Publications
Lichtenstein, M. B., Nielsen, R. O., Gudex, C., Hinze, C. J. & Jørgensen, U. (2018). Exercise addiction is associated with emotional distress in injured and non-injured regular exercisers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 8, 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2018.06.001
Lausch, T. R., Lykke, M., Hansen, M. S. & Nielsen, R. O. (2013). Normative values for the foot posture index between right and left foot: A descriptive study. Gait & Posture, 38(4), 843-846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.04.006
Korsgaard Brund, R., Nielsen, R. O., Parner, E., Rasmussen, S. & Voigt, M. (2019). Changes in the running-related injury incidence rate ratio in a 1000-km explorative prospective cohort study involving two unspecific shoe changes. Footwear Science, 11(2), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2018.1529063
Khosravi, A., Nielsen, R. O. & Mansournia, M. A. (2020). Methods matter: population attributable fraction (PAF) in sport and exercise medicine. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(17), 1049-1054. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-101977
Kersting, U. G., Rathleff, M. S., Nielsen, R. G. N., Olesen, C. G. & Simonsen, O. H. (2009). Perspectives for clinically relevant dynamic foot measures. Poster session presented at 6. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik (DGfB), Münster, Germany.
Juul, M. S., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2012). Can self-reported BMI be used as a valid measure among novice runners. Poster session presented at 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine, San Fransisco, United States. http://acsmannualmeeting.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Free-Comm-Posters_Sat-AM.pdf
Juul, M. S., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2012). Can self-reported BMI Be Used As A Valid Measure Among Novice Runners? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(Supplement 2), 873.
Jungmalm, J., Grau, S., Desai, P., Karlsson, J. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2018). Study protocol of a 52-week Prospective Running INjury study in Gothenburg (SPRING). BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 4(1), Article e000394. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000394
Jungmalm, J., Bertelsen, M. L. & Nielsen, R. O. (2020). What proportion of athletes sustained an injury during a prospective study? Censored observations matter. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(2), 70-71. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100440
Jungmalm, J., Nielsen, R. Ø., Desai, P., Karlsson, J., Hein, T. & Grau, S. (2020). Associations between biomechanical and clinical/anthropometrical factors and running-related injuries among recreational runners: A 52-week prospective cohort study. Injury epidemiology, 7(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-020-00237-2
Juhler, C., Andersen, K. B., Nielsen, R. O. & Bertelsen, M. L. (2020). Knee injuries in normal-weight, overweight, and obese runners: Does body mass index matter? Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 50(7), 397-401. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2020.9233
Johansen, K. K., Hulme, A., Damsted, C., Ramskov, D. & Nielsen, R. O. (2017). RUNNING INJURY DEVELOPMENT: THE ATTITUDES OF MIDDLE- AND LONG-DISTANCE RUNNERS AND THEIR COACHES. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 12(4), 634-641. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534154/
Jacobsen, J. S., Thorborg, K., Sørensen, D., Jakobsen, S. S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Østergaard, L. G., Søballe, K. & Mechlenburg, I. (2021). The feasibility and acceptability of a six-month progressive exercise therapy and patient education intervention for patients with hip dysplasia ineligible for periacetabular osteotomy. Abstract from Danish Orthopaedic Sociey Congress: DOS, Frederiksberg, Denmark. https://www.ortopaedi.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Bulletin_2021_v14.11.2021.pdf
Jacobsen, J. S., Nielsen, R. Ø. & Godfrey, E. L. (2022). Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS) into Danish. Translational Sports Medicine, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4547350
Jacobsen, J. S., Thorborg, K., Sørensen, D., Jakobsen, S. S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Østergaard, L. G., Søballe, K. & Mechlenburg, I. (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of a six-month exercise and patient education intervention for patients with HIP dysplasia: A mixed Methods study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 61, Article 102615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102615
Jacobsen, J. S., Thorborg, K., Nielsen, R. Ø., Jakobsen, S. S., Foldager, C., Sørensen, D., Oestergaard, L. G., van Tulder, M. W. & Mechlenburg, I. (2022). Comparing exercise and patient education with usual care in the treatment of hip dysplasia: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial with 6-month follow-up (MovetheHip trial). BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e064242. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064242
Jacobsen, J. S., Thorborg, K., Sørensen, D., Jakobsen, S. S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Østergaard, L. G., Søballe, K. & Mechlenburg, I. (2023). Response to “Letter to the editor concerning feasibility and acceptability of a six-month exercise and patient education intervention for patients with hip dysplasia: A mixed methods study”. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 67, Article 102686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102686
Jacobsen, J., Nielsen, R. O., Holt, N., Rasmussen, L. G., Skjerning, H. T., Andelius, D. K., Bueno, S. V., Kallestrup, P., Christensen, J. R. & Ryom, K. (2023). How do social prescribing interventions for physical activity work from a complex intervention research perspective: a narrative review on mechanisms of change. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_1). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.107
Jacobsen, J. S., Thorborg, K., Sørensen, D., Jakobsen, S. S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Østergaard, L. G., Søballe, K. & Mechlenburg, I. (2021). The feasibility and acceptability of a six-month progressive exercise therapy and patient education intervention for patients with hip dysplasia ineligible for periacetabular osteotomy: Danish Orthopaedic Society Congress.
