| Main areas of interest and reseach
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- Theoretical foundation of physiotherapy and health sciences
- Understanding the phenomenon of the human body and bodily symptoms, with special regard to life-world perspectives and social and cultural meanings of the body, included gender perspectives
- Empirical research concerning body experience and lived through meanings of being ill, with special regard to chronic muscular pain and fibromyalgia
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| Educational background
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- 1978: Examen philosophicum, University of Bergen
- 1979: Primary course in psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen
- 1982: Qualified as physiotherapist, Bergen College of Physiotherapy (Fysioterapihøgskolen i Bergen)
- 1991: Master of Science, cand. polit. (MSc), Section of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen
- 2001: Doctoral thesis, dr. philos. (PhD), Faculty of Psychology and Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen
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| Employment history
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- 1982 - 1987: Clinical practice in Norway at hospitals, within orthopaedics, obstetrics, rheumatology: Voss fylkessykehus og Haukeland sykehus, at nursing homes, within geriatrics: Midtbygda sjukeheim, at an institution for multihandicapped: Vestlandsheimen, and at an institution for physically handicapped children in Taiwan, within neurology: Victory Home
- 1991 - 1994: Lecturer, Master Program in Physiotherapy, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen
- 1994 - 1998: Research fellow, Section for Physiotherapy Science, University of Bergen
- 1998 - 2001: Lecturer in Health Sciences, Section for Physiotherapy Science, University of Bergen
- 2002 - dd: Associate professor in Health Sciences, Section for Physiotherapy Science, University of Bergen
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| Teaching and supervision at University of Bergen
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- The conduction of the Master Program in Health Science, and lecturing the Master of Science students, with particular responsibility for the first part of the study (5 months, research methods and theory of knowledge).
- Vice – director of the educational programmes at Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care from 010703 to 310103, and from 010107 to 310708.
- Leader of the Program Committee for Master program in Health Science from 010108.
- Supervision of Master of Science students
- Supervision of PhD students
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| Societies
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- Norwegian Physiotherapy Association
- Nordic Network for Physiotherapy as Social Practice
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| Scientific activities
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- Member of the evaluation committee of three doctoral thesis’, in two acting as leader, and opponent in one.
- Main advisor for 1 PhD-student who has finished her thesis, and main advisor
for 2 more PhD-students. Co-advisor for 4 PhD-students.
- Steering committee, Norwegian Center for Physiotherapy Research (1996 - 1999)
- Referee: Advances in Physiotherapy, Qualitative Health Research, Fysioterapeuten
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| Master of Science Thesis
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Råheim, M. Kroppsbilde - en fenomenologisk begrepsanalyse. (Body Image - a Phenomenological Concept Analysis.) Hovedfagsoppgave ved Institutt for sykepleievitenskap, Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Bergen, 1991.
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| Doctoral Thesis
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Råheim, M. Kvinners kroppserfaring og livssammenheng. En fenomenologisk-hermeneutisk studie av friske kvinner og kvinner med kroniske muskelsmerter. (Women, Body Experience, and Context of Life. A Phenomenological-Hermeneutical Study of Healthy Women and Women with Chronic Muscular Pain.) Det psykologiske fakultet og Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Bergen, 2001.
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| Publications
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- Råheim, M. Kroppsbilde - en fenomenologisk begrepsanalyse. (Body Image - a Phenomenological Concept Analysis.) Hovedfagsoppgave ved Institutt for sykepleievitenskap, Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Bergen, 1991.
- Råheim, M. Kroppen som erfaring og mening. (The Body as Lived Experience) Fysioterapeuten 1994; 12: 15 - 20.
- Råheim, M. Kvinners kroppserfaring og livssammenheng. En fenomenologisk-hermeneutisk studie av friske kvinner og kvinner med kroniske muskelsmerter. (Women, Body Experience, and Context of Life. A Phenomenological-Hermeneutical Study of Healthy Women and Women with Chronic Muscular Pain.) Det psykologiske fakultet og Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Bergen, 2001.
- Råheim, M. Kroppsfenomenologi - innsikt relevant for klinisk praksis. (Phenomenology of the body - relevance for Clinical Practice.) Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen 2002; 25(122): 2477 - 80.
- Smedbråten, B., Råheim, M., Heiberg, E. "Alle musklene og tankene roet seg ..." - et kroppsfenomenologisk perpsektiv som kilde til innsikt i unges livsverden. ("All the muscles and thoughts calmed down..." - the phenomenology of the body as a perspective in understanding the life world of young people.) Fysioterapeuten 2003; 6: 25 - 30.
