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Merete Møller
PT PhDCV
Merete Møller PT, PhD is a senior researcher at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center in a 20% position, from 1.10.2019 and until 30.11.2025. She has previously been a part of the “Skadefri/Get Set – webpage/mobile application” project team.
Merete is also employed as an associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark, where she is the principal investigator in the Health And Performance Promotion in Youth sport (HAPPY)-project. The HAPPY-project is a 3-year project aiming to optimize, evaluate, and implement training strategies targeting to reduce the risk of injuries and enhance performance in a “real-world” handball setting.
Meretes main research focus is to help athletes achieving their full potentials and keeping them active throughout their lives by reducing the long- and short-term burden of injury through prevention.
In 2016, she defended her doctoral thesis at Aarhus University (Denmark) with the title ”Shoulder injuries in youth handball – incidence, severity, and injury pattern recognition.”
Merete became World Champion in handball in 1997 for both the youth and the senior national team of Denmark.
Projects
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Hamstring injuries in women’s football – a two-season prospective cohort study in Norway’s premier league
Project manager: Roar Amundsen
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Groin injuries in women’s premier league football in Norway – A 2 year prospective cohort study describing clinical and imaging characteristics
Project manager: Solveig Thorarindsdottir
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ReadyToPlay – Injury and illness in female elite football players
Project manager: Roar Amundsen, Solveig Thorarindsdottir, Markus Vagle
Publications
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2024
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#ReadyToplay: hamstring injuries in women's football - a two-season prospective cohort study in the Norwegian women's premier league
Amundsen, Roar; Thorarinsdottir, Solveig; Larmo, Arne; Pedersen, Roar; Andersen Thor Einar; Møller, Merete; Bahr, Roald
Science & Medicine in Football 2024 Jan 19:1-9 Online ahead of print.
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The gender and sex data gap in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in paediatric patients
Engebretsen, Lars; Møller, Merete; Kooy Tveiten, Caroline E.v W; Yamaguchi, Tetsuo; Moatshe, Gilbert
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2024 Oct;32(10):2500-2504.
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2023
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An early care void: The injury experience and perceptions of treatment among knee-injured individuals and healthcare professionals – A qualitative interview study
Holm, Pætur M.; Simonÿ, Charlotte; Brydegaard, Nadia K.; Høgsgaard, Ditte; Thorborg, Kristian; Møller, Merete; Whittaker, Jackie L.; Roos, Ewa M.; Skou,Søren T.
Physical Therapy in Sport 2023 Aug 30:64:32-40
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To rest or to compete? A 4-week cohort study of analgesic use and willingness to compete hurt in Danish youth elite athletes
Pedersen, Julie Rønne; Møller, Merete; Storm, Louise Kamuk; Koes, Bart; Ntoumanis, Nikos; Thorlund, Jonas Bloch
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2023 Sep 12 (Online ahead of print).
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Performing Nordic hamstring strength testing with additional weight affects the maximal eccentric force measured: do not compare apples to oranges
Amundsen, Roar; Møller, Merete; Bahr, Roald
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2023 Nov 8;9(4) (Online ahead of print)
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#ReadyToPlay: health problems in women's football-a two-season prospective cohort study in the Norwegian Premier League
Amundsen, Roar; Thorarinsdottir, Solveig; Clarsen, Benjamin; Andersen, Thor Einar; Møller, Merete; Bahr, Roald
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2023 Nov 15 (Online ahead of print)
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2022
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Effects of High and Low Training Volume with the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength, Jump Height, and Sprint Performance in Female Football Players: A Randomised Trial
Amundsen, Roar; Heimland, Janita Sæther; Thorarinsdottir, Solveig; Møller, Merete; Bahr, Roald
Translational Sports Medicine vol. 2022, Article ID 7133928, 9 pages
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2021
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Estimating throwing speed in handball using a wearable device
Skejø, Sebastian D; Bencke, Jesper; Møller, Merete; Sørensen, Henrik
Sensors (Basel). 2020 Aug 31;20(17):4925. doi: 10.3390/s20174925
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Statement on methods in sport injury research from the 1st METHODS MATTER Meeting, Copenhagen, 2019
Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard; Shrier, Ian; Casals, Marti; Nettel-Aguirre, Albertro Møller, Merete; Bolling, Caroline; Bittencourt, Natália Franco Netto; Clarsen, Benjamin; Wedderkopp, Niels; Soligard, Torbjørn; Timpka, Toomas; Emery, Carolyn; Bahr, Roald; Jacobsson, Jenny; Whiteley, Rod; Dahlstrom, Orjan; van Dyk, Nicol; Pluim, Babette M; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Palacios-Derflingher, Luz; Fagerland, Morten Wang; Khan, Karim; Ardern, Clare L; Verhagen, Evert
Br J Sports Med 20 Aug;54(15):941. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101323. Epub 2020 May 4.
