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Research interests
Sports Medicine research is incorporated:
Within the Amsterdam UMC through (1) the Amsterdam Movement Sciences (program Sports & Work) and (2) the Academic Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine (ACES)
Internationally through the IOC Research Center for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health (at the Amsterdam UMC chaired by Prof. G. Kerkhoffs and Prof. E. Verhagen).
The research of J.L. Tol focusses on muscle & tendon injuries, risk factor identification and prevention of sports injuries and ankle injuries.
Muscle & Tendon Sports Injuries
The focus of research on muscles and tendons on the lower extremity muscles and Achilles tendon injuries covers the entire clinical workflow from injury to return to sports. It includes innovative therapies and new imaging modalities (in collaboration with Prof. M. Maas, Prof. G. Strijkers and Prof. A. Nederveen).
Both acute and chronic injuries are studied for which new imaging techniques (e.g. MRI DTI imaging) and rehabilitation and prevention protocols (e.g. re-injury risk acute hamstring) are developed by studying risk factors and injury mechanism. Within this research line, Tol has a strong back ground in conducting randomised controlled trials in the field of tendinopathy and regenerative medicine, including platelet rich plasma and cell therapy (published in NEJM and JAMA).
Risk factor identification and prevention of sports injuries
In compliance with the IOC Research Centers for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, research projects aim on preventing tennis injuries, identifying risk factors for acute calf and hamstring injuries and developing new preventive strategies for muscle injuries.
Ankle injuries
This research line has a long history within the ACES departments. Tol’s current projects include the value of clinical and imaging parameters on clinical outcome and return to sports in low grade syndesmotic injuries. Our multi-center trial evaluates the efficacy of a regenerative therapy (platelet rich plasma) in post-traumatic ankle osteo-arthritis, which is a common and disabling injury in (retired) elite athletes.
Within the Amsterdam UMC through (1) the Amsterdam Movement Sciences (program Sports & Work) and (2) the Academic Center of Evidence Based Sports Medicine (ACES)
Internationally through the IOC Research Center for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health (at the Amsterdam UMC chaired by Prof. G. Kerkhoffs and Prof. E. Verhagen).
The research of J.L. Tol focusses on muscle & tendon injuries, risk factor identification and prevention of sports injuries and ankle injuries.
Muscle & Tendon Sports Injuries
The focus of research on muscles and tendons on the lower extremity muscles and Achilles tendon injuries covers the entire clinical workflow from injury to return to sports. It includes innovative therapies and new imaging modalities (in collaboration with Prof. M. Maas, Prof. G. Strijkers and Prof. A. Nederveen).
Both acute and chronic injuries are studied for which new imaging techniques (e.g. MRI DTI imaging) and rehabilitation and prevention protocols (e.g. re-injury risk acute hamstring) are developed by studying risk factors and injury mechanism. Within this research line, Tol has a strong back ground in conducting randomised controlled trials in the field of tendinopathy and regenerative medicine, including platelet rich plasma and cell therapy (published in NEJM and JAMA).
Risk factor identification and prevention of sports injuries
In compliance with the IOC Research Centers for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, research projects aim on preventing tennis injuries, identifying risk factors for acute calf and hamstring injuries and developing new preventive strategies for muscle injuries.
Ankle injuries
This research line has a long history within the ACES departments. Tol’s current projects include the value of clinical and imaging parameters on clinical outcome and return to sports in low grade syndesmotic injuries. Our multi-center trial evaluates the efficacy of a regenerative therapy (platelet rich plasma) in post-traumatic ankle osteo-arthritis, which is a common and disabling injury in (retired) elite athletes.
Specialisation
Sports Medicine
Education/Academic qualification
Professor of Sports Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Medicine
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Award Date: 17 Dec 2019
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Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections vs Placebo on Ankle Symptoms and Function in Patients with Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Paget, L. D. A., Reurink, G., de Vos, R.-J., Weir, A., Moen, M. H., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. A., Stufkens, S. A. S., Kerkhoffs, G. M. M. J. & Tol, J. L., 26 Oct 2021, In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 326, 16, p. 1595-1605 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial
de Vos, R. J., Weir, A., van Schie, H. T. M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. A., Verhaar, J. A. N., Weinans, H. & Tol, J. L., 2010, In: JAMA. 303, 2, p. 144-149Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections in Acute Muscle Injury
Reurink, G., Goudswaard, G. J., Moen, M. H., Weir, A., Verhaar, J. A. N., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. A., Maas, M. & Tol, J. L., 2014, In: New England journal of medicine. 370, 26, p. 2546-2547Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
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Effectiveness of an e-health tennis-specific injury prevention programme: Randomised controlled trial in adult recreational tennis players: Randomised controlled trial in adult recreational tennis players
Pas, H. I. M. F. L., Pluim, B. M., Kilic, O., Verhagen, E., Gouttebarge, V., Holman, R., Moen, M. H., Kerkhoffs, G. & Tol, J. L., 1 Sept 2020, In: British journal of sports medicine. 54, 17, p. 1036-1041 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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MRI does not add value over and above patient history and clinical examination in predicting time to return to sport after acute hamstring injuries: a prospective cohort of 180 male athletes
Wangensteen, A., Almusa, E., Boukarroum, S., Farooq, A., Hamilton, B., Whiteley, R., Bahr, R. & Tol, J. L., 2015, In: British journal of sports medicine. 49, 24, p. 1579-1587Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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