Field of work
Former positions as physiotherapist in both primary and specialized health care: Grue municipality, Valnesfjord Health Sports Centre, Kysthospitalet in Stavern and Kysthospitalet in Hagevik.
Leader of motion laboratory 2008 - 2010.
Main position as associate professor at HVL since 2018. Teaches mainly for physiotherapy students at bachelor level, supervisor at master level. Leader at Centre for Habilitation and rehabilitation at Haukeland University Hospital.
Master's degree in Movement Science from NTNU and a PhD from UiB, Department of Global Health and Primary Care.
Has initiated and participated in various research projects involving both patients within specific diagnosis groups as well as general rehabilitation patients, with study designs such as RCT and prospective cohort studies. Further expertise in linguistic translation of measurement tools and assessment of measurement properties (psychometrics) for tests and evaluation instruments. Has served in professional council in the Norwegian Directorate of Health for quality register in rehabilitation in specialized health care. Former leader of the research group BeFu (Movement and Function) from 2021 - 2023, and deputy leader until 2024. Deputy leader for The Norwegian Fund for Post-Graduate Training in Physiotherapy
Courses taught
- Musculoskeletal examination and theory
- Biomechanics
- Function as a concept
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Research areas
- Rehabilitation patients in specialized health care
- Longterm widespread pain and fibromyalgia
- Absenteeism, work participation and social participation in people aged 18-30
Publications
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Use of primary healthcare services before and after specialized rehabilitation and its relation to changes in health and functioning: a longitudinal cohort study
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Gange som kjennetegn på sykdommer og tilstander
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Undersøkelse av gange
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Effect of sense of coherence on long-term work participation among rehabilitation patients: A longitudinal study
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Long-Term Change and Predictors of Change in Physical and Mental Function after Rehabilitation: A Multi-Centre Study