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Silje Stensrud defended her PhD-thesis the 23 of April

”Knee function and exercise in middle-aged patients with degenerative meniscus tears” The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate knee ... (more)

New article published - online registration of monthly sports participation after ACL injury - reliability and validity

Grindem et al has published a new article in BJSM about online registration of monthly sports participation after ACL injury.  The methode i ... (more)

The Norwegian edition of BJSM

  In this number of BJSM you can read about Sport medicin reseach from Norway. http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/8.toc ... (more)

Navn:    May Arna Risberg 
Stilling:    Chairman NAR, Physical Therapist and Professor 
Telefon direkte:    +47 23 26 56 03 
E-post:    mayarna.risberg@nimi.no 

Physical therapist, PhD from 1999, Chairman Norwegian research center for active rehabilittaion (NAR), Chairman research Orthopedic Center, Ullevaal University Hospital and NIMI. She is assoc professor at the master program in sport physical therapy at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Dept of Sport Medicine. She is the main supervisor for 6 PhD students and 5 master students in the field of active rehabilitation, ACL injuries, knee OA, hip OA, osteoporosis, active rehab after breat cancer surgery, and active rehab for patients with chronic heart failure. 

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Navn:    Kristin Bølstad 
Stilling:    Research Coordinator, MSc 
Telefon direkte:    +47 23 26 56 61 
E-post:    kristin.bolstad@nimi.no 

Research  Coordinator NAR. Master degree in Sports Science from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Fields of study: Physical activity and health.

 

 
Navn:    Ingrid Eitzen 
Stilling:    Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Physical Therapist 
E-post:    ingrid.eitzen@nimi.no 

PhD, Physical Therapist. Defended her doctoral (PhD) thesis "Knee function and rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament injury. Early functional assessments and interventions" in August 2010 . She now works with a postdoctoral  project on  biomecanical analyzes of patients with hip osteoarthritis and she is also involved in research on rehabilitation of patients with ACL injuries.

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Navn:    Hege Grindem 
Stilling:    PhD Student and Physical Therapist 
Telefon direkte:    +47 23 26 56 89 
E-post:    hege.grindem@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist and MSc in Sports Physiotherapy. PhD student on the research project: ”Dynamic stability of the ACL deficient knee”, a collaboration between NAR, Orthopedic Center, Oslo University Hospital and University of Delaware, Dept. of Physical Therapy.

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Navn:    Kari Anne Hakestad 
Stilling:    PhD- student and nurse 
Telefon direkte:    +47 23 01 51 12 
E-post:    k.a.hakestad@medisin.uio.no 

Nurse and MSc in Health Science, University of Oslo. Since 2010 a PhD – student on the research project “Effect of active rehabilitation on risk factors for fall, bone mineral density, and the quality of life in osteoprotic patients. A randomized, controlled intervention study”. She also has a position as Assistand Adminstrative Research Manager.

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Navn:    Heidi Kallerud 
Stilling:    Research assistant and MSc Physical Therapist  
E-post:    heidi.kallerud@gmail.com 

Physical Therapist, Master degree in Sports Physiotherapy from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Research Assistant at NAR and involved in the project  "Evaluation of function and exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip.

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Navn:    Nina Kise 
Stilling:    PhD student, orthopedic surgeon  
E-post:    ninakise@hotmail.com 

Nina Kise is an orthopedic surgeon working in Martina Hansens Hospital in Bærum. She is subspecialized in arthroscopic surgery in knees and shoulders including anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions, meniscal repairs, rotatorcuff repairs and glenohumeral stabilizations, in addition to arthroplasties of knee and hip joints. In 2011 she has started her PhD project focusing upon degenerative meniscus tears and long term results after treatment with either arthroscopic partial meniscal resections or exercise therapy evaluated by functional outcome and progression of joint degeneration.

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Navn:    Marte Lund 
Stilling:    Research assistant and Physical Therapist  
E-post:    marte.lund@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist and Manuel Therapist with daily clinical practice at The Norwegian Sports Medicine Clinic (NIMI). Master in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from University of Queensland in 2008. Research Assistant mostly working with the research project "Dynamic stability of the ACL deficient knee”.

