We are the Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports (ACHSS). An initiative that brings together, within the Amsterdam UMC, two Dutch leading academic groups on research and clinical practice of athlete health protection. The ACHSS initiative is one of the 11 IOC Research Centers for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health.
Through this website we will keep you updated on our own research and others' who deal with these topics.
Who stays fit
On Tuesday, September 21st, Sander Bliekendaal will defend his PhD. Thesis. WHO STAYS FIT? Incidence, aetiology, and prevention of sports injuries in physical education teacher education students. A wonderful collaboration between our group and Janine Stubbe, professor of Performing Arts Medicine at Codarts Rotterdam.
His defence is public and can be joined through … http://www.youtube.com/VUBeadlesOffice (Tuesday, September 21st. 13.45 - 15.00).
Read MoreThis one is fresh out and describes the incidence and risk factors of medial tibial stress syndrome: in Physical Education Teacher Education students. Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is a common lower extremity overuse injury often causing long-term reduction of sports participation. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of MTSS in first-year Dutch Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) students.
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