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Photobiomodulation Therapy Combined with Static Magnetic Field (PBMT–SMF) on Spatiotemporal and Kinematics Gait Parameters in Post-Stroke: A Pilot Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Gait deficit is a major complaint in patients after stroke, restricting certain activities of daily living. Photobiomodulation therapy combined with a static magnetic field (PBMT-SMF) has been studied for several ... -
Photobiomodulation therapy combined with static magnetic field is better than placebo in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by generalized chronic pain and tenderness in specific areas. Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) using low-level laser therapy and/or light emitting diode therapy is an ... -
Photobiomodulation Therapy Combined with Static Magnetic Field Reduces Pain in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck and/or Shoulder Pain: A Randomized, Triple-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has been used to treat patients with chronic neck and/or shoulder pain. However, it is unknown whether the concurrent use of PBMT and static magnetic field (PBMT-sMF) also has positive ... -
Photobiomodulation therapy does not decrease pain and disability in people with non-specific low back pain: a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Question: In people with non-specific low back pain (LBP), what are the effects of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on pain, disability and other outcomes when compared with no intervention, sham PBMT and other treatments, ... -
Photobiomodulation therapy in management of cancer therapy-induced side effects: WALT position paper 2022
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Disclaimer: This article is based on recommendations from the 12th WALT Congress, Nice, October 3-6, 2018, and a follow-up review of the existing data and the clinical observations of an international multidisciplinary ... -
Photobiomodulation Therapy is Able to Modulate PGE2 Levels in Patients With Chronic Non‐Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and Objectives Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is responsible for triggering increased biomarkers levels. In this way, photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) may be an interesting alternative to treat these patients. ... -
Phylogeographic history of mitochondrial haplogroup J in Scandinavia
(Journal article, 2023)Background: Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup J is the third most frequent haplogroup in modern-day Scandinavia, although it did not originate there. To infer the genetic history of haplogroup J in Scandinavia, we examined ... -
Physical activity and lung function—Cause or consequence?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Concerns exist that the positive association of physical activity with better lung function, which has been suggested in previous longitudinal studies in smokers, is due to reverse causation. To investigate this, we applied ... -
Physical activity and patient-reported outcomes during a two-year lifestyle intervention for severely obese adults. The Haugland Obesity Study
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-04-15)Severe obesity is a chronic condition, which is associated with impaired quality of life and health hazards. The direct cause of obesity is an imbalance in energy intake and expenditure over time, but the underlying ... -
Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Severely Obese Adults during a Two-Year Lifestyle Intervention Programme
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)It is unknown how changes in physical activity may affect changes in quality of life (QoL) outcomes during lifestyle interventions for severely obese adults. The purpose of this study was to examine associations in the ... -
Physical activity in pregnancy: a Norwegian-Swedish mother-child birth cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)BACKGROUND Physical activity during pregnancy is important for maternal and offspring health. Optimal conditions during pregnancy may help reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases. National and international guidelines ... -
Physical activity is associated with a low prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the Royal Norwegian Navy: a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-07-02)Background: Despite considerable knowledge about musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and physical, psychosocial and individual risk factors there is limited knowledge about physical activity as a factor in preventing MSD. In ... -
Physical activity is independently associated with reduced mortality: 15-years follow-up of the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03-22)Background: Physical activity (PA) is associated with lower risk for non-communicable diseases and mortality. We aimed to investigate the prospective association between PA and all-cause and cause-specific mortality, and ... -
Physical activity patterns and socioeconomic position: the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-15)Background: We investigated the associations between education and leisure-time, occupational, sedentary and total physical-activity levels based on data from the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey ... -
Physical activity, aerobic fitness and parental socio-economic position among adolescents: the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-22)Background: The positive association between parental socio-economic position (PSEP) and health among adolescents may be partly explained by physical activity behaviour. We investigated the associations between physical ... -
Physical education classes – a double-edged sword: a qualitative study of Norwegian high-school students’ experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore students’ experiences of physical education (PE) and to gain insight into what contributes to engaging them in PE. Methods: A total of 316 second-year high-school students from ... -
Physical education teachers' and public health nurses' perception of Norwegian high school students' participation in physical education - a focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-24)Background: High quality physical education programs in high schools may facilitate adoption of sustainable healthy living among adolescents. Public health nurses often meet students who avoid taking part in physical ... -
Physical health-related quality of life predicts disability pension due to musculoskeletal disorders: seven years follow-up of the Hordaland Health Study Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-14)Background: Musculoskeletal diseases are characterized by a high degree of comorbidity with common mental disorders and are a major cause of health-related exclusion from working life. Using a prospective design we aimed ... -
Physician factors associated with medical errors in Norwegian primary care emergency services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between characteristics of physicians working in primary care emergency units (PCEUs) and the outcome of assessments of the medical records. Design: Data ... -
Physiotherapists' attitudes and beliefs towards common low back pain: Factor structure and internal consistency of the Norwegian version of the PABS-PT
(Master thesis, 2013-08-05)Background: The Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapists (PABS-PT) is a self-administrated questionnaire designed to discriminate between a biomedical and a biopsychosocial treatment orientation of therapists ...