD, PhD
Sweden
Large Symposium
Navigating physical activity and sports participation during the transition to motherhood
Speakers:
Solvej Bueno, MD, PhD
Izzy Moore, PhD
Ass. Prof. Julie Jacobsen, PT, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Julie Jacobsen, PT, PhD
Denmark
Large Symposium
Yes, we can run! – The Health Benefits of Frame Running for People with Disabilities
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD
Camilla Larsen, PT, PhD
Ass. Prof. Ferdinand von Walden, MD
Chair: Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD
Ballroom C
Large Symposium
From Awareness to Action: Supporting Young Athletes Against Eating Disorders (EDs) and REDs
Speakers:
Prof. Anna Melin, PhD
Prof. Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, PhD
Christine Sundgot-Borgen, PhD
Chair: Jakob Agergaard, PhD
The View
Applied Session E
Management of the failed ACL reconstruction
Speakers:
Martin Rathcke, MD
Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD
Prof. Sven Karl Olof Eriksson, MD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
Iceland
Applied Session F
Atypical Shoulder Pain
Speakers:
Klaus Bak, MD
Anne Katrine Belling Sørensen, MD
Birgitte Hougs Kjær, PT, PhD
Chair: Jakob Klit, MD
18.15 – 19.30
The View & Iceland
General Assemblies
19.30 – 20.00
Exhibitors Lounge
Get together
An informal welcome and networking session to meet colleagues, speakers, and exhibitors ahead of the poster walk.
20.00 – 21.00
The #sportskongres Poster Walk
Norway
Poster competition – Chair: Prof. Joanne Kemp
Shoulder and upper limb function and injury – Chair: Birgitte Hougs Kjær, PT, PhD
ACL injury, reconstruction and rehabilitation – Chair: Mathias Fabricius Nielsen, PT, PhD
Sweden
Sports injury epidemiology and prevention – Chair: Jackie Whitaker, Ass. Prof. PT, PhD
Biomechanics and performance assessment – Nikol van Dyk, PT, PhD
Ankle injuries, wrist and lower back – Christoffer Brushøj, MD, PhD
Denmark
Tendinopathy in athletes and patellar instability – Kasper Krommes, PT, PhD
Athlete physiology, biomarkers and monitoring – Jakob Agergaard, PhD
Psychological factors, coaching and recovery – Ass. Prof. Clare Ardern
21.00 – 24.00
Ballroom C
Afterparty
Casual social gathering to round off the evening
Friday
08.00 – 09.15
Norway
Small Symposium
Hip and groin pain in female versus male athletes – what’s the difference
Speakers:
Prof. Prof. Joanne Kemp, PT, PhD
Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD
Chair: Prof. Kay Crossley, PT, PhD & Prof. Peter Brukner, PhD
Sweden
Small Symposium
Unloading the tendon – Translating biology and biomechanics to rehabilitation practice
Speakers:
Prof. Hanna Isaksson, PhD
Ass. Prof. Katarina Nilsson Helander, MD, PhD
Chair: Prof. Taija Finni, PhD & Rikke Höffner, PT, PhD
Denmark
Small Symposium
When energy expenditure outruns energy intake: increased risk of injury with low energy availability?
Speakers:
Prof. Anna Melin, PhD
Jakob Agergaard, PhD
Chair: Jesper Løvind Andersen, PhD
Ballroom C
Small Symposium
Head and neck injuries in sports – Concussion or Whiplash?
