Eirik Halvorsen Wik

Scientific Researcher & Sport Scientist | Injury prevention & youth development | @Aspetar @ISEM_SU @StellenboschFC

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

Planning to use self-reporting of health problems with adolescent athletes?

Maybe our new article can be of help.

We investigated how South African athletes (10-18 years) understood concepts used in the OSTRC-H2 and present an adapted English version:
https://t.co/NA1GCKCgXX

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

Injuries in male football players in a South African academy league ⚽️🇿🇦

📄 Open access: https://t.co/ZTeZqt9wYH

✅ Bone and muscle injuries most common.
✅ Relatively high proportion of head injuries.
✅ Only 1/3 injuries captured by both field-side clinics and self reporting.

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🎶 NORGE SKAL TIL VM NESTE ÅÅÅÅÅÅÅR

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

Aspetar World Conference underway!

#aspetarcon25

[Academia Clínicas Espregueira @ac_espregueira]

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[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

1 month until the Aspetar World Conference 2025 here in Doha!

Agenda and registration here: https://t.co/wrfpwtKFAr

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

Our 88-week study with South African Para athletes is now out! 🇿🇦

In a given week:
✅ 1/2 report mild-to-severe pain
✅ 1/4 report a new or ongoing injury/illness
✅ 1/5 experience mild-to-severe symptoms of anxiety/depression
✅ 7/10 sleep less than 8h

https://t.co/5DKllCdiLU

[Roald Bahr @RoaldBahr]

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[Roald Bahr @RoaldBahr]

RT! If you are a physician working with an African NOC, here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: IOC Advanced Courses for NOC Team Physicians, Dakar, Senegal, Nov 3-8 2025. If you qualify, IOC covers all costs! Two (1M/1F) from each country. Translation English/French.

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

Big week for publications, with two new pieces in @BJSM_BMJ from our Swedish-South African Para sport collaboration led by @KristinaFagher.

Great project to have been part of! 🇸🇪🇿🇦

https://t.co/025TEpNpd0

https://t.co/rUMw7q6LRm

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

Happy to have contributed to a chapter on considerations for the youth cricketer, led by Franso-Mari Olivier! 🏏 🤕

Chapter link here: https://t.co/B0mcVpFkEU

Book edited by @BenitaOlivier & @DrJohnOrchard

[John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard]

https://t.co/17atDyF4vu
Our new book just out

[Stellenbosch FC @StellenboschFC]

Every town has a rhythm. Every club has a pulse. Ours? It beats here…

#HeartoftheCape #MoreThanFootball #StellenboschFC 🍇

[Stellenbosch FC @StellenboschFC]

We've come a long way 🌱

[Stellenbosch FC @StellenboschFC]

We are proud to confirm that academy graduate and Stellenbosch local, Tylon Smith, has completed a landmark transfer to EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✍️

[Montassar Tabben @DrTabben]

Most injury & illness surveillance consensus tell you what to do. We finally show you how.
From @Aspetar, @QSL to @theafcdotcom to @FIFAcom —we share 10+ years of experience + tools + a step-by-step framework for IIS in football.
@RoaldBahr @BaharHM

https://t.co/U0FF5oJuHo

[Thomas Brantsæter @ThomasBroBra]

I arbeidet med talentutvikling inn mot landslag og i toppklubber, kan bruk av biologisk alder bidra til bedre belastningsstyring og at flere talenter får sjansen gjennom f. eks Future Team. Vekt og fettprosent er helt uinteressant i denne sammenheng!

https://t.co/i9CnT82T3K

[Stellenbosch FC @StellenboschFC]

Back where we belong now 🌍

See you again next season, @CAFCLCC 👋

[Eirik Halvorsen Wik @eirikwik]

A postdoc fellowship focusing on the health and performance of adolescent athletes (incl. growth and maturation) has opened up @ISEM_SU in Stellenbosch/Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 🌞 🍇 🌊 🏔️

Check out the link for more details on how to apply!

https://t.co/ZpoeS7XYKt

[Aspetar سبيتار @Aspetar]

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[Stellenbosch FC @StellenboschFC]

SFC Ladies' Lethuthando Mthembu recently helped South Africa win bronze at the CAF U-15 African Schools Football Championship in Ghana 👏🇿🇦🥉

[Stellenbosch FC @StellenboschFC]

We're through to the semi-finals! 😭🌍

Zamalek 0️⃣–1️⃣ Stellenbosch FC

Aggregate score: 0️⃣–1️⃣