Search for dissertations about: "Ankle sprain"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Ankle sprain.
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1. Ankle sprain : subjective and objective measures of functional impairment and treatment
Abstract : This thesis is based upon a series of studies were performed in order to provide more information about the etiology of late symptoms after ankle sprain, most often referred to as functional instability of the ankle joint. In a retrospective study of basketball players, the incidence of ankle sprains and the prevalence of late symptoms after such an injury were investigated. READ MORE
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2. Visualization of Peripheral Pain Generating Processes and Inflammation in Musculoskeletal Tissue using [11C]-D-deprenyl PET
Abstract : An objective visualization and quantification of pain-generating processes in the periphery would alter pain diagnosis and represent an important paradigm shift in pain research. Positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand [11C]-D-deprenyl has shown an elevated uptake in painful inflammatory arthritis and whiplash-associated disorder. READ MORE
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3. Injuries among female football players
Abstract : Background: Football is a popular female team sport played by approximately 40 million women in over 100 countries all over the world. In Sweden football is the largest female team sport with more than 56,000 players over 15 years of age. READ MORE
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4. Patient-related aspects on WAD
Abstract : Forces acting on the neck at a motor vehicle accident (MVA) can result in soft tissue injuries, commonly considered as "whiplash injuries", with different clinical manifestations, Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). The pathogenesis of WAD is obscure and the diagnosis is mainly based on history and symptoms. READ MORE
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5. Musculoskeletal injuries and generalized joint laxity in ballet dancers
Abstract : Aims: To examine the incidence and type of musculoskeletal injuries in classical ballet dancers, to analyse these injuries in relation to absence from performance, and to identify dancers at risk of frequent injuries in a Swedish professional ballet company (study I). To analyse spinal sagittal mobility and joint laxity in young Swedish ballet dancers in comparison with controls (study II). READ MORE