Speakers:
Matti Vartiainen, PhD
Kati Peltonen, PhD
Chair: Simone Kallonen, PT
The View
Applied Session H
Management of the failed ACL reconstruction
Speakers:
Martin Rathcke, MD
Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD
Prof. Sven Karl Olof Eriksson, MD, PhD
Chair: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD
Iceland
Applied Session G
The overhead athlete’s shoulder – new trends
Speakers:
Klaus Bak, MD
Line Hovgaard-Hansen, PT
Mikkel Hjuler, PT
Chair: Klaus Bak, MD
09.15 – 09.30
Break
09.30 – 10.30
Norway
Oral presentations
Topics: Injury risk and epidemiology
Chair: Prof. Eva Ageberg & Jonas Thorlund, PhD
Sweden
Oral presentations
Topics: OA development in sports and treatment
Chair: Karen L. Barker, PT & Niels Christian Kaldau, MD
Denmark
Oral presentations
Topics: Tendons
Chair: Prof. Taija Finni & Prof. Michael Kjær
Ballroom C
Oral presentations
Topics: Performance, recovery and rehab
Chair: Prof. Shona Halson & Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
The View
Iceland
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30
Norway
Large Symposium
Acute knee trauma in pediatric patients – what to do? Early detection and diagnosis as secondary injury prevention
Speakers:
Eivind Inderhaug, MD, PhD
Håvard Moksnes, PT, PhD
Eva Bengtsson Moström, MD, PhD
Chair: Mathilde Lundgaard-Nielsen, PT & Rikke Høffner, PT, PhD
Sweden
Large Symposium
From Type 1 Diabetes to Athlete
Speakers:
Mia Rützou
Rakel Fuglsang, MD, PhD
Prof. Michael Riddell, PhD
Chair: Eva Rudjord, MD PhD
Denmark
Large Symposium
ACL Injuries in Athletes with Hypermobility: Risk Factors, Rehabilitation, and Surgical Approaches
Speakers:
Jakob Lindskog
Ass. Prof. Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD
Ass. Prof. Line Lindanger, MD, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Hege Grindem, PT, PhD & Ass. Prof. Behnam Liaghat, PT
Ballroom C
Large Symposium
Detection modalities, health risks and the psychology behind the use of performance enhancing drugs
Speakers:
Jakob Mørkeberg, PhD
Prof. Caroline Kistorp, MD, PhD
Prof. Susan Backhouse, PhD
Chair: Jakob Agergaard, PhD
The View
Applied Session J
Rethinking Hip Dysplasia: Management of Athletes in Clinical Practice
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Julie Sandell Jacobsen, PT, PhD
Holly Doyle, PT
Chair: Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD
Iceland
Applied Session I
Concussion or Whiplash? – and practical rehabilitation process
Speakers:
Matti Vartiainen, PhD
Kati Peltonen, PhD
Chair: Simone Kallonen, PT
12.30 – 13.15
Lunch
13.15 – 14.45
Norway
Large Symposium
Optimizing and measuring performance and recovery
Speakers:
Prof. Dustin Grooms, PhD
Prof. Shona Halson, PhD
Chair: Monika Bayer, PhD
Sweden
Large Symposium
Replace and Return: Return to Sport after Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Speakers:
Alexander Liddle, MD, PhD
Antony Palmer, MD
Prof. Karen L Barker, PT
Chair: Niels Christian Kaldau, MD
Denmark
Large Symposium
The immune system’s role in performance and rehabilitation
Speakers:
Prof. Petter Brodin, PhD
Stefan Reitzner, PhD
Prof. Bente Klarlund Pedersen, MD, DMSc
Chair: Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, PhD
Ballroom C
Large Symposium
Hamstrings harvest = hamstrings injury
Speakers:
Merete Brink Speedtsberg
Johan Högberg, PT
Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Hege Grindem, PT, PhD & Håvard Moksnes, PT, PhD
The View
Applied Session K
Para Sports & Frame Running: Practical Implementation, Guidelines, and Measurement
Speakers:
Camilla Larsen, PT, PhD
Ass. Prof. Ferdinand von Walden, MD, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. Kristina Fagher Ass Prof, PT, PhD
Iceland
Applied Session L
Navigating energy intake: Insights from Athletes, Coaches, Clinicians, and Researchers
Speakers:
Asle Rønning Tjelta, Coach
Christoffer Brushøj, MD, PhD
Joakim Viberg, Athlete
Prof. Anna Melin, PhD
Prof. Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen
Chair: Jesper Løvind Andersen, PhD & Jakob Agergaard, PhD
14.45 – 15.15
Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.15
Norway
Small Symposium
