Publications
Ramskov, D., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2014). Running Related injury, mileage and Q-angle: A prospective follow-up study. Poster session presented at 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine, San Fransisco, United States.
Nielsen, R. O., Buist, I., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2012). Running-related injuries among novice runners: A one year prospective follow-up study. Abstract from DOS Årsmøde 2012, København, Denmark.
Nielsen, R., Ramskov, D., Blacket, C. T. & Malisoux, L. (2024). Running-Related Injuries among more than 7000 runners in 87 different countries: The Garmin-RUNSAFE Running Health Study. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54(2), 133-141. Article 11959. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.11959
Vistisen, H. T., Sønderskov, K. M., Dinesen, P. T., Brund, R. B. K., Nielsen, R. Ø. & Østergaard, S. D. (2022). Running on empty: a longitudinal global study of psychological well-being among runners during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e063455. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063455
Nielsen, R. O., Bertelsen, M. L., Parner, E. T., Sørensen, H., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2014). Running more than three kilometers during the first week of a running regimen may be associated with increased risk of injury in obese novice runners. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(3), 338-45.
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/
Markussen Bergum, J., Lindman, I., Abrahamson, J., Ramskov, D. & Nielsen, R. O. (2025). Runners with osteoarthritis sustain more injuries than healthy runners: An observational cohort study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 76, 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2025.09.008
Lindman, I., Abrahamson, J. & Nielsen, R. O. (2025). Runners with a high body mass index and previous running-related problems is a high-risk population for sustaining a new running-related injury: A 18-month cohort study. European Journal of Sport Science, 25(1), Article e12206. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12206
Ramskov, D., Rasmussen, S., Sørensen, H., Parner, E. T., Lind, M. & Nielsen, R. O. (2018). Run Clever - No difference in risk of injury when comparing progression in running volume and running intensity in recreational runners: A randomised trial. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 4(1), Article e000333. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000333
Nielsen, R. O., Sørensen, H., Buist, I., Nøhr, E. A., Parner, E. T., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2013). Run 500 kilometers and your chance of getting injuried = 40 - 50%. http://phd.au.dk/graduate-schools/health/phddays/phdday2013/
Nielsen, R. O. (2014). Risk factors for running-related injuries in novice runners. Dansk Sportsmedicin, 18(2), 10.
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
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
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
Nielsen, R. O., Bertelsen, M. L., Ramskov, D., Damsted, C., Verhagen, E., Bredeweg, S. W., Theisen, D. & Malisoux, L. (2020). Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in sports injury research: Authors - Please report the compliance with the intervention. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(1), 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100858
Nielsen, R. Ø., Ramskov, D., Sørensen, H., Lind, M., Rasmussen, S. & Buist, I. (2011). Protocol for the dano-run study: A 1-year observational follow-up study on running related injuries in 1000 novice runners. Poster session presented at IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport , Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Nielsen, R. Ø., Ramskov, D., Sørensen, H., Lind, M., Rasmussen, S. & Buist, I. (2011). Protocol for the dano-run study: A 1-year observational follow-up study on running related injuries in 1000 novice runners. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(4), 365-6.
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
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
Ramskov, D., Rasmussen, S., Sørensen, H., Parner, E. T., Lind, M. & Nielsen, R. (2018). Progression in running intensity or running volume and the development of specific injuries in recreational runners: Run clever, a randomized trial using competing risks. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 48(10), 740-748. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.8062
Nielsen, R. O., Buist, I., Parner, E. T., Nøhr, E. A., Sørensen, H., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2013). Predictors of Running-Related Injuries Among 930 Novice Runners: A 1-Year Prospective Follow-up Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 1(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967113487316
Backes, A., Skejø, S. D., Gette, P., Nielsen, R. Ø., Sørensen, H., Morio, C. & Malisoux, L. (2020). Predicting cumulative load during running using field-based measures. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 30(12), 2399-2407. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13796
Nielsen, R. O., Nøhr, E. A. & Rasmussen, S. (2012). Populistisk debat i pressen om løbesko. Ugeskrift for Læger, 174(43), 2663. http://www.ugeskriftet.dk/portal/page/portal/LAEGERDK/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/Artikelvisning?pUrl=/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/TIDLIGERE_NUMRE/2012/UFL_2012_43/UFL_2012_174_43_2663
Windt, J., Nielsen, R. O. & Zumbo, B. D. (2019). Picking the right tools for the job: Opening up the statistical toolkit to build a compelling case in sport and exercise medicine research. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(16), 987-988. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099427
Brandborg, C. E., Skjerning, H. T. & Nielsen, R. O. (2022). Physical activity through social prescribing: An interview-based study of Danish general practitioners' opinions. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30(5), 1969-1978. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13577
Rathleff, M. S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Kersting, U. G., Olesen, C. G. & Simonsen, O. H. (2010). Perspectives for clinical measures of dynamic foot function – reference data and methodological considerations. Gait & Posture, 31(2), 191-196.
