Publications

Recent Olympic sport related research publications by the study team. Click and download articles for free.

2024

D Palmer, T Soligard, G Fernandes, D Collins, N Elliott, P Kelly, I Murray, L Engebretsen. Olympian Health Cohort: A study protocol for a 15-year, prospective, Olympian health study across Summer and Winter Olympic sports. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2024;10:e002061. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002061

T Soligard, D Palmer, K Steffen, A Dias Lopes, N Grek, X He, Y Wang, ME Grant, B Toresdahl, R Budgett, L Engebretsen. Sports injuries and illnesses, including COVID-19, in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 24 October 2023.

D Palmer, T Soligard, L Engebretsen. Behind the podium and the glory: The IOC Olympian Health Cohort. British Journal of Sports Medicine Editorial. 30 June 2023. 

D Palmer. Consequences of injury are greater for Olympians than the general population. British Journal of Sports Medicine knowledge translation blog (Mar 6th, 2023).

T Soligard, D Palmer, K Steffen, A Dias Lopes, N Grek, K Onishi, T Shimakawa, ME Grant, M Mountjoy, R Budgett, L Engebretsen. New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: Sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;57:46-54 

D Palmer, D Cooper, J Whittaker, C Emery, M Batt, L Engebretsen, P Schamasch, M Shroff, T Soligard, K Steffen, R Budgett. Factors associated with self-reported physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part one - the lower limb. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022;56:1123-1131 

D Palmer, D Cooper, J Whittaker, C Emery, M Batt, L Engebretsen, P Schamasch, M Shroff, T Soligard, K Steffen, R Budgett. Factors associated with self-reported physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part two - the spine and upper limb. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022;56:1132-1140 


T Soligard, D Palmer, K Steffen, A Dias Lopes, N Grek, K Onishi, T Shimakawa, ME Grant, M Mountjoy, R Budgett, L Engebretsen. New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: Sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;57:46-54 FREE Open Access

Palmer D, Cooper D, Whittaker J et al. Factors associated with self-reported physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part one - the lower limb (in press)

Palmer D, Cooper D, Whittaker J et al. Factors associated with self-reported physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part two - the spine and upper limb (in press)


Cooper DJ, Batt ME, O’Hanlon MS, Palmer D. Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain in retired Great Britain’s Olympians: A cross-sectional study. Transl Sports Med. 2021;00:1–10. 

https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.284

Cooper DJ, Batt ME, O’Hanlon M, Palmer D. A cross-sectional study of retired Great British Olympians (Berlin 1936 - Sochi 2014): Olympic career injuries, joint health in later life, and reasons for retirement from Olympic sport. Sports Medicine – Open 2021. FREE Open Access

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00339-1

Palmer D, Engebretsen L, Carrard J, et al. Sports injuries and illnesses at the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games: a prospective study of 1783 athletes from 79 countries. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 03 March 2021. FREE Open Access - please visit the journal online

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103514

Palmer D, Cooper D, Emery C et al. Self-reported sports injuries and later-life health status in 3,357 retired Olympians from 131 countries: a cross-sectional survey among those competing in the Games between London 1948 and PyeongChang 2018.  British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021;55:46-53   FREE Open Access

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101772 

Millar M, Palmer D, Whittaker J et al.  No pain no gain? A conversation on Olympians’ long-term health.  British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021;55:2-3  FREE Open Access

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102127 


Grant M E, Steffen K, Palmer D.  The usage of multidisciplinary physical therapies at the Rio de Janiero 2016 Olympic Summer Games: an observational study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy.  May 2020


Soligard T, Palmer D, Steffen K et al. Sports injury and illness in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games: A prospective study of 2914 athletes from 92 countries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019; 53:1085-1092  FREE Open Access

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100236


Cooper D J, Scammell B E, Batt M E, Palmer D. Factors associated with pain and osteoarthritis at the hip and knee in Great Britain’s Olympians: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018; 52:1101-1108


Soligard T, Palmer D, Steffen K et al. Sports injuries and illnesses in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2017; 51:1265-1271  FREE Open Access

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/17/1265


Soligard T, Schwellnus M, Alonso J, et al. How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2016;50:1030-1041. FREE Open Access

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/17/1030

Schwellnus M, Soligard T, Alonso J, et al. How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2016;50:1043-1052. FREE Open Access

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/17/1043


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