Publications
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
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
Rahbek, M. A. & Nielsen, R. O. (2016). INJURIES IN DISC GOLF - A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 11(1), 132-40. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739042/
Bredahl, D. N., Nielsen, R. O., Petersen, J., Nielsen, D. B. & Sørensen, H. (2013). Increased running pace increases net joint moment at the ankle more than at the knee in recreational runners. The International Journal of Human Kinetics and Sporting Science , 1(2), 12-17. http://www.academiascholarlyjournals.org/ijhkss/publications/nov13/Ditte_el_al.pdf
Videbæk, S., Bueno, A. M., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2015). Incidence of Running-Related Injuries Per 1000 h of running in Different Types of Runners: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 45(7), 1017-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0333-8
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
Brund, R. B. K., Waagepetersen, R., Nielsen, R. O., Rasmussen, J., Nielsen, M. S., Andersen, C. H. & de Zee, M. (2021). How precisely can easily accessible variables predict achilles and patellar tendon forces during running? Sensors, 21(21), Article 7418. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21217418
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
Schuster Brandt Frandsen, J., Hulme, A., Parner, E. T., Møller, M., Lindman, I., Abrahamson, J., Sjørup Simonsen, N., Sandell Jacobsen, J., Ramskov, D., Skejø, S., Malisoux, L., Bertelsen, M. L. & Nielsen, R. O. (2025). How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(17), 1203-1210. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109380
Udby, C. L., Impellizzeri, F. M., Lind, M. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2020). How has workload been defined and how many workload-related exposures to injury are included in published sports injury articles? A scoping review. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 50(10), 538-548. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2020.9766
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
Bertelsen, M. L., Hansen, M., Rasmussen, S. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2018). How Do Novice Runners With Different Body Mass Indexes Begin a Self-chosen Running Regime? Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 48(11), 873-877. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.8169
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
Ramskov, D., Barton, C., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2015). High Eccentric Hip Abduction Strength Reduces the Risk of Developing Patellofemoral Pain Among Novice Runners Initiating a Self-Structured Running Program: A 1-Year Observational Study. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 45(3), 153-61. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2015.5091
Møller, M., Isaksen Johansen, S., Myklebust, G., Nielsen, R. O., Möller, S., Mikkelsen, U., Wedderkopp, N. & Lind, M. (2024). Health problems and injury management in adolescent handball: the Safeplay one-season cohort study of 679 players. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108493
Møller, M., Myklebust, G., Möller, S., Wedderkopp, N., Lind, M. & Nielsen, R. O. (2025). Handball playing volume and knee injury risk in youth handball: the influence of sex. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 28(5), 365-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.01.013
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
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
Bertelsen, M., Jensen, J. F., Nielsen, M. H., Nielsen, R. O. & Rasmussen, S. (2013). Footstrike patterns among novice runners wearing a conventional, neutral running shoe. Gait & Posture, 38(2), 354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.11.022
Nielsen, R. O., Buist, I., Parner, E. T., Nohr, E. A., Sørensen, H., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2014). Foot pronation is not associated with increased injury risk in novice runners wearing a neutral shoe: a 1-year prospective cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(6), 440-447. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092202
Nielsen, R. Ø. & Ardern, C. L. (2020). Focused issue on workload and injury to share practical advice with clinicians, athletes, and Coaches. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 50(10), 536-537. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2020.0108
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
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/
Rasmussen, L. G., Nielsen, R. Ø., Brok, L. H., Hawkins, J., Kallestrup, P. & Ryom, K. (2025). Exploring contextual barriers and enablers for the potential involvement of voluntary sports clubs in social prescribing: a qualitative case study in Denmark. BMC Primary Care, 26(1), Article 319. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03000-y
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
Nielsen, R. O., Parner, E. T., Nohr, E. A., Sørensen, H., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2014). Excessive Progression in Weekly Running Distance and Risk of Running-related Injuries: An Association Which Varies According to Injury Type. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 44(10), 739-47. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2014.5164
Videbæk, S., Jensen, A. V., Rasmussen, S. & Nielsen, R. O. (2017). Do general medical practitioners examine injured runners? International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 12(3), 450-457. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455194/pdf/ijspt-12-450.pdf
Nielsen, R. O., Videbæk, S., Hansen, M., Parner, E. T., Rasmussen, S. & Langberg, H. (2016). Does running with or without changes in diet reduce fat mass in novice runners? A 1-year prospective study. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 56(1-2), 105-113.
