- E-mailJan.Skouen@uib.no
- Phone+47 55 58 61 59+47 930 16 344
- Visitor AddressAlrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
Main areas of research interests last years
Rehabilitation medicine, especially neurorehabilitation. For several years been a project leader for two big randomized controlled studies, one looking at the effect of two different new intensive rehabilitation programs in Bergen municipality for stroke patients discharged from a Stroke unit compared to rehabilitation as usual (grant from Research Council of Norway). The other project is comparing an outpatient cognitive rehabilitation model with ordinary follow-ups from the general practitioners for patients discharged from hospital still having symptoms from mild traumatic brain injury. From 2013 leader of a national and international randomized controlled multicentre study trying out a virtual reality equipment on stroke patients as an addition to traditional rehabilitation of arm function. For several years led a multicentre randomized controlled study on rehabilitation of mild traumatic brain injury patients. Examination and treatment of patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. Evaluation and development of examination methods. Discs and sciatica: basic and clinical studies. Involved in multidisciplinary and multicentre studies
Academic article
- 2020. The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 1-14.
- 2020. Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - Secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 1-11.
- 2020. Association of Modic change types and their short tau inversion recovery signals with clinical characteristics : a cross sectional study of chronic low back pain patients in the AIM-study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 10 pages.
- 2019. Symptom severity and quality of life in patients with concurrent neck pain and dizziness. Disability and Rehabilitation. 1-5.
- 2019. Predictors for psychological distress 2 months after mild traumatic brain injury. Frontiers in Neurology. 1-8.
- 2019. Neck pain associated with clinical symptoms in dizzy patients- A cross-sectional study. Physiotherapy Research International. 1-9.
- 2019. Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial. BMJ. British Medical Journal. 10 pages.
- 2019. Cognitive functional therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain - a randomized controlled trial 3-year follow-up. European Journal of Pain. 1416-1424.
- 2019. Associations between pressure pain threshold in the neck and postural control in patients with dizziness or neck pain – a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 1-9.
- 2018. Measuring pressure pain threshold in the cervical region of dizzy patients-The reliability of a pressure algometer. Physiotherapy Research International. 1-6.
- 2017. Virtual Reality Training for Upper Extremity in Subacute Stroke (VIRTUES): A multicenter RCT. Neurology. 2413-2421.
- 2017. Total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative discs: 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled multicenter trial. The spine journal. 1480-1488.
- 2017. Multidisciplinary outpatient treatment in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: A randomised controlled intervention study. Brain Injury. 475-484.
- 2017. Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 596-607.
- 2017. A longitudinal study investigating how stroke severity, disability, and physical function the first week post-stroke are associated with walking speed six months post-stroke. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 932-942.
- 2016. Subjective health complaints predict functional outcome six months after stroke. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 161-169.
- 2016. Predictors for Return to Work in Subjects with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Behavioural Neurology. 10 pages.
- 2016. Is upper limb virtual reality training more intensive than conventional training for patients in the subacute phase after stroke? An analysis of treatment intensity and content. BMC Neurology. 1-7.
- 2015. Striving for a life worth living: stroke survivors' experiences of home rehabilitation. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 651-661.
- 2015. Self-reported and tested function in health care workers: Is there a difference in function between workers on full, partial or not on sick leave? Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 506-517.
- 2015. Experiences with a brief functional evaluation for employees with musculoskeletal disorders as perceived by the employees and their supervisors. European Journal of Physiotherapy. 166-175.
- 2015. Ability in daily activities after early supported discharge models of stroke rehabilitation. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 355-365.
- 2014. Virtual reality training for upper extremity in subacute stroke (VIRTUES): Study protocol for a randomized controlled multicenter trial. BMC Neurology. 1-5.
- 2014. Trunk Control and Lesion Locations According to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in Acute Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study . International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 6 pages.
- 2014. Self-Reported and Tested Function in Health Care Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders on Full, Partial or Not on Sick Leave. Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 506-517.
- 2014. Plasticity and response to action observation: A longitudinal fMRI study of potential mirror neurons in patients with subacute stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 874-884.
- 2014. Missing a follow-up after mild traumatic brain injury-Does it matter? Brain Injury. 1374-1380.
- 2014. Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): three and six months results of a randomised controlled trial comparing two early supported discharge schemes with treatment as usual . BMC Neurology.
- 2014. Balance and walking after three different models of stroke rehabilitation: Early supported discharge in a day unit or at home, and traditional treatment (control). BMJ Open.
- 2013. Symptoms 2 months after mild TBI- are they related to the brain injury- A cluster analysis. International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
- 2013. Efficacy of classification-based cognitive functional therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pain. 916-928.
- 2013. Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): a randomized controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit or in the patients' homes with conventional treatment. International Journal of Stroke. 582-587.
