- 1974-76: University of Bergen (UiB): Ex.philosophicum + psychology
- 1978-80: The State School of Physiotherapy, Bergen
- 1980-81: Internship, Haukeland Hospital (medicine & lung physiotherapy) + Nordåstunet (center for disabled), Bergen
- 1981: Registered physiotherapist (PT)
- 1981-83: PT at Haukeland Hospital (HH) (neurology)
- 1983-85: Advanced Master of Science in Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
- 1985: PT at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA
- 1985-86: PT at HH (neurology)
- 1986-93: PT/research PT at the Pain clinic, HH
- 1993-96: PT/research PT at a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Clinic for patients with musculoskeletal pain problems, Bergen
- 1995: Part time lecturer at College of Physiotherapy, Bergen
- 1996-2000: Research fellow at UiB
- 2001-dd: Clinical director of the Masters program in Manual Therapy, UiB
- 2003: Doctoral thesis, dr. philos. (PhD), Medical Faculty, UiB
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Teaching and supervision
- 1991 + 1996 - dd: Program development of the Master of Science program in Physiotherapy at UiB
- 2000 - dd: Program development of the Clinical Master of Science program in Manual Therapy
- 1996 - dd: Teaching and supervision of Master of Science students in physiotherapy and manual therapy
- 2004 - dd: Supervising PhD-students
| | Scholarship, legacy, prize
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- 1983-85: Fulbright scholarship
- 1983: Norway-America Association scholarship
- 1997: Elise Dethloff F. Stoltz' legacy for medical research
- 2001: The Norwegian Spine Research Prize
| | Societies
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- Norwegian Physiotherapy Association
- Norwegian Spine Research Association
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- International Myopain Society
- International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
| | Advanced Master of Science Thesis
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1985: Physical therapy protocols in use on spinal cord injured patients stabilized with Harrington rods and fusion. Northeastern University, Boston, USA
| | Doctoral Thesis
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2003: Measurement properties of a Global Physiotherapy Examination in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. University of Bergen
| | Publications
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- Kvåle A, Husebø S. "TENS" - Transcutan elektrisk nerve stimulering. Informasjons-hefte for helsepersonell. Privat forlag, Smerteklinikken, Haukeland Sykehus, 1987
- Kvåle A, Husebø S. Transcutan elektrisk nervestimulering. Del 1. Fysioterapeuten 1988; 55: nr.2: 2-6
- Kvåle A, Husebø S. Transcutan elektrisk nervestimulering. Del 2. Fysioterapeuten 1988; 55: nr.3: 2-6
- Kvåle A, Rosén G, Husebø S. Kronisk smerte. Informasjon og råd til deg som har kronisk smerte. Informasjonshefte for pasienter med kronisk smerte. Privat forlag, Smerteklinikken, Haukeland Sykehus, 1989
- Rosén G, Kvåle A, Husebø S. Gruppebehandling av pasienter med kroniske smerter. Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen 1990; 110: 3602-3604
- Kvåle A, Sundsvold MØ. Global Fysioterapeutisk Muskelundersøkelse. En vurdering av intertester reliabilitet. Fysioterapeuten 1991; 57: nr.6, 29-33
- Kvåle A. Avspenning og kroppsbevissthet. CD og kassett. Produsent: Terapiformidling a/s, Bergen 1998
- Kvåle A. Avspenning og kroppsbevissthet. Instruksjonshefte til CD og kassett.
Produsent: Terapiformidling a/s, Bergen 2000
- Kvåle A. Management of chronic myofascial pain: finding common ground. Introduction + Cross-disciplinary approaches and physiotherapy. I: Hunskaar S & Malterud K (eds). Chronic myofascial pain. A patient-centred approach. Radcliffe Medical Press 2002; Kap. 6: 133-138 + 149-157
- Kvåle A, Ellertsen B, Skouen JS. Relationships between physical findings (GPE-78) and psychological profiles (MMPI-2) in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 2001; 55 (3):177-184
- Kvåle A, Johnsen TB, Ljunggren AE. Examination of Respiration in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain: reliability and validity. Advances in Physiotherapy 2002; 4(4): 169-181
- Kvåle A, Johnsen TB, Ljunggren AE. Examination of Movement in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain: reliability and validity. Physiotherapy Research International 2003; 8(1): 36-52
- Kvåle A, Ljunggren AE, Johnsen TB. Palpation of Muscle and Skin. Is this a reliable and valid precedure in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. Advances in Physiotherapy 2003; 5:122-136
- Kvåle A, Skouen JS, Ljunggren AE. Dicriminative validity of the Global Physiotherapy Examination (GPE-52) in patients with long-lasting musculoskelteal pain versus healthy persons. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 2003; 11(3): 23-35
- Kvåle A, Ljunggren AE, Strand LI, Rudy TE, Hart DL. Rehabilitation: Assessing the outcome. In: Dostrovsky JO, Carr DB, Koltzenburg M (eds.) Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Pain, Vol 17. Seattle: IASP press, 2003; Kap. 69: 893-907
- Kvåle A. Hvordan manifesterer smerter seg i kroppen? Omsorg 2003; 20(4): 47-51. + Fibromyalgibladet 2004; 18(1): 8-10
- Strand LI, Kvåle A, Råheim M, Ljunggren AE. Do Norwegian manual therapists provide management for patients with acute low back pain in accordance with clinical guidelines? Manual Therapy 2005; 10(1):38-43
- Kvåle A, Skouen JS, Ljunggren AE. Sensitivity to change and responsiveness of the Global Physiotherapy Examination (GFM-52) in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. Physical Therapy 2005; 85(8):712-726
- Kvåle A. Læringslandskap og student-/veilederforhold. Muskel & Skjelett 2005; 20 (2): 20-24
- Skouen JS, Kvåle A. Different outcomes in subgroups of patients with long-term musculoskeletal pain. Norsk Epidemiologi 2006; 16 (2): 127-135.
- Jensen R, Hystad T, Kvåle A, Bærheim A. Quantitative Sensory Testing of patients with long lasting Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. European Journal of Pain 2006: in press
- Kvåle A, Ljunggren AE. Body awareness therapies. Essay I: Schmidt RF & Willis WD (eds.). Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer Verlag 2007; Volume 1, A-G:167-169.
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Date of birth: November 25, 1955