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.
Møller, F. A., Gude, M. F., Nielsen, R. O. & Gehrt, T. B. (2025). Patient Safety in Non-Conveyance within Prehospital Emergency Medical Services: A Register-Based Study. Internal and Emergency Medicine, Article e014508. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-025-03980-w
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., 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
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
Ramskov, D., Pedersen, M., Kastrup, K., Sørensen, A., Lønbro, S., Jacobsen, J., Thorborg, K., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2014). Normative values of eccentric hip abduction strength in novice runners: an equation adjusting for age and gender. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Feb 9(1).
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
Ramskov, D., Jensen, M. L., Obling, K., Nielsen, R. O., Parner, E. T. & Rasmussen, S. (2013). No association between q-angle and foot posture with running-related injuries: a 10 week prospective follow-up study. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 8(4), 407-15.
Rathleff, M. S., Nielsen, R. G. N., Olesen, C. G., Simonsen, O. H., Mølgaard, C., Jensen, K., Lundbye-Christensen, S. & Kaalund, S. (2008). Navicula height - static versus dynamic. Poster session presented at 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB)., Bologna, Italy.
Rathleff, M. S., Nielsen, R. Ø. & Kersting, U. G. (2012). Navicula Drop Test ad modum Brody – does it show how the foot moves under dynamic conditions? Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 102(1), 34-38.
Nielsen, R. O., Bertelsen, M. L., Møller, M., Hulme, A., Mansournia, M. A., Casals, M. & Parner, E. T. (2020). Methods matter: exploring the ‘too much, too soon’ theory, part 1: causal questions in sports injury research. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(18), 1119-1122. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100245
Nielsen, R. O., Simonsen, N. S., Casals, M., Stamatakis, E. & Mansournia, M. A. (2020). Methods matter and the 'too much, too soon' theory (part 2): what is the goal of your sports injury research? Are you describing, predicting or drawing a causal inference? British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(22), 1307-1309. Article bjsports-2020-102144. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102144
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
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
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
Brund, R. B. K., Rasmussen, S., Nielsen, R. O., Kersting, U. G., Laessoe, U. & Voigt, M. (2017). Medial shoe-ground pressure and specific running injuries: A 1-year prospective cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(9), 830-834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.04.001
Nielsen, R. O., Nøhr, E. A. & Rasmussen, S. (2012). Løbesko - igen. Ugeskrift for Læger, 174(45), 2809. http://www.ugeskriftet.dk/portal/page/portal/LAEGERDK/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/Artikelvisning?pUrl=/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/TIDLIGERE_NUMRE/2012/UFL_2012_45/UFL_2012_174_45_2809_1
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
Nielsen, R. O., Sandell Jacobsen, J., Ryom, K. & Kallestrup, P. (2023). Kan brobygning til lokalsamfundet hjælpe praktiserende læger? Practicus, 48(265), 32-34. https://www.epaper.dk/jtoas/practicus/265/
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
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.
Nielsen, R. Ø., Kersting, U. & Rasmussen, S. (2010). Is a neutral foot posture optimal for runners: A comparative study of different foot postures on injury survival.. Poster session presented at Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) community, Seattle, United States.
Nielsen, R. Ø., Kersting, U. G. & Rasmussen, S. (2010). Is a neutral foot posture optimal for runners: A comparative study of different foot postures on injury survival. Abstract from i-Fab 2010, Seattle, United States.
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- Sports science
- Orthopaedics
- Physical therapy
- Epidemiology
- Statistics
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