Programme 2025

The impressive program of #SPORTSKONGRES features 6 parallel sessions and workshops (rooms: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ballroom, Top of Town 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.

Thursday

08.30 – 9.45

Checkin


09.45 – 10.00

Norway
Opening of congress


10.00 – 11.00

Norway

KEY-NOTE LECTURE:

How do exercise training principles shift when you change from an athlete to a patient!

Prof. Stephen Seiler, PhD

Chair: TBA


11.00 – 11.30

Break


11.30 – 12.30

Norway

Small Symposium

Surgical treatment for acute knee injuries in elite athletes

Speakers:

Andrew Williams, MD

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Small Symposium.

Fascia – an overlooked tissue: from beliefs to science and practice?

Speakers:

Caterina Fede, PhD

Ass Prof. Jens Bojsen-Møller, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Small Symposium.

“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job”: Practical strategies for supporting female athletes

Speakers:

Prof. Kirsty Elliot Sale, PhD

Prof. Kerry McGawley, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Small Symposium.

Optimizing health in the para athlete with neurological impairment

Speakers:

Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD

Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop B

Muscle-tendon problems in the lateral hip: diagnosess and non-surgical management

Speakers:

Marie Bagger Bohn, MD, PhD

Kasper Spoorendonk, PT

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop A

Late stage rehabilitation of Achilles tendinopathy

Speakers:

Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD

Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD

Chair: TBA


12.30 – 13.15

Lunch


13.15 – 14.45

Norway

Large Symposium

Hit the brakes: deceleration ability and insights in relation to lower limb injury

Speakers:

Damian Harper, PhD

Jesper Bencke, PhD

Holly Silvers-Granelli, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Large Symposium

Exercise and weightloss on prescription!

Speakers:

Signe Torekov, PhD

Christoffer Clemmensen, PhD

Rasmus Køster-Rasmussen, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Large Symposium

Multiligament instabilities of the knee in sports

Speakers:

Gilbert Moatshe, MD

Mathilde Lundgaard-Nielsen, PT

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Large Symposium

Tendon-related problems in adolescents – is it tendinopathy or apophysitis?

Speakers:

Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD

Ass Prof. Sinead Holden, PT, PhD

Kasper Krommes, PT

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop C

Pre-participation screening in Para athletes

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD

Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD

Christian Lykkeby, Para Athlete

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop D

Sports medicine case studies with practical examples – An update on when diagnostic imaging is warranted, and what specific imaging modalities can assist with ?

Speakers:

James Noake, MD

Chair: TBA


14.45 – 15.15

Coffee break


13.15 – 14.45

Norway

Oral presentations

Sweden

Oral presentations

Denmark

Oral presentations

Ballroom

Oral presentations

Top of town

Iceland


16.15 – 16.45

Coffee break


16.45 – 18.15

Norway

Large Symposium

Muscle strains: Basic and clinical aspects of prevention and rehabilitation

Speakers:

Prof. Abigail Mackey, PhD

Monika Bayer, PhD

Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Large Symposium

Sports cardiology in youth sport

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Katarina Ehrenborg-Steding, PT

Prof. Mats Börjesson, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Large Symposium

What about lateral extraarticular tenodesis (LAT) in ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents?

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Guri Ekås, MD, PhD

Prof. Eivind Inderhaug, MD

Andrew Williams, MD

Håvard Moksnes, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Large Symposium

Moving through cancer – the role of exercise in patients with cancer

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Lykke Sylow, PhD

Casper Simonsen, PhD

Gitte Holmen Oloffson, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop E

Womans health in sports

Speakers:

Prof. Kirsty Elliot Sale, PhD

Ass. Prof. Kerry McGawley, PhD

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop F

Hit the brakes: deceleration ability and insights in relation to lower limb injury

Speakers:

Damian Harper, PhD

Jesper Bencke, PhD

Holly Silvers-Granelli, PT, PhD

Chair: TBA


18.15-19.30

General Assemblies


19.30 – 21.00

Get together


20.00 – 21.00

Poster Walk, Norway

Chairs and Co-Chairs:
TBA


21.00 – 24.00

Afterparty, Ballroom C

Friday


08.00 – 09.15

Norway

Small Symposium

Surgery or not – for ACL injury

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Small Symposium

Biomechanical understanding on how can we optimize future prevention and rehabilitation strategies for athletes with hip and groin problems

Speakers:

Ass. Prof. Laura E. Diamond, PhD

Filip Lysdal, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Small Symposium

Patella- and Achilles tendinopathy in athletes

Speakers:

Julie Paaske Rydahl, MD

Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Small Symposium

Management of shoulder and AC joint instability

Speakers:

Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD

Prof. Knut Beizel, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop G

Biomechanics in sports – and how to apply this knowledge in athletic training and management settings

Speakers:

Jesper Bencke, PhD

Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop H

Sports medicine case studies with practical examples – An update on when diagnostic imaging is warranted, and what specific imaging modalities can assist with ?

