Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen
@ismcopenhagen.bsky.social
Working to resolve sports injuries in human musculoskeletal tissue at Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine
https://www.ismc.dk/
https://www.ismc.dk/
New results presented at this morning's meeting by Birgitte Hougs Kjær from her impressive #PASEtrial testing treatment options for patients with chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy👏👏
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New results presented at this morning's meeting by Birgitte Hougs Kjær from her impressive #PASEtrial testing treatment options for patients with chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy👏👏
Followed by a visit to Southeast University School of Medicine and mini symposium with brilliant presentations from medical PhD students from the Department of Orthopaedics, hosted by our former medical PhD alumni Dr Cheng Zhang
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social #tendon
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social #tendon
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Followed by a visit to Southeast University School of Medicine and mini symposium with brilliant presentations from medical PhD students from the Department of Orthopaedics, hosted by our former medical PhD alumni Dr Cheng Zhang
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social #tendon
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social #tendon
Our tendon enthusiasts @ccstorytime.bsky.social & @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social are in Nanjing, China for an international meeting focused on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine talking about their approach with circadian rhythms and exercise-based treatment on tackling tendinopathy ⏰🏋️♀️ #tendon
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Our tendon enthusiasts @ccstorytime.bsky.social & @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social are in Nanjing, China for an international meeting focused on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine talking about their approach with circadian rhythms and exercise-based treatment on tackling tendinopathy ⏰🏋️♀️ #tendon
From the team, Bjørk Wulff West Helge & Kenneth Mertz presented data from our studies on ultrarunners & bodybuilders show the impact of extreme training volume and severe energy restriction 🏃♀️💪 (2/2)
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
From the team, Bjørk Wulff West Helge & Kenneth Mertz presented data from our studies on ultrarunners & bodybuilders show the impact of extreme training volume and severe energy restriction 🏃♀️💪 (2/2)
Come through Panum to see Anne Theil Gates and Magnus Heilmann-Clausen this #Kulturnatten! Get yohr test results for chair-stand, hand grip, Hbac1, body composition (bioimpedence) and estimated VO2 max (Seismofit)! 💪🌕 #healthyaging
October 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Come through Panum to see Anne Theil Gates and Magnus Heilmann-Clausen this #Kulturnatten! Get yohr test results for chair-stand, hand grip, Hbac1, body composition (bioimpedence) and estimated VO2 max (Seismofit)! 💪🌕 #healthyaging
This morning we had a special lecture from Linette Marie Kofod who talked about her PhD where she looked at the effect and importance of delivering the right amount of oxygen to chronic COPD patients. There were lots of interests and a great discussion!
October 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This morning we had a special lecture from Linette Marie Kofod who talked about her PhD where she looked at the effect and importance of delivering the right amount of oxygen to chronic COPD patients. There were lots of interests and a great discussion!
This morning we have a presentation from Kenneth Mertz about relative energy deficiency in sports, the myths around the topic, the sparse literature and how they aim to investigate REDS in athletes 💪🥗🏋️♀️ Check out his most recent work on effect on bone 🦴
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This morning we have a presentation from Kenneth Mertz about relative energy deficiency in sports, the myths around the topic, the sparse literature and how they aim to investigate REDS in athletes 💪🥗🏋️♀️ Check out his most recent work on effect on bone 🦴
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
Can green proteins match animal protein in supporting muscle health after menopause?
Congratulations to @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social on receiving nearly DKK 4 million from the @novo-nordisk.bsky.social to investigate sustainable proteins, strength training & healthy aging in women. 👏🌱🥛🧬
Congratulations to @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social on receiving nearly DKK 4 million from the @novo-nordisk.bsky.social to investigate sustainable proteins, strength training & healthy aging in women. 👏🌱🥛🧬
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Can green proteins match animal protein in supporting muscle health after menopause?
