
Kjersti Storheim
- Professor; PhD
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Publications 2020
Motivational Interviewing and Return to Work for People with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Mapping Review
J Occup Rehabil
DOI 10.1007/s10926-020-09892-0, PubMed 32356223
Comparative Effectiveness of Microdecompression Alone vs Decompression Plus Instrumented Fusion in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
JAMA Netw Open, 3 (9), e2015015
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15015, PubMed 32910195
Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 458
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03422-y, PubMed 32660517
Association of Modic change types and their short tau inversion recovery signals with clinical characteristics- a cross sectional study of chronic low back pain patients in the AIM-study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 368
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03381-4, PubMed 32522268
Facet Arthropathy Following Disc Replacement Versus Rehabilitation: A Prospective Study With 8-Year Follow-Up
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 45 (21), 1467-1475
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003600, PubMed 32694494
The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 698
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03720-5, PubMed 33087100
Cost-utility analysis of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Norway (the AIM study)
BMJ Open, 10 (6), e035461
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035461, PubMed 32546490
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
Comparable increases in dural sac area after three different posterior decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis: radiological results from a randomized controlled trial in the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 29 (9), 2254-2261
DOI 10.1007/s00586-020-06499-0, PubMed 32556585
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
Response to Letter to the Editor: 'Comments on the paper presenting prediction models for incident hand OA in the HUNT study'
Osteoarthritis Cartilage (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2020.10.012, PubMed 33279719
Development and validation of a prediction model for incident hand osteoarthritis in the HUNT study
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 28 (7), 932-940
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2020.04.005, PubMed 32360252
Oedema on STIR modified the effect of amoxicillin as treatment for chronic low back pain with Modic changes-subgroup analysis of a randomized trial
Eur Radiol
DOI 10.1007/s00330-020-07542-w, PubMed 33247344
Short tau inversion recovery MRI of Modic changes: a reliability study
Acta Radiol Open, 9 (1), 2058460120902402
DOI 10.1177/2058460120902402, PubMed 32064122
Complex return to work process - caseworkers' experiences of facilitating return to work for individuals on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders
BMC Public Health, 20 (1), 1822
DOI 10.1186/s12889-020-09804-0, PubMed 33256648
While we wait for new guidelines for treatment of lower back pain
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (8)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0181, PubMed 32463191
While we're waiting for new guidelines for the treatment of lumbar pain
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (8), 747-748
Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders. The MI-NAV study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 496
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03475-z, PubMed 32723318
Publications 2019
Follow-up score, change score or percentage change score for determining clinical important outcome following surgery? An observational study from the Norwegian registry for Spine surgery evaluating patient reported outcome measures in lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 31
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-2386-y, PubMed 30658613
Decompression alone versus decompression with instrumental fusion the NORDSTEN degenerative spondylolisthesis trial (NORDSTEN-DS); study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 7
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-2384-0, PubMed 30611229
Clinical comparative effectiveness of acupuncture versus manual therapy treatment of lateral epicondylitis: feasibility randomized clinical trial
Pilot Feasibility Stud, 5, 110
DOI 10.1186/s40814-019-0490-x, PubMed 31516727
Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial
BMJ, 367, l5654
DOI 10.1136/bmj.l5654, PubMed 31619437
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
Lumbar spine surgery across 15 years: trends, complications and reoperations in a longitudinal observational study from Norway
BMJ Open, 9 (8), e028743
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028743, PubMed 31375617
Physical activity and sport participation among adolescents: associations with mental health in different age groups. Results from the Young-HUNT study: a cross-sectional survey
BMJ Open, 9 (9), e028555
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028555, PubMed 31488476
Clinical outcome after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in patients with insignificant lower extremity pain. A prospective cohort study from the Norwegian registry for spine surgery
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 36
DOI 10.1186/s12891-019-2407-5, PubMed 30669998
What's the rate of knee osteoarthritis 10 years after anterior cruciate ligament injury? An updated systematic review
Br J Sports Med, 53 (18), 1162-1167
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099751, PubMed 30936063
Measuring Productivity Costs in Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders: Measurement Properties of the Institute for Medical Technology Assessment Productivity Cost Questionnaire
Value Health, 22 (12), 1410-1416
DOI 10.1016/j.jval.2019.07.011, PubMed 31806198
Critically appraised paper: Comprehensive non-surgical treatment leads to improved walking ability in people with lumbar spinal stenosis [commentary]
J Physiother, 65 (3), 174
DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2019.04.006, PubMed 31101520
Back beliefs among elderly seeking health care due to back pain; psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the back beliefs questionnaire
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20 (1), 510
DOI 10.1186/s12891-019-2910-8, PubMed 31679522
Publications 2018
Adjacent Disc Degeneration After Lumbar Total Disc Replacement or Nonoperative Treatment: A Randomized Study with 8-year Follow-up
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 43 (24), 1695-1703
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002712, PubMed 29794581
Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for total hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study (the HUNT study and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register)
Clin Epidemiol, 10, 83-96
DOI 10.2147/CLEP.S145823, PubMed 29391831
Modic changes-Their associations with low back pain and activity limitation: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
PLoS One, 13 (8), e0200677
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0200677, PubMed 30067777
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
The causal role of smoking on the risk of headache. A Mendelian randomization analysis in the HUNT study
Eur J Neurol, 25 (9), 1148-e102
DOI 10.1111/ene.13675, PubMed 29747220