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Navn:    Håvard Moksnes 
Stilling:    PhD student and Physical Therapist 
Telefon direkte:    +47 23 26 56 40 
E-post:    h.m@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist and MSc in Sports Sciences. Since October 2009 PhD-student in NAR, and at the department of Sports Medicine Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Responsible for the research project: "A prospective cohort study on ACL injured children under the age of 13 years" and co-researcher in the NAR/Delaware study: "Dynamic stability of the ACL deficient subject". Daily clinical practice at The Norwegian Sports Medicine Clinic (NIMI) primarily involved in active rehabilitation of patients with knee injuries.

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Navn:    Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson 
Stilling:    PhD and Physical Therapist 
Telefon direkte:    +47 93210913 
E-post:    birgitta.nilsson@nimi.no 

PhD, Physical Therapist. Defended her doctoral (PhD) thesis "Effects of group-based high-intensity aerobic interval training in patients with chronic heart failure. The Norwegian Ullevaal model” in 2009. She now works at NIMI 50% as a senior researcher with cardiac rehabilitation. She is responsible for the Oslo Heat-Ex Study, a long term follow up of cardiac rehabilitation patients in primary care. She also works 50% as a senior researcher at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal and is an associate professor at the Bergen University Collage where she is a supervisor for five master student. 

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Navn:    Britt Elin Øiestad 
Stilling:    Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Physical Therapist  
Telefon direkte:    +47 23 26 56 81 
E-post:    britt.e.oiestad@nimi.no 

PhD, Physical Therapist. Defended her doctoral (PhD) thesis  "Knee osteoarthritis and knee function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Long term results" in Januari 2011 She works for NAR  with a postdoctoral project  on long-term follow-up on patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. She now works on the postdoctorial project: Efficacy of strength and aerobic exercise on physical function and cartilage health in patients with knee osteoarthritis. A randomised controlled trial.

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Navn:    Karin Rydevik 
Stilling:    Research assistant and MSc Physical Therapist 
E-post:    karin.rydevik@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist and Research Assistant, NAR. Master degree in Sports Physiotherapy from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Daily clinical practice at The Norwegian Sports Medicine Clinic (NIMI). She works mainly with  research on hip osteoarthritis and ACL injuries. Responsible for the Osteoarthritis School - a patient education program for patients with hip and knee osteoarthrosis.

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Navn:    Silje Stensrud 
Stilling:    PhD- student and Physical Therapist 
E-post:    silje.stensrud@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist and MSc in Sports Physiotherapy. PhD student on the project "Arthroscopic surgery and exercise therapy as treatment of degenerative meniscus tears." This is a collaberative project between NIH, Ullevål University Hospital Orthopedic Center and the University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Navn:    Annika Storevold 
Stilling:    Physical Therapist, MSc 
E-post:    annika.storevold@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist, MSc in Sports Sciences from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo within the field of biomechanics and ACL injuries. She has mainly work as a research assistant on the project ”Dynamic stability of the ACL deficient knee” a collaboration between NAR, Department of Orthopedics, Oslo University Hospital and University of Delaware, Dept. of Physical Therapy. She works as a physical therapist at NIMI primarily involved in active rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal injuries and female health.

 
Navn:    Ida Svege 
Stilling:    Physical therapist and PhD Student 
E-post:    ida.svege@nimi.no 

Physical Therapist, MSc in Sports Science from the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences. Since January 2009 PhD-student in NAR on the research-project “Exercise therapy and patient education for individuals with hip osteoarthritis. Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.”

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Navn:    Barbara Wondrasch 
Stilling:    PhD Student and Physical Therapist 
Telefon direkte:    +47 47 44 22 92 
E-post:    barbara.wondrasch@hjelp24.no 

Physical Therapist and  Master of Sciene of Physiotherapy. Since October 2010 part time PhD-student in NAR and at the department of Sports Medicine at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences. Responsible for the research project: “Active Rehabilitation for patients with cartilage lesions  -  A new approach to rehabilitation after cartilage lesions and after cartilage repair”. This study is a cooperation project with the Department of Orthopaedics at the Oslo University Hospital.

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