This includes addressing the health benefits of exercise and regular physical activity, as well as potential negative consequences of exercise and sports participation, e.g. injuries, asthma, and disordered eating.

 

The primary research areas within the department are; women, exercise and health; physical activity and health; monitoring of physical activity and physical fitness in the population; sports injury prevention, active rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders and fitness.

 

The department includes two research centers, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center and the Norwegian Center for Active Rehabilitation 

CONTACT DATA Head of administration, SIM Solveig Sunde Tlf. +47 23 26 24 35   Head of department Sigmund A. AndersssenTlf. +47 23 26 23 01   Department staff