Jacobsen, J. S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Jessen, N. H., Skjerning, H. T., Skejø, S., Rasmussen, L. G., Andelius, D. K., Bueno, S. V., Kallestrup, P., Christensen, J. R. & Ryom, K. (2025). Promoting Physical Activity Through Social Prescribing: A Narrative Review of Literature on the Mechanisms of Change. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2025(1), Article 3898705. https://doi.org/10.1155/hsc/3898705
Hulme, A., Nielsen, R. O., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E. & Finch, C. (2017). Risk and Protective Factors for Middle- and Long-Distance Running-Related Injury. Sports Medicine, 47(5), 869–886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0636-4
Hulme, A., Salmon, P. M., Nielsen, R. O., Read, G. J. M. & Finch, C. F. (2017). From control to causation: Validating a 'complex systems model' of running-related injury development and prevention. Applied Ergonomics, 65, 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.07.005
Hulme, A., Salmon, P. M., Nielsen, R. O., Read, G. J. M. & Finch, C. F. (2017). Closing Pandora's Box: adapting a systems ergonomics methodology for better understanding the ecological complexity underpinning the development and prevention of running-related injury. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 18(4), 338-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1274455
Hulme, A., McLean, S., Salmon, P. M., Thompson, J., Lane, B. R. & Nielsen, R. O. (2019). Computational methods to model complex systems in sports injury research: Agent-based modelling (ABM) and systems dynamics (SD) modelling. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(24), 1507-1510. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100098
Hulme, A., Thompson, J., Nielsen, R. O., Read, G. J. M. & Salmon, P. M. (2019). Towards a complex systems approach in sports injury research: Simulating running-related injury development with agent-based modelling. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(9), 560-569. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098871
Holt, N., Skejø, S., Ziska, L. & Nielsen, R. O. (2023). O.4.6-9 Physical activity during school time in Denmark: an accelerometer-based study. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement 1). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.228
Hjerrild, M., Videbaek, S., Theisen, D., Malisoux, L. & Oestergaard Nielsen, R. (2018). How (not) to interpret a non-causal association in sports injury science. Physical Therapy in Sport, 32, 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.009
Hallen, F. H., Skejø, S. D., Nielsen, R. O. & Bueno, S. V. (2025). How Active Are Women in the First Year of Motherhood? A Systematic Review of Device-Measured Physical Activity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 35(8), Article e70108. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.70108
Greve Hansen, L., Rasmussen, L. G., Kallestrup, P. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2021). Fællesskabsanvisning: anvisning til fysisk aktivitet og fællesskab? Månedsskrift for Almen Praksis, 2021(April), 248-255. https://www.maanedsskriftet.dk/mpl/2021/337/12901/
Gabbett, T. J., Nielsen, R. O., Bertelsen, M. L., Bittencourt, N. F. N., Fonseca, S. T., Malone, S., Møller, M., Oetter, E., Verhagen, E. & Windt, J. (2019). In pursuit of the 'Unbreakable' Athlete: What is the role of moderating factors and circular causation? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(7), 394-395. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099995
Frandsen, J. S. B., Simonsen, N. S., Hulme, A., Jacobsen, J. & Nielsen, R. O. (2025). A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Overuse Running-Related Injuries: Findings From the Garmin-RUNSAFE Study Point to a Sudden Not Gradual Onset. Jospt Open, 3(1), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.2519/josptopen.2024.0075
Edouard, P., Steffen, K., Navarro, L., Mansournia, M. A. & Nielsen, R. O. (2021). Methods matter: Instrumental variable analysis may be a complementary approach to intention-to-treat analysis and as treated analysis when analysing data from sports injury trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(18), 1006-1008. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102155
Edouard, P., Ruffault, A., Bolling, C., Navarro, L., Martin, S., Depiesse, F., Oestergaard Nielsen, R. & Verhagen, E. (2022). French Athletics Stakeholders' Perceptions of Relevance and Expectations on Injury Prevention. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(12), 1052-1060. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1843-6533
Dideriksen, M., Soegaard, C. & Nielsen, R. O. (2016). Validity of self-reported running distance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(6), 1592-1596. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001244
Debes-Kristensen, K., Sørensen, H., Parner, E. T. & Nielsen, R. O. (2018). Is comparison of injury rates across two longitudinal studies including novice runners possible? Dansk Sportsmedicin, 24(4), 29-31.
