48 Result(s)

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The association between lumbar lordosis preoperatively and changes in PROMs for lumbar spinal stenosis patients 2 years after spinal surgery: radiological and clinical results from the NORDSTEN-spinal stenosis trial

Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) sometimes have lower lumbar lordosis (LL), and the incidence of LSS correlates closely with the loss of LL. The few studies that have evaluated the association betwee...

Johan Wänman, Josefin Åkerstedt, Hasan Banitalebi… in European Spine Journal (2024)

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Preoperative fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles assessed by MRI is associated with less improvement of leg pain 2 years after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis

Fatty infiltration (FI) of the paraspinal muscles may associate with pain and surgical complications in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We evaluated the prognostic influence of MRI-assessed paraspi...

Hasan Banitalebi, Erland Hermansen, Christian Hellum… in European Spine Journal (2024)

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Identifying latent subgroups in the older population seeking primary health care for a new episode of back pain – findings from the BACE-N cohort

Back pain is the number one condition contributing to years lived with disability worldwide, and one of the most common reasons for seeking primary care. Research on this condition in the ageing population is ...

Lise Kretz Grøndahl, Iben Axén, Silje Stensrud… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2024)

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The Norwegian degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN) study: study overview, organization structure and study population

To provide an overview of the The Norwegian Degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN)-study and the organizational structure, and to evaluate the study population.

Kari Indrekvam, Ingrid Fjeldheim Bånerud, Erland Hermansen… in European Spine Journal (2023)

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Killing pain?: a population-based registry study of the use of prescription analgesics, anxiolytics, and hypnotics among all children, adolescents and young adults in Norway from 2004 to 2019

The ongoing opioid epidemic has been a global concern for years, increasingly due to its heavy toll on young people’s lives and prospects. Few studies have investigated trends in use of the wider range of drug...

Helle Stangeland, Marte Handal… in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)

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Is the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompression

We aim to investigate associations between preoperative radiological findings of lumbar foraminal stenosis with clinical outcomes after posterior microsurgical decompression in patients with predominantly cent...

Jørn Aaen, Hasan Banitalebi, Ivar Magne Austevoll, Christian Hellum… in Acta Neurochirurgica (2023)

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Menopausal hormone therapy, oral contraceptives and risk of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study

There are indications that use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and oral contraceptives (OC) increases the risk of low back pain (LBP), with higher oestrogen levels involved in the underlying mechanisms. Th...

Ingrid Heuch, Ivar Heuch, Knut Hagen, Kjersti Storheim… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2023)

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The association between preoperative MRI findings and clinical improvement in patients included in the NORDSTEN spinal stenosis trial

To investigate potential associations between preoperative MRI findings and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

Jørn Aaen, Hasan Banitalebi, Ivar Magne Austevoll… in European Spine Journal (2022)

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Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes – interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type

Modic Changes (MCs) in the vertebral bone marrow were related to back pain in some studies but have uncertain clinical relevance. Diffusion weighted MRI with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)-measurements c...

Magnhild H. Dagestad, Nils Vetti, Per M. Kristoffersen… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2022)

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A novel MRI index for paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration: reliability and relation to pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis: results from a multicentre study

Fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles may play a role in pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis. We assessed the reliability and association with clinical symptoms of a method for assessing fatty...

Hasan Banitalebi, Jørn Aaen, Kjersti Storheim… in European Radiology Experimental (2022)

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Modifiable prognostic factors of high costs related to healthcare utilization among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: an identification and replication study

Back pain is an extensive burden to our healthcare system, yet few studies have explored modifiable prognostic factors associated with high costs related to healthcare utilization, especially among older back ...

Rikke Munk Killingmo, Alessandro Chiarotto… in BMC Health Services Research (2022)

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Clinical and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis: baseline data from the NORDSTEN study

The aim was to describe magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients planned for lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. Further, to describe possible associations between MRI findings and patient characteristics w...

Jørn Aaen, Ivar Magne Austevoll, Christian Hellum… in European Spine Journal (2022)

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Implementing a Stratified Vocational Advice Intervention for People on Sick Leave with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Multimethod Process Evaluation

Purpose To perform a process evaluation of a stratified vocational advice intervention (SVAI), delivered by physiotherapists in primary care, for people on sick leave with musculoskeletal disorders participating ...

Fiona Aanesen, Britt Elin Øiestad… in Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (2022)

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Assessing physical workload among people with musculoskeletal disorders: validity and reliability of the physical workload questionnaire

Demands of physical work are related to musculoskeletal disorders, and hence, important to assess. The Physical Workload Questionnaire (PWQ) is based on 26 items related to physical workload. The PWQ has been ...

Lise Grethe Kjønø, Rikke Munk Killingmo… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2022)

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Low social acceptance among peers increases the risk of persistent musculoskeletal pain in adolescents. Prospective data from the Fit Futures Study

Musculoskeletal pain has a high prevalence in adolescence and causes huge consequences for the individuals and the society. Little knowledge exists on social risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in adolescent...

Henriette Jahre, Margreth Grotle, Kaja Smedbråten… in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2022)

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Comparison of self-reported and public registered absenteeism among people on long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: criterion validity of the iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire

To evaluate criterion validity of the iMTA Productivity Cost Questionnaire (iPCQ) by comparing iPCQ-reported occurrence and duration of long-term absenteeism (> 4 weeks) with public registry data collected fro...

Rikke Munk Killingmo, Anne Therese Tveter… in The European Journal of Health Economics (2021)

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Oedema on STIR modified the effect of amoxicillin as treatment for chronic low back pain with Modic changes—subgroup analysis of a randomized trial

To evaluate potential MRI-defined effect modifiers of amoxicillin treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and type 1 or 2 Modic changes (MCs) at the level of a previous lumbar disc herniation (index l...

Per Martin Kristoffersen, Lars C. H. Bråten, Nils Vetti, Lars Grøvle… in European Radiology (2021)

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Motivational Interviewing and Return to Work for People with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Map** Review

Purpose There is limited knowledge about motivational interviewing (MI) for people on sick leave with musculoskeletal disorders. Hence, our objective was to investigate what research on MI as a method to facilita...

Fiona Aanesen, Rigmor Berg, Ida Løchting… in Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation (2021)

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Complex return to work process – caseworkers’ experiences of facilitating return to work for individuals on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders

Ida Løchting, Margreth Grotle, Kjersti Storheim, Vegard Foldal… in BMC Public Health (2020)