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HANDBALL MEDICINE & SCIENCE

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WELCOME TO HANDBALL MEDICINE & SCIENCE

Welcome to Handball Medicine & Science. Here we translate the latest research within the field of handball medicine & science into practice. 

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About Martin

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Martin Asker has been working as a sport medicine therapist, licensed Naprapath and strength & conditioning coach for many elite sport clubs and athletes including  several handball teams for over twenty years. He has a PhD in medicine (sports medicine epidemiology) from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in the shoulder injury prevention and rehabilitation. Martin is head of the Handball Research Group at Sophiahemmet University, which research focus on injury prevention, prognosis and performance in handball. He has been part of the medical team for several Swedish national handball teams and is currently working with the Swedish Women's team. He is a member of the medical committee of the Swedish Handball Federation. Martin has written several peer-review articles and book chapters with a focus on overhead head athletes and, handball medicine and science.

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CLINICAL SERVICES

Martin is working both with diagnosing and rehabilitation of injured players and with players looking to increase their handball performance. He also performs medical screenings for handball clubs.

 

Martin is seeing patients and athletes at Into Motion Sports Clinic at Nybrogatan 53B in Stockholm. He also works with video consultations for those who has difficulty traveling to Stockholm. If you want to book an appointment with Martin please click the link (Swedish) or send an email to martin "at" handballmedicine.com.

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Courses

Martin has more than 5000 teaching hours on bachelor, master and doctoral level, and he has been running his well renowned course "The overhead athlete's shoulder" for over a decade. This highly practical course covers shoulder anatomy and biomechanics, assessment and objective measures of both the healthy and the injured athlete, diagnostics, rehabilitation and return to sport as well as injury prevention. Whether you work with overhead athletes on a daily basis or more occasionally, this course will enhance your clinical reasoning and skills.    

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The 2-day course includes 6 modules:

Module 1: Biomechanics in overhead sports

Module 2: Objective measures of the shoulder 

Module 3: Shoulder injuries seen in the overhead athlete

Module 4: Assessment of the injured shoulder

Module 5: Rehabilitation of shoulder injuries in overhead athletes

Module 6: Sport specific return to sport after shoulder injuries

 

If you are interested in hosting or booking this course for your clinic, please contact Martin "at" handballmedicine.com. The course can be tailored to fit your clinic's specific needs, such as placing more emphasis on diagnostics, rehabilitation, or return-to-sport training.

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COURSE DATES

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DIVAÄŒA, SLOVENIA 
OCTOBER 
11-12TH 2024

SOLD OUT!

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VERONA, ITALY
JANUARY
30-31ST 2025


SOLD OUT!

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CREMA, ITALY
MAY
17-18TH 2025



PLACES ARE FILLING UP QUICKLY!

 

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder

(in English)

Hosted by Rehabo. More info and registration here

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder
(In English with translation in Italian)

Hosted by Physiovit. More info and registration here

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder

(in English with translation in Italian)

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Hosted by Physiovit. More info and registration here

tennis Serve

LUND, SWEDEN
MAY

24-25TH 2025 


ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!

 

Handboll Jump

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 
NOVEMBER
8-9TH 2025

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FRANCE
NOVEMBER
2025

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder
(in Swedish)

Hosted by Idrottshälsan. More info and registration here.

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder
(in English)

Hosted by Physio&Sport Performance. More info is coming soon

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder
(In English with translation
in French)

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ITALY
AUTUMN 2025

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NETHERLANDS AUTUMN 2025

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UNITED STATES
2026

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder

(in English with translation in Italian)

Hosted by Physiovit.

More info is coming soon

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder
(in English)

Dates and places coming soon

The Overhead Athlete's Shoulder

(in English)​

Dates and places coming soon

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