Damsted, C., Nielsen, R. O. & Larsen, L. H. (2015). Reliability of video-based quantification of the knee- and hip angle at foot strike during running. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 10(2), 147-54.
Damsted, C., Larsen, L. H. & Nielsen, R. O. (2015). Reliability of video-based identification of footstrike pattern and video time frame at initial contact in recreational runners. Gait & Posture, 42(1), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.01.029
Damsted, C., Parner, E. T., Sørensen, H., Malisoux, L. & Nielsen, R. O. (2017). Design of ProjectRun21: a 14-week prospective cohort study of the influence of running experience and running pace on running-related injury in half-marathoners. Injury epidemiology, 4(1), 30. Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-017-0124-9
Damsted, C., Parner, E. T., Sørensen, H., Malisoux, L. & Nielsen, R. O. (2019). ProjectRun21: Do running experience and running pace influence the risk of running injury—A 14-week prospective cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(3), 281-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.08.014
Damsted, C., Glad, S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Sørensen, H. & Malisoux, L. (2018). Is There Evidence For An Association Between Changes in Training Load and Running-Related Injuries? A Systematic Review. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 13(6), 931-942. https://doi.org/10.26603/ijspt20180931
Damsted, C., Parner, E. T., Sørensen, H., Malisoux, L., Hulme, A. & Oestergaard Nielsen, R. (2019). The Association Between Changes in Weekly Running Distance and Running-Related Injury: Preparing for a Half Marathon. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 49(4), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2019.8541
Cortés, J., Nielsen, R. O. & Casals, M. (2025). Methodological quality and reporting using time-to-event data in sports science and medicine: a scoping review. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 11(4), Article e002800. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002800
Clarsen, B., Bahr, R., Myklebust, G., Andersson, S. H., Docking, S. I., Drew, M., Finch, C. F., Fortington, L. V., Harøy, J., Khan, K. M., Moreau, B., Moore, I. S., Møller, M., Nabhan, D., Nielsen, R. O., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T. & Verhagen, E. (2020). Improved reporting of overuse injuries and health problems in sport: an update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center questionnaires. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(7), 390-396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101337
Christensen, M. R., Skjerning, H. T., Ryom, K., Jacobsen, J., Rasmussen, L. G., Greve Hansen, L. & Nielsen, R. O. (2023). Who are suitable targets for a social prescribing intervention addressing physical activity? A survey-based study including viewpoints from general practitioners. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_1). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.113
Casals, M. & Nielsen, R. O. (2019). Who and what can contribute to improve the statistical thinking in sports injury research? A humorous analogy between basketball and members of the multidisciplinary research team. Apunts Medicina de l'Esport, 54(203), 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apunts.2019.09.002
Bueno, A. M., Pilgaard, M., Hulme, A., Forsberg, P., Ramskov, D., Damsted, C. & Nielsen, R. O. (2018). Injury prevalence across sports: a descriptive analysis on a representative sample of the Danish population. Injury epidemiology, 5(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-018-0136-0
Bueno, S. V., Nielsen, R. Ø., Kallestrup, P., Ryom, K., Morgan, K., Elsborg, P., Petersen, C. B. & Jacobsen, J. S. (2024). Parous women perform less moderate to vigorous physical activity than their nulliparous peers: a population-based study in Denmark. Public Health, 231, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.03.010
Bueno, S. V., Andelius, D. K., Friis Bo, A., Sandell Jacobsen, J., Enggaard Kaae, B., Kallestrup, P., Østergaard Nielsen, R., Rendtorff, C. & Vestergaard, M. (2024). Sundhedsvæsnet skal ikke kun være et "sygdomsvæsen". Jyllands-Posten. https://jyllands-posten.dk/debat/kronik/ECE17471210/sundhedsvaesnet-skal-ikke-kun-vaere-et-sygdomsvaesen/
Bueno, S. V., Nielsen, R. O., Kallestrup, P., Ryom, K., Morgan, K., Elsborg, P., Bjørk Petersen, C. & Jacobsen, J. S. (2024). Parous women perform less moderate to vigorous physical activity than their nulliparous peers: a population-based study in Denmark. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2), ii72. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.177
Bueno, S. V., Clausen, D., Sevdalis, V. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2023). Barriers to physical activity among parous women postpartum: a qualitative study in Denmark. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_1), ckad133.251. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.251
The articles produced by the RUNSAFE group are commonly published in high-ranking international journals, specializing in:
- Sports science
- Orthopaedics
- Physical therapy
- Epidemiology
- Statistics
In addition to scientific articles, research findings/methodology can be accessed through the dissemination link.