Programme 2025

Check out the past programme of the 2025-#Sportskongres!

The impressive program of #SPORTSKONGRES features 6 parallel sessions and workshops (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.

For the first time, selected sessions will be recorded and made available as Video On Demand (VOD) as an online supplement, offering extended access to key content after the congress. Look out for the in the programme or read more

Thursday

08.30 – 9.45

Checkin


09.45 – 10.00

Norway
Opening of congress


10.00 – 11.00

Norway

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KEY-NOTE LECTURE:

Physiological and Psychological aspects of transitioning from Athlete to Patient to Athlete again

Prof. Stephen Seiler, PhD

Chair: Monika Bayer, PhD


11.00 – 11.30

Break


11.30 – 12.30


Norway

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Small Symposium

Surgical treatment for acute knee injuries in elite athletes

Speakers:

Andrew Williams, MD

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD

Chairs: Ass Prof. Guri Ekås, MD, PhD


Sweden

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: Ass. Prof. Mette Hansen, PhD


Denmark

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Small Symposium.

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

Speakers:

Caterina Fede, PhD

Ass Prof. Jens Bojsen-Møller, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Taija Finni, PhD,

Raad Khair, PhD


Ballroom C

Small Symposium.

Optimizing health in the para athlete with neurological impairment

Speakers:

Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD

Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD

Chairs: Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD


The View

Workshop B

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

Speakers:

Marie Bagger Bohn, MD, PhD

Kasper Spoorendonk, PT

Chair: Kasper Spoorendonk, PT


Iceland

Workshop A

Late stage rehabilitation of Achilles and Patella tendinopathy

Speakers:

Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD

Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD

Chair: Mark Strøm, PT


12.30 – 13.15

Lunch


13.15 – 14.45


Norway

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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: Lasse Ishøi, PT, PhD


Sweden

Large Symposium

Exercise and weightloss on prescription!

Speakers:

Christoffer Clemmensen, PhD

Signe Torekov, PhD

Rasmus Køster-Rasmussen, MD, PhD

Chairs: Eva Rudjord, MD


Denmark

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Large Symposium

Multiligament instabilities of the knee in sports

Speakers:

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD

Prof. Gilbert Moatshe, MD, PhD

Mathilde Lundgaard-Nielsen, PT

Chairs: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD, PhD


Ballroom C

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: Ass Prof. Sinead Holden, PT, PhD


The View

Workshop C

Pre-participation screening in Para athletes

Speakers:

Christian Lykkeby, Para Athlete

Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD

Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD

Chair: Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD


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: Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD


14.45 – 15.15

Coffee break


15.15 – 16.15


Norway

Oral presentations

Achilles-foot

Chairs: Filip Lysdal, PhD & Jente Wagemans, PT


Sweden

Oral presentations

Knee-ACL

Chairs: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD, PhD & Ass Prof. Guri Ekås, MD, PhD


Denmark

Oral presentations

Hip

Chairs: Laura Bowen, PhD & Per Hölmich, MMSc


Ballroom C

Oral presentations

Injury prevention and epidemiology

Chairs: Ass. Prof. Mette Hansen, PhD & Prof. Stephanie Dakin , PhD


The View


Iceland


16.15 – 16.45

Coffee break


16.45 – 18.15


Norway

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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: Monika Bayer, PhD

Prof. Evert Verhagen,


Sweden

Large Symposium

Sports cardiology in youth sport

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Katarina Ehrenborg-Steding, PT

Prof. Mats Börjesson, MD, PhD

Matilda Frisk Torell, MD, PhD

Chairs: Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD

Prof. Wayne Derman, MD, PhD


Denmark

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Large Symposium

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

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Guri Ekås, MD, PhD

Andrew Williams, MD

Håvard Moksnes, PT, PhD

Chairs: Ass Prof. Guri Ekås, MD, PhD


Ballroom C

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: Morten Quist, PT, PhD

 


The View

Workshop F

Womens health in sports

Speakers:

Madison Tyler, EP

Prof. Kerry McGawley, PhD

Chair: Lisbeth Lund, PT & Lars Damsbo, PT


Iceland

Workshop E

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: Lasse Ishøi, PT, PhD


18.15-19.30

The View (DIMS), Iceland (DSSF)

General Assemblies


19.30 – 21.00

Ballroom C

Get together


20.00 – 21.00

Poster Walk

Norway

  • Knee, Chair: Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD
  • Shoulder, Chair: Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD
  • Sports injury and performance, Chair: Ass. Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD

Sweden

  • Competition, Chair: Noe Mkumbuzi
  • Ankle, Chair: Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Chair: Holly Silvers-Granelli, PT, PhD

Denmark

  • Knee 2, Chair: Trine Hysing-Dahl, MD
  • Mental and physical resilience, Chair: Niklas Cederstróm, PhD
  • Muscle and exercise: innovative approaches, Chair: Damian Harper, PhD

 

21.00 – 24.00

Afterparty, Ballroom C

Friday


08.00 – 09.15


Norway

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Small Symposium

Surgery or not – for ACL injury

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD

Chairs: Niels-Christian Kaldau, MD


Sweden

Small Symposium

Biomechanical understanding for optimizing future prevention and rehabilitation strategies for athletes with hip and groin problems

Speakers:

Ass. Prof. Laura E. Diamond, PhD

Filip Lysdal, PhD

Chairs: Mathias Fabricius Nielsen, PT & Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD


Denmark

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Small Symposium

Diagnosis and treatment of AC Joint Instability in 2025 – a small joint but still many open questions

Speakers:

Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD

Prof. Knut Beizel, MD, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD, PhD & Klaus Bak, MD


Ballroom C

Small Symposium

Treatment of chronic patella- and Achilles tendinopathy in athletes

Speakers:

Julie Paaske Rydahl, MD

Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD

Chairs: Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD


The View

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


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: Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD


09.15 – 09.30

Break


09.30 – 10.30


Norway

Oral presentations

Athletic performance and rehabilitation,

Chairs: Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD & Ass Prof. Kristina Fagher, PT, PhD


Sweden

Oral presentations

Knee

Chairs: Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD & Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD


Denmark

Oral presentations

Groin

Chairs: Adam Weir, MD, PhD & Dora Papadopoulou, MD, PhD


Ballroom C

Oral presentations

Musculoskeletal assessment

Chairs: Prof. Abigail Mackey, PhD & Ass. Prof. Laura E. Diamond, PhD


The View


Iceland


10.30 – 11.00

Break


11.00 – 12.30


Norway

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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

Chairs: Prof. Per Hölmich, MD, PhD


Sweden

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

Prof. Hans-Christer Holmberg

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


Denmark

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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: Simon Doessing, MD, PhD


Ballroom C

Large Symposium

Managing hip and groin pain in football players

Speakers:

Matthew DeLang, PT

Lasse Ishøi, PT, PhD

Laura Bowen, PhD

Chairs: Lasse Ishøi, PT, PhD


The View

Workshop J

DSSF Guidelines: “Lateral Ankle Sprain and Chronic Ankle Instability: An evidence-based update and practical approach on diagnosis, rehabilitation and return to sport”

Speakers:

Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD

Mark Strøm, PT

Chair: Lars Damsbo, PT


Iceland

Workshop I

Late stage rehabilitation of athletes with Achilles tendinopathy

Speakers:

Seth O’Neill, PT, PhD

Anne-Sofie Agergaard, PT, PhD

Chair: Rikke Høffner, PT, PhD


12.30 – 13.15

Lunch


13.15 – 14.45


Norway

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Large Symposium

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

Speakers:

Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD

Anni Aavikko, MD, PhD

Prof. Kieran O’Sullivan, PT, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD


Sweden

Large Symposium

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

Speakers:

Prof. Anna Melin, PhD

Ass. Prof Mette Hansen, PhD

Ina Garthe, PhD

Chairs: Eva Rudjord, MD


Denmark

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Large Symposium

The stiff knee – a new perspective on arthrofibrosis

Speakers:

Kayley Usher, PhD

Prof. Stephanie Dakin, VET, PhD

Sebastiano Nutarelli, PT

Chairs: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD, PhD


Ballroom C

Large Symposium

The role of psychological flexibility in the context of sports injury

Speakers:

