Research areas
Physiotherapy represents an approach to health and function based upon the human body and human movement interacting with the environment. Physiotherapy aims at promoting, maintaining and restoring physical, psychological and social well-being.
The research group is extensively engaged in national and international co-operative research, and projects span from basic science to clinical studies
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Highly accessed article: Attending work or not when sick -- what makes the decision?
In a qualitative study 263 car mechanics were interviewed to examine decisions of absence versus attendance when feeling ill.
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The predictive validity of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (ÖMPQ) and the clinicians prognostic assessment
In a new publication based on master theses, the predictive validity of ÖMPQ was compared with the clinicians prognostic assessment of pain and functional outcome after 8 weeks of manual therapy treatment.
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Joint world congress of International Society for Posture & Gait Research and Gait & Mental Function in Trondheim, June 24 -28
The Physiotherapy Research Group is represented with 3 posters
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WFNR Melbourne 16-19 May
Håkon Hofstad presents a poster with first results from the ESD stroke Bergen study at World Federation for Neurorehabilitation congress in Melbourne
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Workshops 2012
27.-29. april: Peter O’Sullivan & Kjartan Vibe Fersum: Classification based cognitive functional therapy (CB-CFT); 13.-16. juni: Linda-Joy Lee: Treating the whole person – the Integrated systems model for pain & disability; 18.-20. juni: Linda-Joy Lee: Restoring form and function of the abdominal wall after pregnancy
News
- Highly accessed article: Attending work or not when sick -- what makes the decision? (08.10.2012)
- The predictive validity of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (ÖMPQ) and the clinicians prognostic assessment (05.10.2012)
- Joint world congress of International Society for Posture & Gait Research and Gait & Mental Function in Trondheim, June 24 -28 (19.06.2012)
- WFNR Melbourne 16-19 May (11.05.2012)
- Workshops 2012 (24.02.2012)