Congratulations to @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social on receiving nearly DKK 4 million from the @novo-nordisk.bsky.social to investigate sustainable proteins, strength training & healthy aging in women. 👏🌱🥛🧬
Congratulations to @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social on receiving nearly DKK 4 million from the @novo-nordisk.bsky.social to investigate sustainable proteins, strength training & healthy aging in women. 👏🌱🥛🧬
Enjoying some sun 🌞 after another morning of recruiting subjects for their study looking at the impact of inflammation on skeletal muscle maintenance in hospitalized patients (InflaMus): study leader @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social and medical students, Tobias Christiansen & Louise Helmbæk
September 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Enjoying some sun 🌞 after another morning of recruiting subjects for their study looking at the impact of inflammation on skeletal muscle maintenance in hospitalized patients (InflaMus): study leader @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social and medical students, Tobias Christiansen & Louise Helmbæk
Time to bring out the big 🔫 for this morning meeting! Prof. Michael Krogsgaard gives an insightful presentation on the problem of the ankle and highlights the unanswered scientific questions of how to best treat them through surgical means💡
September 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Time to bring out the big 🔫 for this morning meeting! Prof. Michael Krogsgaard gives an insightful presentation on the problem of the ankle and highlights the unanswered scientific questions of how to best treat them through surgical means💡
At @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social Hearts x Minds Festival in Aarhus, Dr Anne Theil Gates and Eline Baad-Hansen talked about physical health and cognitive function with exercise 💙 🧠 💪
September 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
At @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social Hearts x Minds Festival in Aarhus, Dr Anne Theil Gates and Eline Baad-Hansen talked about physical health and cognitive function with exercise 💙 🧠 💪
Today we celebrated friend and collaborator Prof. Kristoffer Barfod’s inaugural lecture. Congratulation from us at the ISMC!
September 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today we celebrated friend and collaborator Prof. Kristoffer Barfod’s inaugural lecture. Congratulation from us at the ISMC!
This mornings department meeting was a presentation by Charlotte Anker-Petersen from Sports Orthopedics Research Centre Copenhagen who presented her PhD projects on injury epidemiology, clinical findings and risk factors in TeamGym gymnasts. Her latest paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This mornings department meeting was a presentation by Charlotte Anker-Petersen from Sports Orthopedics Research Centre Copenhagen who presented her PhD projects on injury epidemiology, clinical findings and risk factors in TeamGym gymnasts. Her latest paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Today’s department meeting was presented by Max Ravn Merkel on the research MAGNETOM Free.Star MRI scanner and its possibilities. We also had an introduction to what the new CPH Center for Translational Research has to offer 🤩 Lots of new tools for our researchers with enthusiastic support 👩🔬
September 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Today’s department meeting was presented by Max Ravn Merkel on the research MAGNETOM Free.Star MRI scanner and its possibilities. We also had an introduction to what the new CPH Center for Translational Research has to offer 🤩 Lots of new tools for our researchers with enthusiastic support 👩🔬
To kick-off this semester's Thursday morning meetings, PhD student Frederik Nielsen, supervised by @abigailmackey1.bsky.social and @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social, introduced his exciting study on enhancing muscle and bone protein synthesis in elderly females🦴💪🙌
September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
To kick-off this semester's Thursday morning meetings, PhD student Frederik Nielsen, supervised by @abigailmackey1.bsky.social and @grithhojfeldt.bsky.social, introduced his exciting study on enhancing muscle and bone protein synthesis in elderly females🦴💪🙌
Yesterday afternoon we held our summer party with the perfect summer weather 🌞 A huge thank you to our medical student Tobias Holst-Christensen and all the helpers for organising biathlon, snacks, dinner and games! 🔫 🏃♀️🍉🧃🍔🎯🔨
August 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Yesterday afternoon we held our summer party with the perfect summer weather 🌞 A huge thank you to our medical student Tobias Holst-Christensen and all the helpers for organising biathlon, snacks, dinner and games! 🔫 🏃♀️🍉🧃🍔🎯🔨
A special seminar from @jarodforer.bsky.social visiting from @uoregon.bsky.social to tell us about his PhD so far, specifically a project characterizing the fluid response to injury in rat Achilles tendons. Thanks for stopping by the institute to share your work!
August 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A special seminar from @jarodforer.bsky.social visiting from @uoregon.bsky.social to tell us about his PhD so far, specifically a project characterizing the fluid response to injury in rat Achilles tendons. Thanks for stopping by the institute to share your work!