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Shoulder rotation strength changes from preseason to midseason - a cohort study of 292 youth elite handball players without shoulder problems
Liaghat, Behnam; Bencke, Jesper; Zebis, Mette K; Sørensen, Henrik; Myklebust, Grethe; Wedderkopp, Niels; Lind, Martin; Møller, Merete
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Jul;50(7):381-387. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9183
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Methods matter: exploring the 'too much, too soon' theory, part 1: causal questions in sports injury research
Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard; Bertelsen, Michael Lejbach; Møller, Merete; Hulme, Adam; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali; Casals, Marti; Parner, Erik Thorlund
Br J Sports Med. 2020 Sep;54(18):1119-1122. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100245. Epub 2020 Mar 5
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"Is it fun and does it enhance my performance?" - Key implementation considerations for injury prevention programs in youth handball
Møller, Merete; Zebis, Mette K; Myklebust, Grethe; Lind, Martin; Wedderkopp, Niels; Bekker, Sheree
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2021:24(11):1136-1142
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2020
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Statement on Methods in Sport Injury Research From the 1st METHODS MATTER Meeting, Copenhagen, 2019
Nielsen, RO; Shrier, I; Casals, M; Nettel-Aguirre, A; Møller, M; Bolling, C; Bittencourt, NFN; Clarsen, Ben; Wedderkopp, N; Soligard, Torbjørn; Timpka, T; Emery, CA; Bahr, Roald; Jacobsson, J; Whiteley, R; Dahlström, O; van Dyk, N; Pluim, BM; Stamatakis, E; Palacios-Derflingher, L; Fagerland, Morten W; Khan, K; Ardern, CL; Verhagen, E
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2020:50(5):226-233
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Improved Reporting of Overuse Injuries and Health Problems in Sport: An Update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center Questionnaires
Clarsen, Benjamin; Bahr, Roald; Myklebust, Grethe; Andersson, Stig Haugsbø; Docking, Sean Iain; Drew, Michael; Finch, Caroline F; Fortington, Lauren Victoria; Harøy, Joar; Khan, Karim M; Moreau, Bill; Moore, Isabel S; Møller, Merete; Nabhan, Dustin; Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard; Pasanen, Kati; Schwellnus, Martin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Verhagen, Evert
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2020:54(7):390-396
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2019
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Acute Neuromuscular Activity in Selected Injury Prevention Exercises with App-Based versus Personal On-Site Instruction: A Randomized Cross-Sectional Study
Zebis, MK; Sanderhoff, C; Andersen, LL; Fernandes, L; Møller, Merete; Ageberg, E; Myklebust, Grethe; Aagaard, P; Bencke, J
Journal of Sports Medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) 2019 Oct.8th eCollection
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The SMS, Phone, and medical Examination sports injury surveillance system is a feasible and valid approach to measuring handball exposure, injury occurrence, and consequences in elite youth sport
Møller, Merete; Wedderkopp, Niels; Myklebust, Grethe; Lind, Martin; Sørensen, H; Hebert, JJ; Attermann, Jørn
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2018:28(4):1424-1434
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Shoulder kinematics and kinetics of team handball throwing: A scoping review
Skejø, Sebastian Deisting; Møller, Merete; Bencke, Jesper; Sørensen, Henrik
Human Movement Science 2019:64:203-212
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In pursuit of the ‘Unbreakable’ Athlete: what is the role of moderating factors and circular causation?
