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Physical fitness and physical activity in Norwegian home guard soldiers: a cross-sectional and method comparison study
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: Physical fitness is an important attribute in soldiers because military work may be physically demanding. To ensure that military personnel are “fit to fight”, soldiers are typically selected and evaluated ...
Knee cartilage surgery: epidemiology, research methods and a proposal for improved surveillance
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)
Focal articular cartilage defects (FCDs) of the knee are identified in 20% of knee arthroscopies and are affecting a large and severly troubled group of young, adult patiens. FCDs may subsequently lead to knee osteoarthritis ...
Equilibrium Poems: An ethnographic study on how experiences in and with Norwegian friluftsliv challenge and nurture youths’ emotion work in everyday life.
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Denne doktoravhandlingen er foreløpig ikke tilgjengelig i elektronisk format. Den kan lånes i trykt format på Norges idrettshøgskoles bibliotek. / This Ph.D.-thesis is not available in electronic format at the moment. The ...
Pelvic floor muscle function, vaginal symptoms and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in first time mothers: A cohort and a randomised controlled trial
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)
Number of women reporting dyspareunia at each time point from pre-pregnancy until 12 months after delivery was 27.8% at pre-pregnancy, 30.5% at gestational 22, 41.4% at gestational week 37, 44.6% at six months and 33.1 % ...
Developing as a teacher educator: Using self-study of teacher education practices as a pedagogy for professional development: A rhizomatic consideration
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)
Professional development of teacher educators is deemed important for both teacher education and the educational system as a whole, emerging as a hallmark for what it means to become and learn as a teacher educator. This ...
Role conflict, facework and vulnerable identity: Exploring the social complexities of becoming an exerciser in a workplace exercise group – A longitudinal ethnographic field study
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)
The focus of this study is on workplace exercise groups and, in particular, the experiences of those labelled 'unaccustomed to exercise': that is, those who struggle to participate, and their journey to become exercisers. ...
Injuries in youth female football: risk factors, prevention and compliance
(Doctoral thesis, 2011)
Football is one of the most popular team sports worldwide. Although the positive health benefits of regular physical activity are well-documented, being active also entails a certain risk of injury. In football, studies ...
Indices of physical activity, executive function, and academic performance among 10-year-old schoolchildren: cross-sectional, prospective, and intervention findings from The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)
Bakgrunn: Eit aukande tal studiar viser at born oppnår kognitive fordelar av deltaking i fysisk aktivitet. Få studiar av høg kvalitet har derimot undersøkt effekten av skuleintervensjonar med fysisk aktivitet som er integrert ...
The benefits of periodic health evaluation in professional football: A focus on musculoskeletal screening
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)
Injury and illness are common in professional football, causing substantial morbidity, and may have potentially negative long-term health consequences on the player. A periodic health evaluation (PHE) or screening examination ...
Give me a thousand gestures: Embodied meaning and severe, multiple disabilities in segregated special needs education
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)
In this dissertation I investigate subjective embodied experiences of students in primary and secondary schools. The eight students participating in the study all have the diagnose multiple disability, yet they have a ...