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Physiotherapist, ​PhD, Professor

Kristian Thorborg is currently Professor in Orthopedic Surgery at Copenhagen University, and former Professor at Sports Sciences at Lund University, and an international recognized specialist and research capacity with more than 100 invited international presentations and keynotes. He has published in Nature Disease Primer and JAMA Surgery, and his research has been mentioned twice in the New York Times, and in Die Welt. He is the Deputy Editor at Br J Sport Med and has been guest editor of Br J Sport Med four times. Kristian has since 2021 been ranked as No.1 on Groin, at Expertscape (which is international website objectively ranking medical health professionals and institutions by their expertise) and since 2021 been on the Top2% Scientist list from Stanford University.

Primære forskningsområder

Sports and orthopedic injury prevention and treatment with a special focus on hip, groin and hamstring injuries. But he has also published several papers about shoulder, knee and ankle injuries. Prevention and treatment approaches include load-management, strength training, surgical and non-surgical interventions as well as pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation. Kristian Thorborg has contributed to a paradigm shift in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of injuries associated with research in sports, orthopedics and exercise science and physical activity promotion in Scandinavia and worldwide. His research shows that the right understanding and dosage of specific training and loading principles can reduce injuries and decreased function in muscles, tendons and joints, and should replace the dogmatic and ineffective use of passive treatment methods. Kristian has also developed internationally validated scoring systems and muscle function tests that can assess function and participation in sports and physical activity in young to middle-aged individuals. These scoring systems and tests are currently used worldwide. Kristian Thorborg is the developer of the Copenhagen Hip and Groin Score (HAGOS).

Affiliations

• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
• Sports Orthopedic Research Center – Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
  Copenhagen University
• Institute for Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Denmark

Supervisor on following finished PhD thesis:

• Sonia Branci (2014): Standardised MRI evaluation of long-standing groin pain: Evidence, development and clinical signs
• Andreas Serner (2017): Acute groin injuries in athletes, clinical and radiological assessment and treatment
• Mikkel Bek Clausen (2018): Clinical assessment and rehabilitation of patients with subacromial impingement
• Martin Wollin (2018): Athlete monitoring: a complementary prevention strategy for groin and hamstring injuries in elite football 
• Mike Reiman (2018): Diagnosing femoroacetabular impingement
• Julie Jacobsen (2020): Muscle-tendon pain and outcome of hip preserving surgery in patients with hip dysplasia
• Ernest Esteve (2021): Groin problems in male football
• Filip Gertz Lysdal (2021): Spraino: A new concept in lateral ankle sprain injury prevention
• Jordi Vicens Bordas (2021): Physical performance and hamstring
• injury risk factors during the off-season
• period in footballers
• Tobias Wörner (2021): Return to sport after hip arthroscopy
• Lasse Ishøi (2022): Femoro-acetabular impingement syndrome
• Neil Light (2024): Hip and groin Injuries in Elite Youth Football: Towards Better Management
• Adam Witten (2024): Subacromial pain syndrome
• Troels Mark-Christensen (2024): Does rehabilitation after arthroplasty work?
• Kasper Krommes (2025): Management of growth-related knee pain in children and adolescents
• Ciaran O’Connor (2025): Hip adduction and abduction strength testing in elite football settings

Mulige interessekonflikter

I have the following potential conflicts of interest to disclose:

I have received fees for lectures on sports medicine and rehabilitation at meetings or as symposia.

I am paid for clinical consultation as a physiotherapist in private practice, averaging 3 hours per week.

I have received fees for writing textbooks and chapters for Munksgaard and for organizing postgraduate education, such as post-graduate, master's and PhD courses in sports medicine, rehabilitation of sports injuries and research methodology.

I have written and published an article on Spraino© and one on ©Injurymap with people representing both companies and entities as co-authors. There were no fees involved for the independent researchers (including me), and there was no opportunity for the company to influence or analyze the data or results.

I am a deputy editor of Br J Sports Med.

I am a steering committee member for "Clinical Guide Catalogues" commissioned by the Danish Society for Sports Physiotherapy.

I am a board member of the PhD program: Basic and Clinical Research in Musculoskeletal Sciences (MUSKOS), University of Copenhagen.