Mona Kristin Aaslund
PhD Candidate
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care
Physiotherapy Research Group
Title: PhD Candidate
Phone: +47 55 58 67 34
E-mail: Mona.Aaslund@isf.uib.no
Visiting address: Kalfarveien 31
Physical activity
Gait rehabilitation
Stroke
Rehabilitation
Activity monitoring
Gait analysis
Kinematic sensors used in gait analysis
Movement Science
Education
2007-2012 PhD degree. University of Bergen.
2004 - 2006 Master degree Programme in Physiotherapy. University of Bergen.
2002-2003 Advanced course in Supervision. Bergen University College.
1995-1998 BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy. University of Brighton.
1993-1994 Basic course in Psychology. University of Bergen.
1993 Examen Philosophicum. University of Bergen.
Selected Employment
1998 – present (on leave Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2010):
Physiotherapist. Department of Physiotherapy. Haukeland University Hospital
Teaching and Supervision
2006 – present: Teaching and supervision of Master of Science students in physiotherapy
Affiliated Associations
The Norwegian Association for Physiotherapist. http://www.fysio.no/
Faggruppen NOR [The Clinical Interest group for Neurology, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology] http://www.fysio.no/ORGANISASJON/Faggrupper/NOR
Articles
Aaslund, M. K., Helbostad, J. L. and Moe-Nilssen, R. Familiarisation to body weight supported treadmill training for patients post-stroke. Gait Posture, 2011. 34(4): p. 467-72. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21782442.
Moe-Nilssen, R., Aaslund, MK., Hodt-Billington, C. and Helbostad, J. Gait variability measures may represent different constructs. Gait Posture, 2010. May;32(1):98-101. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20434916
Aaslund, M.K. and Moe-Nilssen, R. Treadmill walking with body weight support. Effect of treadmill, harness and body weight support systems. Gait Posture, 2008. August; 28(2): 303-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18343664
PhD Dissertation
Aaslund, MK (2012) Treadmill walking with body weight support.
Master of science thesis
Aaslund, M. (2006) Treadmill walking - is it different from overground walking? A cross-sectional study investigating 28 healthy people walking overground and on a treadmill with and without body weight support. Section for Physiotherapy Science, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen. http://www.uib.no/isf/people/doc/hovedfag/aaslund.htm
Other publications
Grenstad, T. and Aaslund, M. (2001) Håndtering av slagpasienter: en idébank. Haukeland sykehus, Fysioterapiavdelingen. [Handling of stroke patients]
Smedal, T., Fersum, K., Aaslund, M. and Skarvatun, H. (1999) Metodebok i smerte. Haukeland Sykehus, Nevrologisk avdeling, Fysioterapiavdelingen. [Clinical guidelines for treatment of pain]
Predictive factors and long-term functional status after stroke (2012 - ongoing)
Treadmill walking with body weight support in patients post-stroke (PhD-project 2007-1012)