Olesen, C. G., Nielsen, R. G. N., Rathleff, M. S., Simonsen, O. H., Mølgaard, C., Jensen, K., Lundbye-Christensen, S. & Kaalund, S. (2008). Does excessive pronation cause pain?. Poster session presented at 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB)., Bologna, Italy.
Mulvad, B., Nielsen, R. O., Lind, M. & Ramskov, D. (2018). Diagnoses and time to recovery among injured recreational runners in the RUN CLEVER trial. PLoS One, 13(10), Article e0204742. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204742
Nielsen, R. G., Rathleff, M. S., Simonsen, O. H. & Langberg, H. (2009). Determination of normal values for navicular drop during walking: a new model correcting for foot length and gender. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-2-12
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
Nielsen, R. Ø., Buist, I., Sørensen, H., Lind, M. & Rasmussen, S. (2012). Demographic characteristics for 931 participants included in the DANO-run study: A 1-year observational follow up study on running related injuries. Poster session presented at PhD Day 2012, Aarhus, Denmark.
Nielsen, R. Ø., Jacobsen, J. S., Andelius, D. K., Jessen, N. H., Rasmussen, L. G., Skjerning, H. T., Simonsen, N. S., Skejø, S., Bueno, S. V., Ryom, K., Kallestrup, P. & Christensen, J. (2024). Defining Social Prescribing Within a Physical Activity Context. ii64. Abstract from 19th annual meeting and 15th conference of HEPA Europe
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Bueno, S. V., Skejø, S. D., Nielsen, R. O., Ryom, K., Kallestrup, P., Elsborg, P., Petersen, C. B. & Jacobsen, J. S. (2025). Danish mothers of young children adhere less to international physical activity guidelines compared with mothers of older children. Preventive Medicine Reports, 50, Article 102970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.102970
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
Petersen, J., Nielsen, R. O., Rasmussen, S. & Sørensen, H. (2014). Comparisons of increases in knee and ankle joint moments following an increase in running speed from 8 to 12 to 16km·h(-1.). Clinical Biomechanics, 29, 959-964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.09.003
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
Shrestha, R., Adhikari, T. B., Khatri, B., Neupane, D., Paudel, S., Nielsen, R. Ø., Skejø, S. D., Vaidya, A. & Kallestrup, P. (2025). Community-based promotion of physical activity in Nepal: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials, 26(1), Article 170. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08885-9
Nielsen, R. O., Schjerling, P., Tesch, P., Stål, P. & Langberg, H. (2015). Collagen content in the vastus lateralis and the soleus muscle following a 90-day bed rest period with or without resistance exercises. Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal, 5(4), 305-9. https://doi.org/10.11138/mltj/2015.5.4.305
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
Nielsen, R. O., Nohr, E. A., Rasmussen, S. & Sørensen, H. (2013). Classifying running-related injuries based upon etiology, with emphasis on volume and pace. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 8(2), 172-179. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625796/
Nilsson, M. K., Friis, R., Michaelsen, M. S., Jakobsen, P. A. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2012). Classification of the height and flexibility of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-3
Mansournia, M. A., Collins, G. S., Nielsen, R. O., Nazemipour, M., Jewell, N. P., Altman, D. G. & Campbell, M. J. (2021). CHecklist for statistical Assessment of Medical Papers: The CHAMP statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(18), 1002-1003. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103651
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
Simonsen, N. S., Jensen, S., Mogensen, S. T., Skjerning, H. T., Jacobsen, J. S., Andelius, D. K., Jessen, N. H., Rasmussen, L. G., Skejø, S., Bueno, S. V., Ryom, K., Kallestrup, P., Christensen, J. R. & Nielsen, R. Ø. (2024). Can we reasonably recommend strength training twice weekly for the general adult population aged 18-64 years to secure optimal body functionality? European Journal of Public Health, 34(Suppl. 2). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.153
The articles produced by the RUNSAFE group are commonly published in high-ranking international journals, specializing in:
- Sports science
- Orthopaedics
- Physical therapy
- Epidemiology
- Statistics
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