Eirik Halvorsen WikStellenbosch University | SUN · Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM)
Eirik Halvorsen Wik
Doctor of Philosophy
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Introduction
Postdoctoral researcher with the Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) focusing on injury and illness prevention in youth, Varsity & Para sport.
I completed my PhD through the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Aspetar and Aspire Academy, focusing on growth and maturation as risk factors for injury in youth football and athletics. Prior to this, I gained experience as a physical performance coach in women's football in Norway.
Publications
Publications (17)
Team handball matches place diverse physical demands on players, which may result in fatigue and decreased activity levels. However, previous speed-based methods of quantifying player activity may not be sensitive for capturing short-lasting team-handball-specific movements.
PURPOSE:
To examine activity profiles of a women's team handball team and...
It is well established that differences in injury definition and recording methodology restrict comparisons between injury surveillance programmes. There is, however, little documentation of the variation that can exist between data recorders. The aim of this study was therefore to explore the effect on reported injuries when team recorders or supe...
Injuries are common in elite adolescent athletics, but few studies have addressed risk factors for injury. Growth and maturation are potential risk factors in this population; however, the current body of literature is both inconclusive and considered at high risk of bias. The aim of this study was therefore to examine if growth rate, maturity stat...
Objectives
To describe age group patterns for injury incidence, severity and burden in elite male youth football.
Methods
Prospective cohort study capturing data on individual exposure and time-loss injuries from training and matches over four seasons (2016/2017 through 2019/2020) at a national football academy (U13–U18; age range: 11–18 years). I...
Rapid somatic growth and biological maturity status may affect injury patterns in youth football, yet firm conclusions cannot be drawn from the existing research. We aimed to explore growth velocity, maturity and age as injury risk factors in 95 academy players (11.9-15.0 years), using anthropometric (height and body mass), maturity (skeletal age),...
Objective:
To describe the relationship between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and time to return to sport (RTS) from muscle injuries in youth athletes.
Design:
Prospective collection of injury surveillance data over 6 seasons (2014-2015 to 2019-2020) and reanalysis of MRIs by a radiologist blinded to RTS time after the data collectio...
Understanding the challenges football (soccer) players face during adolescence is fundamental to avoid disruptions in their development due to injury. This mini review will describe basic concepts of somatic growth and biological maturity, examine data from 53 prospective epidemiological studies on high-level youth football players and discuss how...
Background
Studies addressing risk factors for injuries in youth athletics are scarce and although growth and maturation represent potential risk factors for adolescent athletes, the available literature is inconclusive.
Objective
The aim of this study was to examine if growth rate, maturity status and maturity tempo are associated with injury ris...
Background: Elite youth athletes participate in intense and structured training programmes to realise their performance potential, but their development may be interrupted by injuries. To reduce the impact of injuries we first need to know which injuries affect participation the most and what the risk factors are. Growth and maturation represent tw...
Objectives
To describe the injury characteristics of male youth athletes exposed to year-round athletics programmes.
Methods
Injury surveillance data were prospectively collected by medical staff in a cohort of youth athletics athletes participating in a full-time sports academy from 2014–2015 to 2018–2019. Time-loss injuries (>1 day) were recorde...
Background
The acute: chronic workload ratio (ACWR) is an index of the acute workload relative to the cumulative chronic workloads. The monitoring of physical workloads using the ACWR has emerged and been hypothesized as a useful tool for coaches and athletes to optimize performance while aiming to reduce the risk of potentially preventable load-dr...
To examine if and how adjustments in injury surveillance recording methodology may have influenced injury rates. Injury and exposure data were collected among professional male players from the Qatar Stars League from the 2008-2009 season to the 2017-2018 season. There have been four iterations of our data collection methods. In the first five seas...
Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal (Vol 8, September 2019): Targeted Topic - Sports Medicine and Science in Athletics
Physical characteristics in professional soccer differ between competition levels and playing positions, and normative data aid practitioners in profiling their players to optimize performance and reduce injury risk. Given the paucity of research in Arabic soccer populations, the purpose of this study was to provide position-specific normative valu...
Handball matches place diverse physical demands on players, which over the course of games may result in fatigue and decreased activity levels. However, studies are limited, and activity profiles are often obtained using video recordings, although this instrument may not be sensitive for capturing short-lasting handball-specific movements. The purp...