- 2012. Predictors of outcome after surgery with disc prosthesis and rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up. European spine journal. 681-690.
- 2012. Is modified constraint-induced movement therapy more effective than bimanual training in improving arm motor function in the subacute phase post stroke? A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. 1078-1086.
- 2012. Genetic variation in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints in adolescents. European Journal of Pain. 1232-1242.
- 2011. Responsiveness to change of 10 physical tests used for patients with back pain. Physical Therapy. 404-415.
- 2011. Recovery of upper extremity motor function post stroke with regard to eligibility for constraint-induced movement therapy. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 248-257.
- 2009. The effect of two exercise regimes; motor control versus endurance/strength training for patients with whiplash-associated disorders: a randomized controlled pilot study. Clinical Rehabilitation. 812-823.
- 2009. Long-term follow-up of disability pensioners having musculoskeletal disorders. BMC Public Health.
- 2009. Inter-examiner reliability of a classification system for patients with non-specific low back pain. Manual Therapy. 555-561.
- 2007. Smerte- og funksjonsforløp hos pasienter med lumbal skiveprotese. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1188-1191.
- 2007. Motivating disability pensioners with back pain to return to work - A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 81-87.
- 2007. Motivating disability pensioners with back pain to return to work - A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 81-87.
- 2006. The inter-examiner reliability of a classification method for non-specific chronic low back pain patients with motor control impairment. Manual Therapy. 28-39.
- 2006. Return to work after comparing outpatient multidisciplinary treatment programs versus treatment in general practice for patients with chronic widespread pain. European Journal of Pain. 145-152.
- 2006. Different outcomes in subgroups of patients with long-term musculoskeletal pain. Norsk Epidemiologi. 127-135.
- 2005. Sensitivity to change and responsiveness of the global physiotherapy examination (GPE-52) in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. Physical Therapy. 712-726.
- 2005. Beliefs about low back pain in the Norwegian general population: Are they related to pain experiences and health professionals? Spine. 1770-1776.
- 2003. Tverrfaglige ryggpoliklinikker - et nytt behandlingstilbud. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2895-2896.
- 2002. Relative cost-effectiveness of extensive and lightmultidisciplinary treatment programs versus treatment as usual for patients with chronic low bak pain on long-term sick leave. Randomized controlled study. Spine. 901-910.
- 2002. Is there a right treatment for a particular patient group? Comparison of the ordinary treatment, light mulitdisciplinary treatment, and extensive mulitdisciplinary treatment for long-term sic-listed employees with muskuloskeletal pain. Pain. 49-63.
- 1997. Cerebrospinal fluid protein concentration in patients with sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation: An investigation of biochemical, neurologic, and radiologic predictors of long-term outcome. Journal of spinal disorders. 505-511.
- 1994. Elevated cerebrospinal fluid proteins in sciatica caused by disc herniation. European spine journal. 107-111.
- 1994. Elevated cerebrospinal fluid proteins in sciatica caused by disc herniation. European spine journal. 107-111.
- 1994. Elevated cerebrospinal fluid proteins in sciatica caused by disc herniation. European spine journal. 107-111.
- 1994. Elevated cerebrospinal fluid proteins in sciatica caused by disc herniation. European spine journal. 107-111.
- 1994. Cerebrospinal fluid protein concentrations related to clinical findings in patients with sciatica caused by disk herniation. Journal of spinal disorders. 12-18.
- 1994. Cerebrospinal fluid protein concentrations related to clinical findings in patients with sciatica caused by disc herniation. Journal of spinal disorders. 12-18.
- 1994. Cerebrospinal fluid protein concentrations related to clinical findings in patients with sciatica caused by disc herniation. Journal of spinal disorders. 12-18.
- 1993. Cerebrospinal fluid proteins as indicators of nerve root compression in patients with sciatica caused by disc herniation. Spine. 72-79.
Report
- 2007. Nasjonale kliniske retningslinjer. Korsryggsmerter - med og uten nerverotaffeksjon. .
Academic lecture
- 2019. Efficacy of cognitive functional therapy (CFT) versus cognitive patient education and active physiotherapy (COPE+PT) in patients with non-specific low back pain – A randomized controlled trial.
- 2016. Experiences with a brief functional evaluation for employees with musculoskeletal disorders.
- 2015. Å streve etter et liv verdt å leve Slagpasienters erfaringer med hjemme-rehabilitering.
- 2015. Functional evaluation of health care workers with musculoskeletal disorders on full, partial or not on sick leave.
- 2013. Plasticity and response to action observation: A longitudinal fMRI study of potential mirror neurons in recovering stroke patients.