Gabbett, Tim J; Oestergaard, Rasmus Nielsen; Lejbach, Michael Bertelsen; Netto Bittencourt, Natália Franco; Fonseca, Sérgio T; Shane, Malone; Møller, Merete; Oetter, Eric; Verhagen, Evert; Windt, Johann
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019:53(7):394-395
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Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 1: time-varying exposures
Oestergaard, Rasmus Nielsen; Lejbach Bertelsen, Michael; Ramskov, Daniel; Møller, Merete; Hulme, Adam Theisen, Daniel; Finch, Caroline F; Victoria Fortington, Lauren; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali; Thorlund Parner, Erik
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019:53(1):61-68
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Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 2: time-varying outcomes
Oestergaard, Rasmus Nielsen; Lejbach Bertelsen, Michael; Ramskov, Daniel; Møller, Merete; Hulme, Adam Theisen, Daniel; Finch, Caroline F; Victoria Fortington, Lauren; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali; Thorlund Parner, Erik
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019:53(1):70-78
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Seven sins when interpreting statistics in sports injury science
Oestergaard Nielsen, Rasmus; Chapman, Cassandra M; Louis, Winnifred R; Stovitz, Steven D; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali; Windt, Johann; Møller, Merete; Parner, Erik Thorlund; Hulme, Adam; Bertelsen, Michael Lejbach; Finch, Caroline F; Casals, Marti; Verhagen, Evert
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2018:52(22):1410-1412
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Are prevalence measures better than incidence measures in sports injury research?
Oestergaard ,Rasmus Nielsen; Debes-Kristensen, Katrin; Hulme, Adam; Bertelsen, Michael Lejbach; Møller, Merete; Parner, Erik Thorlund; Mansournia, Mohammad Ali
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019:53(7):396-397
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2018
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The inter- and intrarater reliability and agreement for field-based assessment of scapular control, shoulder range of motion, and shoulder isometric strength in elite adolescent athletes
Møller, Merete; Attermann, Jørn; Myklebust, Grethe; Lind, Martin; Sørensen, H; Hebert, JJ; Nielsen, Rasmus; Bertelsen, LN; Wedderkopp, Niels
Physical Therapy in Sport 2018:32:212-220
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2017
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High injury incidence in adolescent female soccer
Clausen, MB; Zebis, MK; Møller, Merete; Krustrup, P; Hölmich, P; Wedderkopp, N; Andersen, LL; Christensen, KB; Thorborg, K
American Journal of Sports Medicine 2014:42(10):2487-2494
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Self-reported previous knee injury and low knee function increase knee injury risk in adolescent female football. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Clausen, MB; Tang, L; Zebis, MK; Krustrup, P; Hölmich, P; Wedderkopp, N; Andersen, LL; Christensen, KB; Møller, Merete; Thorborg, K
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 2016:26(8):919-926
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Shedding Light on the Etiology of Sports Injuries: A Look Behind the Scenes of Time-to-Event Analyses
Nielsen, RO; Malisoux, L; Møller, Merete; Theisen, D; Parner, ET
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2016:46(4):300-311
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Handball load and shoulder injury rate: a 31-week cohort study of 679 elite youth handball players
Møller, Merete; Nielsen, RO; Attermann, J; Wedderkopp, N; Lind, M; Sørensen, H; Myklebust, Grethe
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017:51(4):231-237
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When is a study result important for athletes, clinicians and team coaches/staff?
Nielsen, RO; Bertelsen, ML; Verhagen, E; Mansournia, MA; Hulme, A; Møller, Merete; Casals, M
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017:51(20):1454-1455
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Training load and structure-specific load: Applications for sport injury causality and data analyses
Nielsen RO; Bertelsen, M; Møller, Merete; Hulme, A; Windt, J; Verhagen, E; Mansournia, MA; Casals, M; Parner, ET
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017 [Epub ahead of print]
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Validity of the SMS, Phone, and medical staff Examination sports injury surveillance system for time-loss and medical attention injuries in sports
Møller, Merete; Wedderkopp, N; Myklebust, Grethe; Lind, M; Sorensen, H; Hebert, JJ; Emery, CA; Attermann, J;
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2018:28(1):252-259
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2012
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Injury risk in Danish youth and senior elite handball using a new SMS text messages approach
Møller, Merete; Atterman, Jørn; Myklebust, Grethe; Wedderkopp, Niels
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2012:46(7):531-553
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