
Brett Toresdahl, MD
@bretttoresdahl
Sports Medicine Physician @UofUHealth | Team Physician @USBiathlon
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30-06-2020 19:30:52
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๐จNEW paper on Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics injuries & illnesses British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) w. Torbjรธrn Soligard Lars Engebretsen & team. Significant challenges w COVID-19 & national lockdown, but countermeasues helped mitigate athlete illness risk. Some lessons for t. Future? tinyurl.com/c96t3mwt

Why do marathon runners get injured? ๐ค A recent British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) study of over 700 runners who were training for New York City Marathon reported that 40% developed an injury during training. The majority of these were considered minor injuries and only 30 people (4.1% of runners) had


Can #mskus be used to track the healing of bone stress injuries? See how US findings relate to symptoms and return to sport/exercise in our study with Justin Conway MD, @marcigoolsby, and team at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) - published today in Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19โฆ

Excited to share our teamโs work with colleagues and our postpartum athletes! Grateful and honored to have worked with such an incredible team! Adam Tenforde Ellen Casey, MD, FACSM Steph Kliethermes Emily Kraus, MD Steph Kliethermes Brett Toresdahl, MD Meagan Murphy Wasfy Molly Huddle ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Michelle Barrack, PhD, RD

๐ค๐ป that the Wild old Bunch will let me join the club in 40 years. Great article, @Charley_Locke! University of Utah Health UofU Department of Orthopeadics

As we work to better understand ๐คโ๐ฆ runners get injured, it was great to work with Todd McGrath, MD and Mark Alan Fontana to share what we learned about โ๐๐ค runners get injured. Thanks to @NYRR, Jess Podell, and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) for making this study possible. University of Utah Health UofU Department of Orthopeadics

Thanks Teddy Amenabar for translating our research into practical advice for runners. Jordan D. Metzl, MD Mark Alan Fontana Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) University of Utah Health UofU Department of Orthopeadics washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/โฆ

Loved sharing what the RHC team is doing - more to come soon! Adam Tenforde Emily Kraus, MD Mark Alan Fontana Steph Kliethermes University of Utah Health UofU Department of Orthopeadics

Why do marathon runners get injured?! Findings from a recent study of over 700 runners Reference: Toresdahl et al. (2023) Training patterns associated with injury in New York City Marathon runners in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)


After a year of planning and infrastructure development, the Runner Health Consortium lead by Dr. Brett Toresdahl (Brett Toresdahl, MD) is now ready to enroll potential participants. Visit runhealthy.org/study for more information!


Grateful for the support from AMSSM CRN and hard work from the RHC investigator team (Mark Alan Fontana / Steph Kliethermes / Emily Kraus, MD / Adam Tenforde) to get this project launched ๐๐ Interested in collaborating on the project? More info here: runhealthy.org/collaborate UofU Department of Orthopeadics


Despite the dangers of high-speed collisions, rugby players can minimize their injury risks by playing responsibly and skillfully, says AMSSM's Dr. Brett Toresdahl, MD. healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/202โฆ

Proud of you, Daphne Scott! You'll be an excellent chief! ๐
