Field of work
Ph.d. at the University of Bergen from 2016. Title: " Function evaluation and work participation of health care workers with musculoskeletal disorders".
Specialist in general physiotherapy from 2001. I have worked in clinical practice for 35 years in primæry helath care and specialist helath services, included occupational health service. From 1998 I have been working in an outpatient spine clinic. The main focus has been on examination and treatment of neck pain, pain management, functional evaluation and work participation.
For many years I have been associated as lector/examinator at HVL, physiotherapy section. I have supervised many bachelor- and master thesis and also one ph.d. projcct. Experiences with both qualitative and quantitative methods. From august 2019 I have worked 50 % at HVL as assosiated professor, and from august 2020 in 100 % position.
Evidence- based practice
Health promotion and preventive work
Training in practical skills
Musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave
Function evaluation
Health and work
Neck pain and dizziness
Publications
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Measurement properties and normative data of a set of six physical assessments for use in primary healthcare
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Fra sykemelding tilbake til hverdagsliv og arbeid: Pasienterfaringer med norsk psykomotorisk fysioterapi
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Physiotherapists' engagement in work ability and return to work issues of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. A cross-sectional survey in Norway
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Body awareness and cognitive behavioral therapy for multisite musculoskeletal pain: patients` experiences with group rehabilitation
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Hvordan inkluderer fysioterapeuter arbeidsperspektivet i behandling av pasienter sykmeldt for muskel- og skjelettplager? En kvalitativ studie
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Prevalence and consequences of concurrent dizziness on disability and quality of life in patients with long-lasting neck pain
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Kritisk vurdering av kvalitativ studie: Eksempel fra fysioterapi. KBP på tvers
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Kritisk vurdering av kvalitativ artikkel. Eksempel fra fysioterapi
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Neck pain associated with clinical symptoms in dizzy patients- A cross-sectional study
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Associations between pressure pain threshold in the neck and postural control in patients with dizziness or neck pain – a cross-sectional study
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Symptom severity and quality of life in patients with concurrent neck pain and dizziness
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Measuring pressure pain threshold in the cervical region of dizzy patients-The reliability of a pressure algometer
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Functional evaluation and work participation in health care workers with musculoskeletal disorders
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Experiences with a brief functional evaluation for employees with musculoskeletal disorders
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Functional evaluation of health care workers with musculoskeletal disorders on full, partial or not on sick leave
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Self-reported and tested function in health care workers: Is there a difference in function between workers on full, partial or not on sick leave?
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Experiences with a brief functional evaluation for employees with musculoskeletal disorders as perceived by the employees and their supervisors
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Supervisors' Strategies to Facilitate Work Functioning among Employees with Musculoskeletal Complaints: A Focus Group Study
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Self-Reported and Tested Function in Health Care Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders on Full, Partial or Not on Sick Leave
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Follow-Up MR Imaging of the Alar and Transverse Ligaments after Whiplash Injury: A Prospective Controlled Study
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The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire as an outcome measure: Test–retest reliability and responsiveness to change
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation (PILE)