Publications 2024

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2024)
Overweight and obesity as risk factors for chronic low back pain: a new follow-up in the HUNT Study
BMC Public Health, 24 (1), 2618
DOI 10.1186/s12889-024-20011-z, PubMed 39334024

Publications 2023

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2023)
Menopausal hormone therapy, oral contraceptives and risk of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 24 (1), 84
DOI 10.1186/s12891-023-06184-5, PubMed 36721124

Publications 2022

Bortsov AV, Parisien M, Khoury S, Martinsen AE, Lie MU, Heuch I, Hveem K, Zwart JA, Winsvold BS, Diatchenko L (2022)
Brain-specific genes contribute to chronic but not to acute back pain
Pain Rep, 7 (5), e1018
DOI 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001018, PubMed 35975136

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2022)
Does the risk of chronic low back pain depend on age at menarche or menopause? A population-based cross-sectional and cohort study: the Trøndelag Health Study
BMJ Open, 12 (2), e055118
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055118, PubMed 35210341

Lie MU, Pedersen LM, Heuch I, Winsvold B, Gjerstad J, Hasvik E, Nygaard ØP, Grotle M, Matre D, Zwart JA, Nilsen KB (2022)
Low Back Pain With Persistent Radiculopathy; the Clinical Role of Genetic Variants in the Genes SOX5, CCDC26/GSDMC and DCC
Front Genet, 12, 757632
DOI 10.3389/fgene.2021.757632, PubMed 35140737

Publications 2020

Guddal MH, Stensland SØ, Småstuen MC, Johnsen MB, Heuch I, Zwart JA, Storheim K (2020)
Obesity in Young Adulthood: The Role of Physical Activity Level, Musculoskeletal Pain, and Psychological Distress in Adolescence (The HUNT-Study)
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17 (12)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17124603, PubMed 32604978

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2020)
Associations between the number of children, age at childbirths and prevalence of chronic low back pain: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
BMC Public Health, 20 (1), 1556
DOI 10.1186/s12889-020-09480-0, PubMed 33059635

Lie MU, Winsvold B, Gjerstad J, Matre D, Pedersen LM, Heuch I, Zwart JA, Nilsen KB (2020)
The association between selected genetic variants and individual differences in experimental pain
Scand J Pain, 21 (1), 163-173
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0091, PubMed 33108341

Publications 2019

Fjeld OR, Grotle M, Matre D, Pedersen LM, Lie MU, Småstuen MC, Storheim K, Heuch I, Stubhaug A, Zwart JA, Nilsen KB (2019)
Predicting the outcome of persistent sciatica using conditioned pain modulation: 1-year results from a prospective cohort study
Scand J Pain, 20 (1), 69-75
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0112, PubMed 31527299

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Sørgjerd EP, Åsvold BO, Zwart JA (2019)
Does diabetes influence the probability of experiencing chronic low back pain? A population-based cohort study: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
BMJ Open, 9 (9), e031692
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031692, PubMed 31515434

Ho KKN, Simic M, Cvancarova Småstuen M, de Barros Pinheiro M, Ferreira PH, Bakke Johnsen M, Heuch I, Grotle M, Zwart JA, Nilsen KB (2019)
The association between insomnia, c-reactive protein, and chronic low back pain: cross-sectional analysis of the HUNT study, Norway
Scand J Pain, 19 (4), 765-777
DOI 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0033, PubMed 31287802

Publications 2018

Hagen K, Åsberg AN, Stovner L, Linde M, Zwart JA, Winsvold BS, Heuch I (2018)
Lifestyle factors and risk of migraine and tension-type headache. Follow-up data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Surveys 1995-1997 and 2006-2008
Cephalalgia, 38 (13), 1919-1926
DOI 10.1177/0333102418764888, PubMed 29517305

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Sørgjerd EP, Åsvold BO, Zwart JA (2018)
Is chronic low back pain a risk factor for diabetes? The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care, 6 (1), e000569
DOI 10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000569, PubMed 30397493