Speakers:

James Noake, MD

Chair: TBA


09.15 – 09.30

Break


09.30 – 10.30

Norway

Oral presentations

Sweden

Oral presentations

Denmark

Oral presentations

Ballroom

Oral presentations

Top of town

Iceland


10.30 – 11.00

Break


11.00 – 12.30

Norway

Large Symposium

Adjoint rehabilitation: the forgotten aspects of treatments that will help rehabilitation experts recover their athletes better and quicker

Speakers:

Prof. Anna Melin, PhD

Prof. Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, PhD

Ass Prof. Filip Larsen, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Large Symposium

Severe lower extremity muscle-tendon injuries among athletes: surgical indications and return to sport

Speakers:

Prof. Lasse Lempainen, MD, PhD

Marie Bagger Bohn, MD, PhD

Dorthe Ryberg , PT

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Large Symposium

Managing hip and groin problems in football – From start to finish across genders

Speakers:

Matthew DeLang, PT

Lasse Ishøi, PT, PhD

Laura Bowen, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Large Symposium

Exercise induced lower leg pain in athletes

Speakers:

Simon Doessing, MD, PhD

Sophia Halldin Lindorsson, MD, PhD

Prof. Jonas Eiberg, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop J

DSSF guidelines: Lateral ankle spain and return to sport

Speakers:

Anders Christer Larsen, PT

Mark Strøm, PT

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop I

Late stage rehabilitation of athletes with Achilles tendinopathy

Speakers:

Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD

Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD

Chair: TBA


12.30 – 13.15

Lunch


13.15 – 14.45

Norway

Large Symposium

Back on track – how to deal with back pain in athletes?

Speakers:

Prof. Kieran O’Sullivan, PT, PhD

Anni Aavikko, MD

Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Large Symposium

The stiff knee – a new perspective on arthrofibrosis

Speakers:

Kayley Usher, PhD

Sebastiano Nutarelli, PT

Ass Prof. Christoffer Tandrup Nielsen, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Large Symposium

Maximizing performance by manipulating watts/kg on race day! – Considering weight management and low energy availability

Speakers:

Ina Garthe, PhD

Ass. Prof Mette Hansen, PhD

Prof. Anna Melin, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Large Symposium

The Mental Game: addressing psychological and social factors in sport injury rehabilitation

Speakers:

Niklas Cederstróm, PhD

Prof. Lance McCracken, PhD

Ass. Prof. Leonieke Kranenburg, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop L

Management of shoulder and AC joint instability

Speakers:

Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD

Prof. Knut Beizel, MD, PhD

Dorthe Ryberg, PT

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop K

Diagnosing and treating common conditions in the sports medical clinic: A practical approach

Speakers:

Julie Paaske Rydahl, MD

Simon Dossing, MD, PhD

Jesper Petersen, MD, PhD

Mads Münster Karlsson, MD

Chair: TBA


14.45 – 15.15

Coffee break


15.15 – 16.15

Norway

Small Symposium

ESSKA Consensus: Hip and groin pain in physically active – terminology, clinical examination and imaging

Speakers:

Dora Papadopoulou, MD, PhD

Adam Weir, MD, PhD

Prof. Vikas Khanduja, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Small Symposium

Foot and ankle injuries – from easy to complex sprains

Speakers:

Filip Lysdal, PhD

Jente Wagemans, PT

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Small Symposium

Head impacts in football – should players worry about their brain health?

Speakers:

Sara Dahlèn, MD

Stian Sandmo, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Small Symposium

Fierce but flexible – The hyperflexible individual in injury prevention

Speakers:

Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD

Liz Bayley, PT

Chairs: TBA

Top of Town

Workshop N

Injury prevention in racket sports: how can athletes, doctors and physical therapists learn from each other?

Speakers:

Niels-Christian Kaldau, MD

Dorthe Rybjerg, PT

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop M

Biopsychosocial assessment and diagnosis of active people with chronic back pain

Speakers:

Prof. Kieran O’Sullivan, PT, PhD

Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD

Chair: TBA


16.15 – 16.45

Break


16.45 – 18.00

Norway

Oral presentations – Competition

Judges:

Editors from BJSM, AJSM, JOSPT, KSSTA, SJMSS, BOSEM, TSM, IJSPT”

Chairs: TBA


19.30-

Galla dinner party

Saturday

09.00 – 10.00

Norway

Small Symposium

Optimizing rehabilitation in patients with meniscus and ACL injury

Speakers:

Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD

Prof. Anders Holsgaard-Larsen, PhD

Ass Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Small Symposium

Advancing the understanding of trochlea dysplasia

Speakers:

Peter Balcarek, MD, PhD

Niklas Eysturoy, MD

Kaya Kvarme Jacobsen, MD

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Small Symposium

Adolescent athletes with niggles and pains: when is it too much?

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Sinead Holden, PT, PhD

Jenny Jacobsson, PT, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Top of Town

Workshop P

The Mental Game: Addressing psychological and social factors in sport injury rehabilitation

Speakers:

Niklas Cederstróm, PhD

Prof. Lance McCracken, PhD

Ass. Prof. Leonieke Kranenburg, PhD

Chair: TBA

Iceland

Workshop O

Surgery or not – for ACL injury

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD


10.00 – 10.15

Break


10.15 – 11.15

Norway

Small Symposium

Womens football: Understanding injury and performance in the right context!

Speakers:

Anna Hallen, PE

Ass Prof. Katrine Okholm-Kryger, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Sweden

Small Symposium

The Achilles tendon contains 3 subtendons – Does that mean it is time to rethink its management after full tendon rupture?

Speakers:

Raad Khair, PhD

Susanne Schaarup, MD

Chairs: TBA

Denmark

Small Symposium

Respiratory illness is responsible for 50% of acute illness in athletes – we can all do better!

Speakers:

Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD

Prof. Hege Clemm, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Ballroom

Top of Town

Workshop Q

ESSKA Consensus: Hip and groin pain in physically active – terminology, clinical examination and imaging

Speakers:

Prof. Per Hölmich, MD, PhD

Prof. Vikas Khanduja, MD, PhD

Chairs: TBA

Iceland

Workshop R

Fierce but flexible – The hyperflexible individual in injury prevention

Speakers:

Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD

Liz Bayley, PT

Chair: TBA


11.15 – 11.30

Break


11.30 – 12.30

Norway

KEY-NOTE LECTURE

How to build muscle for strength and function

Prof. Brad Schoenfeld, PhD

Chair: TBA


12.30 – 13.00

Norway

Closing of congress

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