Postdoc Casper Soendenbroe doing an excellent job presenting now @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini:
FLEXING MUSCLES AND STIMULATING NERVES – THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON MUSCLE INNERVATION💪🙌
FLEXING MUSCLES AND STIMULATING NERVES – THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON MUSCLE INNERVATION💪🙌
July 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Postdoc Casper Soendenbroe doing an excellent job presenting now @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini:
FLEXING MUSCLES AND STIMULATING NERVES – THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON MUSCLE INNERVATION💪🙌
FLEXING MUSCLES AND STIMULATING NERVES – THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON MUSCLE INNERVATION💪🙌
At the @ecssofficial.bsky.social 2025 meeting in Rimini, @abigailmackey1.bsky.social is in the plenary session, Mechanisms of Human Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy with her talk “Don’t forget, hypertrophy is not just for the beach - the structural and cellular drivers & facilitators of hypertrophy”
July 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
At the @ecssofficial.bsky.social 2025 meeting in Rimini, @abigailmackey1.bsky.social is in the plenary session, Mechanisms of Human Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy with her talk “Don’t forget, hypertrophy is not just for the beach - the structural and cellular drivers & facilitators of hypertrophy”
Today we had took advantage of Dr Chavaunne Thorpe’s visit and asked her to present her research on The Diverse Roles of the Interfascicular Matrix in Tendon Health, Ageing and Disease and have a mini discussion meeting with the Tendon Group. Thanks for an insightful visit!
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today we had took advantage of Dr Chavaunne Thorpe’s visit and asked her to present her research on The Diverse Roles of the Interfascicular Matrix in Tendon Health, Ageing and Disease and have a mini discussion meeting with the Tendon Group. Thanks for an insightful visit!
What a day we’ve had! Ann Damgaard defended her PhD investigating the influence of mechanical loading, hormonal changes and tendinopathy on human patellar tendon adaptations spectacularly today! Many thanks to the opponents Prof Andy Carr @ox.ac.uk & Chavaunne Thorpe @royalvetcollege.bsky.social 🎉🥳
June 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What a day we’ve had! Ann Damgaard defended her PhD investigating the influence of mechanical loading, hormonal changes and tendinopathy on human patellar tendon adaptations spectacularly today! Many thanks to the opponents Prof Andy Carr @ox.ac.uk & Chavaunne Thorpe @royalvetcollege.bsky.social 🎉🥳
Congratulations to Leonard Pulevic on getting a very well-deserved top grade in your Pharmaceutical Sciences MSc exam this morning on the topic of muscle disuse and regeneration, supervised by Casper Søndenbroe, Grith Højfeldt and @abigailmackey1.bsky.social
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June 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Congratulations to Leonard Pulevic on getting a very well-deserved top grade in your Pharmaceutical Sciences MSc exam this morning on the topic of muscle disuse and regeneration, supervised by Casper Søndenbroe, Grith Højfeldt and @abigailmackey1.bsky.social
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In today’s departmental meeting, @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social gives us a much anticipated update on the TEREX trial looking at the role of restitution time in exercise-based treatment of patellar tendinopathy. She’s also joined forces with Carl-Johan Boraxbekk to look at brain connectivity too! 👀
June 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In today’s departmental meeting, @annesofieagergaard.bsky.social gives us a much anticipated update on the TEREX trial looking at the role of restitution time in exercise-based treatment of patellar tendinopathy. She’s also joined forces with Carl-Johan Boraxbekk to look at brain connectivity too! 👀
Team Tendon feat. Dr @laurenpringels.bsky.social for a sunny Sunday BBQ! 🍔🦐🌭🥗😎
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @steffendanielle.bsky.social
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @steffendanielle.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Team Tendon feat. Dr @laurenpringels.bsky.social for a sunny Sunday BBQ! 🍔🦐🌭🥗😎
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @steffendanielle.bsky.social
@ccstorytime.bsky.social @steffendanielle.bsky.social
This afternoon we were treated to an inspiring talk by Dr. Camila Carballo, from HSS, New York, on the exciting translational research they are doing on ACL injury and reconstruction 👏👏 Thank you for the visit Camila!
May 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This afternoon we were treated to an inspiring talk by Dr. Camila Carballo, from HSS, New York, on the exciting translational research they are doing on ACL injury and reconstruction 👏👏 Thank you for the visit Camila!