- 2013. Balance and walking outcome after stroke rehabilitation: A randomised controlled trial comparing two early discharge models with treatment as usual.
- 2011. Plasticity and response to action observation: A longitudinal fMRI study in patients with subcortical stroke.
- 2011. Long-term follow-up of disability pensioners having musculoskeletal pain.
- 2007. MOTIVATING DISABILITY PENSIONERS WITH BACK PAIN TO RETURN TO WORK- A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
- 2006. Uføre tilbake i jobb.
- 2006. An effort in bringing disability pensioners to return to work- a randomised controlled trial.
- 2005. Sammenheng mellom smerte, funksjon og bevegelighet hos pasienter med langvarige ryggplager.
- 2002. Movement changes (modified version) and work status in patients with localized versus widespread low-back pain.
- 1998. Cerebrospinal fluid proteins as indicators of nerv root injury in sciatica. Experimental study on effects of slow-onset chronic compression or application of nucleus pulposus on sacral nerve roots.
Masters thesis
- 2011. Sammenligning af effekten af stabilitetstræning og afspænding til patienter med Modic-forandringer type 1 - et randomiseret, klinisk kontrolleret pilotprojekt.
- 2009. Neurodynamic anvendt som fysioterapeutisk behandling til apopleksi patienterUmiddelbare ændringer af symmetri i gangen efter en behandlings seance, et enkelt blindet klinisk kontrolleret forsøg.
- 2007. Manuell mobilisering ved hofteleddsartrose.
Feature article
- 2018. Bruk av virtuelle miljø i fysioterapipraksis? Fysioterapeuten. 22-25.
- 2015. Ryggplager, sykefravær og uføretrygd. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1567-1568.
- 2007. Isjias - kompresjon og inflammasjon av nerveroten? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
Letter to the editor
- 2019. Authors’ Reply to the Letter to the Editor from Filho et al. European Journal of Pain. 1576-1577.
- 2019. Authors' Reply to the Letter to the Editor from Filho et al. European Journal of Pain.
- 2014. Regional versus widespread pain in patients with chronic low back pain: it does matter! Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 479-480.
Doctoral dissertation
- 2016. Effect of multidisciplinary outpatient treatment after mild traumatic brain injury. A randomised controlled trial and prognostic factors for return to work.
- 2015. Stroke rehabilitation in the context of early supported discharge. Quantitative and qualitative aspects of daily life after mild-to-moderate stroke.
- 2015. Early Supported Discharge after stroke in Bergen. Effects on functional outcome and outcome predictors studied in a three-armed randomised controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit and in the patients’ homes with treatment as usual.
- 1999. Protein markers in cerebrospinal fluid in sciatica. A clinical and experimental study. -.
Abstract
- 2013. Life changed existentially. A qualitative study of experiences 6 months post stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 764-764.
- 2013. Balance and walking outcome after stroke rehabilitation - a randomized controlled trial comparing two early discharge models with treatment as usual. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 95-96.
- 2012. Attention Deficit In Stroke Patients 12 Months After Discharge From Hospital. Brain Injury. 712-713.
- 2012. A descriptive portrait of mild traumatic brain injury patients referred to a university hospital. Brain Injury. 592-593.
Poster
- 2013. Early Supported Discharge after Stroke in Bergen, Norway: No Significant Difference from In-Patient Treatment, but Home Rehabilitation may be better.
- 2012. Responsiveness to change of 10 physical tests used for patients with back pain.
- 2011. Responsiveness of 10 physical tests used for patients with back pain.
- 2011. Classification based "cognitive functional therapy" for the management of non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) - a RCT.
- 2010. Recovery of upper extremity motor function post stroke in regard to eligibility and need for intensive functional training.
- 2009. Do patients’ self reported activity limitations due to back problems correspond to ICF Core Sets for Low Back Pain?
- 2009. Do patients? self reported activity limitations due to back problems correspond to ICF Core Sets for Low Back Pain.
- 2008. Responsiveness to change of physical performance measures used to assess outcome in low back pain.
- 2008. Responsiveness to change of physical performance measures used to assess outcome in low back pain.
- 2007. An effort in bringing disability pensioners to return to work- a randomised controlled trial.
- 2005. Relationships between pain, disability and physical impairment in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain.
- 2004. Prostaglandins in experimental nerve root injury.
- 2004. Movement changes and work status in patients with localized versus widespread long-lasting low-back pain.
- 2002. Work status related to movement changes in patients with localized versus widespread long-lasting low back pain.
- 2002. Relative cost-effectiveness of extensive and light multidisciplinary treatment programs versus treatment as usual for chronic low back pain patients on long-term sick leave. A randomized controlled study.
- 2002. A screening instrument for low back pain patients.
