02
Dec
Female athletes in elite sports
Prof Kari Bø, PhD (NIH, Oslo, Norway) & Prof Kirsty, Elliott-Sale, MD, PhD (NTU, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
09
Dec
Sport in the current coronavirus pandemic: Which hygiene measures and prevention concepts make sense?
The Luxembourg Olympic and Sports Committee (COSL), in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute for High Performance in Sports (LIHPS) and the Luxembourg Institute for Research in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Science (LIROMS), is pleased to invite you to a video-conference in German: "Sport in der aktuellen Coronavirus-Pandemie: Welche Hygienemaßnahmen und Präventionskonzepte sind sinnvoll?" which will take place on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 18:00 hrs. The speaker of the conference is Prof. Dr. med. Barbara Gärtner, medical microbiologist and member of the taskforce of the hygiene concept of the German Football League. The videoconference is free of charge and we invite you to register in advance via the link https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wUYWDSBaQ6CIInwhGnT3Uw. It is also important to consider sport and physical activity as a fundamental driving force for the health of a society through its beneficial effects on the immune system and even physical and mental health. Sport and physical activity can make a significant contribution to keeping the public health system functioning.
10
Dec
11
Dec
LIROMS participation in SFA Congress
Prof Dr Romain Seil and Dr Caroline Mouton were invited to present their work in the SFA Direct congress.
10
Dec
Nutritional impact on injury prevention and immune system
Tammy Diderich, Myriam Jacobs, Stéphanie Rosquin (LIHPS, Luxembourg)
21
Dec
Successful defense of PhD thesis : Dr Tim Lehmann
Successful defense of PhD thesis entitled 'Exploring Cortical Contributions to Postural Control in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction' : Dr Tim Lehmann Congratulations to Dr. Tim Lehmann for the successful defense of his PhD thesis entitled „Exploring Cortical Contributions to Postural Control in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction.“ at the Exercise Science & Neuroscience Unit, Department of Exercise & Health, Faculty of Science, University of Paderborn on Dec 21st 2020. Dr. Lehmann obtained the title of Doctor rerum medicinalium for his EEG-related work in ACL injured patients, showing successfully that ACL injuries had an influence on brain neuroplasticity. LIROMS was represented by Prof. Romain Seil who was part of the jury. The thesis was performed in collaboration with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the CHL where further collaboration is planned as soon as the pandemic will allow so.