Niklas Cederstróm, PhD

Prof. Lance McCracken, PhD

Ass. Prof. Leonieke Kranenburg, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD


The View

Workshop L

Diagnosis and treatment of AC Joint Instability in 2025 – a small joint but still many open questions

Speakers:

Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD

Prof. Knut Beizel, MD, PhD

Dorthe Ryberg, PT

Chair: Kristine Bramsen, MD, PhD


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: Julie Paaske Rydahl, MD


14.45 – 15.15

Coffee break

Iceland

SPONSOR EVENT: Alphatek

AlphaPWR: Real-time Feedback Technology for Athlete Rehabilitation Testing


15.15 – 16.15


Norway

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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: Prof. Per Hölmich, MD, PhD


Sweden

Small Symposium

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

Speakers:

Sara Dahlèn, MD

Stian Sandmo, MD, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, PhD


Denmark

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Small Symposium

Foot and ankle injuries – from easy to complex sprains

Speakers:

Filip Lysdal, PhD

Jente Wagemans, PT

Chairs: Prof. Thomas Bandholm, PhD


Ballroom C

Small Symposium

Fierce but flexible – The hyperflexible individual in injury prevention

Speakers:

Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD

Liz Bayley, PT

Chairs: Charlotte Anker-Petersen, PT & Prof. Kristian Thorborg, PT, PhD


The View

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: Niels-Christian Kaldau, MD


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: Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD


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: Julie S. Jacobsen & Lina Holm Ingelsrud


18.00 – 18.05

Norway

Award Ceremony: Ove Bøje Prize


19.30-

Galla dinner party

Saturday

09.00 – 10.00


Norway

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Small Symposium

Advancing the understanding of trochlea dysplasia

Speakers:

Peter Balcarek, MD, PhD

Niklas Eysturoy, MD

Kaya Kvarme Jacobsen, MD

Chairs: Prof. Kristoffer Barfod, MD, PhD

Phillip Hansen, MD, PhD


Sweden

Small Symposium

Optimizing rehabilitation in patients with meniscus and ACL injury

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Eric Hamrin-Senorski, PT, PhD

Prof. Anders Holsgaard-Larsen, PhD

Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Jonas Thorlund, PhD


Denmark

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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: Prof. Kristian Thorborg


Ballroom C


The View

Workshop P

Psychological flexibility for sports medicine: Skills demonstration

Speakers:

Niklas Cederstróm, PhD

Prof. Lance McCracken, PhD

Ass. Prof. Leonieke Kranenburg, PhD

Chair: Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD


Iceland

Workshop O

Surgery or not – for ACL injury

Speakers:

Ass Prof. Stephanie Filbay, PT, PhD

Prof. Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD

Chair: Niels-Christian Kaldau, MD


10.00 – 10.15

Break


10.15 – 11.15


Norway

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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: Prof. Taija Finni, PhD,

Seth O’Neil, PT, PhD


Sweden

Small Symposium

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

Speakers:

Anna Hallen, PE

Prof. Katrine Okholm-Kryger, PhD

Chairs: Prof. Jens Olesen, MD, PhD


Denmark

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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: Eva Rudjord, MD


Ballroom C


The View

Workshop Q

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

Speakers:

Prof. Per Hölmich, MD, PhD

Adam Weir, MD, PhD

Prof. Vikas Khanduja, MD, PhD

Chairs: Dora Papadopoulou, MD


Iceland

Workshop R

Fierce but flexible – The hyperflexible individual in injury prevention

Speakers:

Behnam Liaghat, PT, PhD

Liz Bayley, PT

Chair: Charlotte Anker-Petersen, PT & Kristian Thorborg, Prof


11.15 – 11.30

Break


11.30 – 12.30

Norway

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KEY-NOTE LECTURE

How to build muscle for strength and function

Prof. Brad Schoenfeld, PhD

Chair: Prof. Thomas Bandholm, PT, PhD


12.30 – 13.00

Norway

Closing of congress

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