- Råheim, M. Er det ualminnelige helt ualminnelig? Dagligliv, kropp og helse hos friske kvinner og kvinner med kroniske muskelsmerter. (Is the Unusual quite Unusual? Healthy Women and Women with Chronic Pain - Body, Health, and Everyday Life.) Kvinneforskning 2004; 2:22-38.
- Råheim M, Håland W. Lived experience of chronic pain and fibromyalgia: Women’s stories from daily life. Qualitative Health Research 2006;16:741-761.
- Andersson B, Strand LI, Råheim M. The effect of long-term body awareness training succeeding a multimodal cognitive behaviour program with widespread pain. Journal of Musculosceletal Pain 2007, 15(3): 19-29.
- Iversen S, Ellertsen B, Jacobsen SR, Råheim M, Knivsberg AM. Developing a participatory
multidisciplinary team approach to enhance the quality of school start. Action Research 2006;4:271-292.
- Iversen S, Øien AM, Råheim M. Physiotherapy treatment of children with cerebral palsy: The complexity of communication within sessions and over time. Advances in Physiotherapy 2008, 10: 41-52.
- Magnussen L, Nilsen S, Råheim M. Barriers against returning to work – aas perceived by disability pensioners with back pain. A focus group based qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation 2007, 29(3): 191-197.
- Dragesund T, Råheim M. Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy and patients with chronic pain: Patients’ perspectives on body awareness. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 2008, 24(4): 243-254.
- Sviland R, Martinsen K, Råheim M. Hvis ikke kropp og psyke – hva da? Holdning og bevegelse i selvutfoldelse og tilbakeholdelse. Fysioterapeuten 2007, 12: 23-28.
- Øien AM, Råheim M, Iversen S, Steihaug S. Self-perception as embodied knowledge – changing processes for patients with chronic pain. Advances in Physiotherapy 2008, in press.
- Vestrheim I, Råheim M, Strand LI. Barn med Cerebral parese: intensive trening og funksjonsutvikling – en forløpsstudie. Fysioterapeuten 2008, 8: 22-28.
Chapters in books and edition
- Råheim M. Forståelse av kroppen som fenomen. Kritikk og utfordringer i helsefagenes grunnlagsforståelse. (Understanding the Body as Phenomenon. Critics and Challenges in the Theoretical Foundation of Health Sciences.) I: Alvsvåg H., Anderssen N., Gjengedal E., Råheim M. (red). Kunnskap, kropp og kultur. Helsefaglige grunnlagsproblemer. (Knowledge, Body, and Culture. Theoretical Challenges in Health Sciences.) Oslo: AdNotam, Gyldendal, 1997: 95 - 123.
- Sudmann, T., Råheim, M. Kvinnehelse og fysioterapi i Norge - lang tradisjon og kjønnsblindhet side om side? (Womens Health and Physiotherapy in Norway - long Tradition and Blindness for Meanings of Gender side by side?) I: Stokkenes, G., Sudmann, T., Sæbøe, G. Fysioterapi på terskelen. 13 perspektiver på faget. (Physiotherapy on the Door Still.13 perspectives.) Kristiansand: Høyskoleforlaget, 2001: 193 - 210.
- Råheim M. Kvinner med kroniske muskelsmerter – kropp og dagligliv. [Women with chronic muscle pain – body and everyday life] In: Bengtsson, J. (red.) Å forske i sykdoms- og pleieerfaringer – livsverdensfenomenologiske bidrag. (Kap. 5). Kristiansand: Høyskoleforlaget, 2006.
- Råheim M, Gjengedal E. Kropp og kroppslighet - erfaringers kroppslighet, kroppslighetens erfaringer. [Body and bodiliness – the bodiliness of experience, experience of bodiliness] I: Gjengedal E, Hanestad BR (red.) (2. utg.) Å leve med kronisk sykdom - en varig kursendring. Oslo: Cappelen Akademiske, 2006.
Commentaries
- Ljunggren, A.E., Strand, L.I., Råheim, M. Fra hovedfag til masterstudium i fysioterapivitenskap. Erfaringer fra en 10-årsperiode. (From Advanced Master of Science Study in Physiotherapy to MSc in Physiotherapy. 10 years of experience.) Fysioterapeuten 2002; 14: 15-6.
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Date of birth: January 19, 1956