Heuch I, Storheim K (2018)
Critically appraised paper: Workplace physical exercise reduces musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers more than home-based exercise [commentary]
J Physiother, 64 (4), 265
DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2018.06.002, PubMed 30213579

Åsberg AN, Hagen K, Stovner LJ, Heuch I, Zwart JA, Winsvold BS (2018)
Do incident musculoskeletal complaints influence mortality? The Nord-Trøndelag Health study
PLoS One, 13 (9), e0203925
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0203925, PubMed 30265708

Publications 2017

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Mai XM, Langhammer A, Zwart JA (2017)
Is there an association between vitamin D status and risk of chronic low back pain? A nested case-control analysis in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
BMJ Open, 7 (11), e018521
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018521, PubMed 29175890

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2017)
Physical activity level at work and risk of chronic low back pain: A follow-up in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
PLoS One, 12 (4), e0175086
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0175086, PubMed 28394896

Publications 2016

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2016)
Is there a U-shaped relationship between physical activity in leisure time and risk of chronic low back pain? A follow-up in the HUNT Study
BMC Public Health, 16, 306
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-2970-8, PubMed 27068452

Åsberg AN, Heuch I, Hagen K (2016)
The Mortality Associated With Chronic Widespread Musculoskeletal Complaints: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Musculoskeletal Care, 15 (2), 104-113
DOI 10.1002/msc.1156, PubMed 27430167

Åsberg AN, Stovner LJ, Zwart JA, Winsvold BS, Heuch I, Hagen K (2016)
Chronic musculoskeletal complaints as a predictor of mortality-The HUNT study
Pain, 157 (7), 1443-1447
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000537, PubMed 26919487

Publications 2015

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2015)
Association between body height and chronic low back pain: a follow-up in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
BMJ Open, 5 (6), e006983
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006983, PubMed 26078308

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2015)
A Comparison of Anthropometric Measures for Assessing the Association between Body Size and Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain: The HUNT Study
PLoS One, 10 (10), e0141268
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0141268, PubMed 26506618

Åsberg AN, Stovner LJ, Zwart JA, Winsvold BS, Heuch I, Hagen K (2015)
Migraine as a predictor of mortality: The HUNT study
Cephalalgia, 36 (4), 351-7
DOI 10.1177/0333102415593090, PubMed 26115666

Publications 2014

Fagernæs CF, Heuch I, Zwart JA, Winsvold BS, Linde M, Hagen K (2014)
Blood pressure as a risk factor for headache and migraine: a prospective population-based study
Eur J Neurol, 22 (1), 156-62, e10-1
DOI 10.1111/ene.12547, PubMed 25155744

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2014)
Do abnormal serum lipid levels increase the risk of chronic low back pain? The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
PLoS One, 9 (9), e108227
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0108227, PubMed 25233233

Publications 2013

Heuch I, Foss IS (2013)
Acute low back usually resolves quickly but persistent low back pain often persists
J Physiother, 59 (2), 127
DOI 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70166-8, PubMed 23663799

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2013)
Body mass index as a risk factor for developing chronic low back pain: a follow-up in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 38 (2), 133-9
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182647af2, PubMed 22718225

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2013)
Does high blood pressure reduce the risk of chronic low back pain? The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Eur J Pain, 18 (4), 590-8
DOI 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00398.x, PubMed 24019262

Publications 2011

Hagen K, Linde M, Heuch I, Stovner LJ, Zwart JA (2011)
Increasing prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal complaints. A large 11-year follow-up in the general population (HUNT 2 and 3)
Pain Med, 12 (11), 1657-66
DOI 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01240.x, PubMed 21939496

Publications 2010

Heuch I, Hagen K, Heuch I, Nygaard Ø, Zwart JA (2010)
The impact of body mass index on the prevalence of low back pain: the HUNT study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 35 (7), 764-8
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ba1531, PubMed 20228714

Heuch I, Heuch I, Hagen K, Zwart JA (2010)
Associations between serum lipid levels and chronic low back pain
Epidemiology, 21 (6), 837-41
DOI 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181f20808, PubMed 20798637