Academic literature review
- 2018. Modic changes-Their associations with low back pain and activity limitation: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE. 1-27.
- 2010. Langvarige korsryggsmerter og MR-forandringer i ryggvirvlene :. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2260-2263.
- 2010. Integration of subclassification strategies in randomised controlled clinical trials evaluating manual therapy treatment and exercise therapy for non-specific chronic low back pain: a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 1054-1062.
- 2009. Integration of sub-classification strategies in RCTs evaluating manual therapy treatment and exercise therapy for non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP): a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
PUBLICATIONS (period 2012-15). Publications with referee
- Skouen JS. Ryggplager, sykefravær og uføretrygd.Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2015 Sep 22;135(17):1567-8.
- Ask T, Magnussen LH, Skouen JS, Skaar A, Kvåle A. Experiences with a brief functional evaluation for employees with musculoskeletal disorders as perceived by employees and their supervisors. European Journal of Physiotherapy 2015; Early Online: 1-10
- Taule T, Strand LI, Assmus J, Skouen JS. Ability in daily activities after early supported discharge models of stroke rehabilitation. Scand J Occup Ther. 2015 Sep;22(5):355-65. Epub 2015 May 25
- Taule T, Strand LI, Skouen JS, Råheim M. Striving for a life worth living: stroke survivors' experiences of home rehabilitation. Scand J Caring Sci. 2015 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/scs.12193. [Epub ahead of print]
- Hofstad H, Gjelsvik B, Næss H, Eide G, Skouen JS. Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): three and six months results of a randomised controlled trial comparing two early supported discharge schemes with treatment as usual. BMC Neurol. 2014 Dec 21;14(1):239. [Epub ahead of print]
- Ask T, Skouen JS, Assmus J, Kvåle. Self-Reported and Tested Function in Health Care Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders on Full, Partial or Not on Sick Leave. A. J Occup Rehabil. 2014. Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print]
- Gjelsvik, B., Strand, L. I., Næss, H., Hofstad, H., Skouen, J.S., Eide, G. E. et al. Trunk Control and Lesion Locations According to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in Acute Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, S3. (2014).
Brunner I, Skouen JS, Hofstad H, Strand LI, Becker F, Sanders AM, Pallesen H, Kristensen T, Michielsen M, Verheyden G. Virtual reality training for upper extremity in subacute stroke (VIRTUES): study protocol for a randomized controlled multicenter trial.BMC Neurol. 2014 Sep 28;14(1):186.
Vikane E, Hellstrøm T, Røe C, Bautz-Holter E, Assmus J, Skouen JS. Missing a follow-up after mild traumatic brain injury-Does it matter?Brain Inj. 2014 Jun 19:1-7.
Gjelsvik BE, Hofstad H, Smedal T, Eide GE, Næss H, Skouen JS, Frisk B, Daltveit S, Strand LI. Balance and walking after three different models of stroke rehabilitation: early supported discharge in a day unit or at home, and traditional treatment (control). BMJ Open. 2014 May 14;4(5)
Skouen JS.Regional versus widespread pain in patients with chronic low back pain: it does matter! J Rehabil Med. 2014 May;46(5):479-80
Brunner IC, Skouen JS, Ersland L, Grüner R. Plasticity and Response to Action Observation: A Longitudinal fMRI Study of Potential Mirror Neurons in Patients With Subacute Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print
- Hellstrom T, Vikane E, Skouen JS, Bautz-Holter E, Roe A, Roe C. Symptomes at 2 months after mild TBI: are they related to brain injury? The results of a cluster analysis. Int J Phys Med Rehabil.2013;1:1-7
- Vibe Fersum K, O'Sullivan P, Skouen JS, Smith A, Kvåle A. Efficacy of classification-based cognitive functional therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Pain. 2013;17:916-28
- Hofstad H, Naess H, Moe-Nilssen R, Skouen JS. Early supported discharge after stroke in Bergen (ESD Stroke Bergen): a randomized controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit or in the patients' homes with conventional treatment. Int J Stroke. 2013;8:582-7
- Brunner IC, Skouen JS, Strand LI. Is modified constraint-induced movement therapy more effective than bimanual training in improving arm motor function in the subacute phase post stroke? A randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2012 Dec;26:1078-86
- Skouen JS, Smith AJ, Warrington NM, O' Sullivan PB, McKenzie L, Pennell CE, Straker LM. Genetic variation in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints in adolescents. Eur J Pain. 2012 Oct;16:1232-42
- Hellum C, Johnsen LG, Gjertsen O, Berg L, Neckelmann G, Grundnes O, Rossvoll I, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Storheim K. The Norwegian Spine Study Group. Predictors of outcome after surgery with disc prosthesis and rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up. Eur Spine J. 2012 Apr;21(4):681-690