Field of work
Have worked at the Pain Clinic and at the Spine Clinic at Haukeland University Hospital. Worked full time at the University of Bergen in the Physiotherapy Research Group from 1997 to 2017. Became professor in physiotherapy in 2011. Started full time at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in 2015 (HVL). Was employed full time as vice dean of research at the Faculty of Health and Social Science from 2018 to 2022. Became professor emerita from January 2023.
Member of the research group at HVL named Movement and Function (BeFU): http://www.hib.no/forskning/forskergrupper/bevegelse-og-funksjon/
- Long-lasting musculoskeletal disorders
- Global Physiotherapy Examination (GPE-52)
- https://www.cristin.no/app/projects/show.jsf?id=521939
- Function, activity and work (FAktA)
Publications
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A clinical study of musculoskeletal dysfunction in targets of workplace bullying
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Do pain, function, range of motion, fear and distress differ according to pain duration and work status in patients with low back pain? A cross-sectional study
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Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy versus Cognitive Patient Education and active physiotherapy—A randomized controlled trial
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How do physiotherapists understand and interpret the ‘Pain Attitudes and Beliefs scale’? A cognitive interview study
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Effect of information and exercise programmes after lumbar disc surgery: A randomized controlled trial