Female, woman, and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR): Highlights and practical recommendations from the FAIR consensus
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Jackie Whittaker, PT, PhD
Prof. Kay Crossley, PT, PhD
Chair: Prof. Eva Ageberg, PhD & Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD
Sweden
Small Symposium
Treatment of patellar dislocation
Speakers:
Lars Blønd, MD
Trine Hysing-Dahl, PT, PhD
Chair: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD, PhD & Philip Hansen, MD, PhD
Denmark
Small Symposium
Can nutrition or dietary supplements improve muscle rehabilitation and training effect? Myths and facts from research and practice
Speakers:
Prof. Truls Raastad, PhD
Søren Lavrsen
Chair: Jakob Agergaard, PhD
Ballroom C
Small Symposium
Peer-review publishing in the era of technological transformation
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Clare Ardern (JOSPT)
Prof. Joanne Kemp, (BJSM)
Prof. Jose Calbet (SJMSS)
Panel members:
Ass. Prof. Clare Ardern (JOSPT)
Prof. Joanne Kemp, PT (BJSM)
Prof. Jose Calbet (SJMSS)
Prof. Tim Meyer, MD, PhD (JSAMS)
Chair: Prof. Taija Finni, PhD & Myles Murphy , MD, PhD
The View
Applied Session N
The overhead athlete’s shoulder – new trends
Speakers:
Klaus Bak, MD
Line Hovgaard-Hansen, PT
Mikkel Hjuler, PT
Chair: Klaus Bak, MD
Iceland
Applied Session M
Iliopsoas – the hidden prankster
Speakers:
Prof. Per Hølmich, MD, DMSc
Eva Andersson, MD, PhD
Chair: Niels Christian Kaldau, MD
16.15 – 16.45
Break
16.45 – 18.00
Norway
Oral presentations – Competition
Chairs: Ass. Prof. Julie Sandell Jacobsen, PT, PhD & Ass. Prof. Lina Holm Ingelsrud, PT, PhD
19.30 –
Gala Dinner and Party
Saturday
09.00 – 10.00
Norway
Small Symposium
AI and personalized medicine
Speakers:
Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD
Prof. Pascal Edouard, MD, PhD
Chair: Ass. Prof. René Svensson, PhD & Prof. Pascal Edouard, MD, PhD
Sweden
Small Symposium
Return to performance: change of direction training
Speakers:
Mari Leppänen, PhD
Roula Kotsifaki, PT, PhD
Aki-Matti Alanen, PhD
Chair: Prof. Ben Waller, PT, PhD
Denmark
Small Symposium
Metabolic Flexibility and Fat Oxidation in Elite and Endurance Sports
Speakers:
Prof. Jørn Wulff Helge, PhD
Søren Lavrsen
Chair: Eva Rudjord, MD PhD & Jacob Rudjord Therkildsen, MD PhD
The View
Applied Session O
Rethinking Hip Dysplasia: Management of Athletes in Clinical Practice
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Julie Sandell Jacobsen, PT, PhD
Holly Doyle, PT
Chair: Ass. Prof. Julie Sandell Jacobsen, PT, PhD
Iceland
Applied Session P
From late stage rehab to return to performance after knee injury
Speakers:
Matthew Buckthorpe, PT, PhD
Chair: Prof. Dustin Grooms
10.00 – 10.15
Break
10.15 – 11.15
Norway
Small Symposium
Social and psychological burden of knee injury
Speakers:
Trine Hysing-Dahl, PT, PhD
Niklas Cederström, PhD
Ass. Prof. Hege Grindem, PT, PhD
Chair: Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD
Sweden
Small Symposium
To what extent is your treatment’s effect attributed to true efficacy, to regression towards the mean or the placebo effect?
Speakers:
Prof. Martin Englund, MD, PhD
Prof. Karin Jensen, PhD
Chair: Simon Døssing, MD
Denmark
Small Symposium
High intensity interval training – is there a health paradox?
Speakers:
Ass. Prof. Åsa Tornberg, PT, PhD
Matilda Frisk Torell, MD, PhD
Chair: Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD & Ass. Prof. Kristina Fagher Ass Prof, PT, PhD
The View
Applied Session R
Practical insights into glucose monitoring and management in athletes
Speakers:
Prof. Michael Riddell, PhD
Rakel Fuglsang, MD
Chair: Eva Rudjord, MD PhD
Iceland
Applied Session Q
Atypical Shoulder Pain
Speakers:
Anne Katrine Belling Sørensen, MD
Birgitte Hougs Kjær, PT, PhD
Chair: Jakob Klit, MD
11.15 – 11.30
Break
11.30 – 12.30
Norway
KEY-NOTE LECTURE
Hip pain in athletes – current evidence and optimizing treatment pathways
Speaker:
Prof. Joanne Kemp, PT, PhD
Chair: Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD
12.30 – 13.00
Norway
Closing of congress
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