A focus group study to understand biases and confounders in a cluster randomized controlled trial on low back pain in primary care in Norway
BMC Fam Pract, 19 (1), 71
DOI 10.1186/s12875-018-0759-9, PubMed 29788920
Publications 2017
Lumbar total disc replacement: predictors for long-term outcome
Eur Spine J, 27 (3), 709-718
DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5375-1, PubMed 29103126
Total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative discs: 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled multicenter trial
Spine J, 17 (10), 1480-1488
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.05.011, PubMed 28583869
Physical Activity Level and Sport Participation in Relation to Musculoskeletal Pain in a Population-Based Study of Adolescents: The Young-HUNT Study
Orthop J Sports Med, 5 (1), 2325967116685543
DOI 10.1177/2325967116685543, PubMed 28203603
Incidence of total hip or knee replacement due to osteoarthritis in relation to thyroid function: a prospective cohort study (The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18 (1), 201
DOI 10.1186/s12891-017-1565-6, PubMed 28521834
Age of menarche is associated with knee joint replacement due to primary osteoarthritis (The HUNT Study and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register)
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 25 (10), 1654-1662
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2017.06.010, PubMed 28705605
Corrigendum to "Age of menarche is associated with knee joint replacement due to primary osteoarthritis (The HUNT Study and the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register)" [Osteoarthr Cartil 25 (2017) 1654-1662]
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 25 (12), 2148-2149
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2017.10.006, PubMed 29066295
Study-protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing clinical and radiological results after three different posterior decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis: the Spinal Stenosis Trial (SST) (part of the NORDSTEN Study)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18 (1), 121
DOI 10.1186/s12891-017-1491-7, PubMed 28327114
The mediating effect of body mass index on the relationship between smoking and hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis. A population-based cohort study (the HUNT Study)
PLoS One, 12 (12), e0190288
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0190288, PubMed 29284048
The causal role of smoking on the risk of hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomisation analysis of the HUNT study
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 25 (6), 817-823
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.021, PubMed 28049019
The impact of psychological factors on condition-specific, generic and individualized patient reported outcomes in low back pain
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 15 (1), 40
DOI 10.1186/s12955-017-0593-0, PubMed 28222741
Identification of Indirect Effects in a Cognitive Patient Education (COPE) Intervention for Low Back Pain
Phys Ther, 97 (12), 1138-1146
DOI 10.1093/ptj/pzx091, PubMed 29186635
Fat in the lumbar multifidus muscles - predictive value and change following disc prosthesis surgery and multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up of a randomized trial
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 18 (1), 145
DOI 10.1186/s12891-017-1505-5, PubMed 28376754
Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, 18 (1), 596
DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-2306-8, PubMed 29246188
Publications 2016
The effectiveness of decompression alone compared with additional fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis: a pragmatic comparative non-inferiority observational study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery
Eur Spine J, 26 (2), 404-413
DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4683-1, PubMed 27421276
Does surgical technique influence clinical outcome after lumbar spinal stenosis decompression? A comparative effectiveness study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery
Eur Spine J, 26 (2), 420-427
DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4643-9, PubMed 27262561
Sport Participation and the Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescents: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study (The Young-HUNT Study)
Am J Sports Med, 44 (11), 2917-2924
DOI 10.1177/0363546516643807, PubMed 27159313
Leisure time physical activity and the risk of hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a population based cohort study (The HUNT Study)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 17, 86
DOI 10.1186/s12891-016-0937-7, PubMed 26879518
Evaluation of individualized quality of life and illness perceptions in low back pain. A patient education cluster randomized controlled trial
Patient Educ Couns, 99 (12), 1992-1998
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2016.05.015, PubMed 27486051
Cognitive Patient Education for Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 41 (6), 455-62
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001268, PubMed 26966970
Publications 2015
Minimally invasive decompression versus x-stop in lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized controlled multicenter study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 40 (2), 77-85
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000691, PubMed 25575084
No differences between physiotherapy and decompression surgery for patients considered surgical candidates for lumbar spinal stenosis [commentary]
J Physiother, 62 (1), 49
DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2015.09.005, PubMed 26701160
Publications 2014
Public and private health service in Norway: a comparison of patient characteristics and surgery criteria for patients with nerve root affections due to discus herniation
Eur Spine J, 23 (9), 1984-91
DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3293-z, PubMed 24898309
Cost-effectiveness of total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain: a Norwegian multicenter RCT
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 39 (1), 23-32
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000065, PubMed 24150435
Individualized quality of life in patients with low back pain: reliability and validity of the Patient Generated Index
J Rehabil Med, 46 (8), 781-7
DOI 10.2340/16501977-1826, PubMed 25117176
Musculoskeletal disorders and the Global Burden of Disease study
Ann Rheum Dis, 73 (6), 949-50
DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205327, PubMed 24790065
Publications 2013
Do more MRI findings imply worse disability or more intense low back pain? A cross-sectional study of candidates for lumbar disc prosthesis
Skeletal Radiol, 42 (11), 1593-602
DOI 10.1007/s00256-013-1700-x, PubMed 23982421
Which Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire? Rasch analysis of four different versions tested in a Norwegian population
J Rehabil Med, 45 (7), 670-7
DOI 10.2340/16501977-1166, PubMed 23828073
The determinants of function and disability in neck patients referred to a specialized outpatient clinic
Clin J Pain, 29 (12), 1029-35
DOI 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31828027a2, PubMed 23370090
Comparison of the SF6D, the EQ5D, and the oswestry disability index in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc disease
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 14, 148
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-14-148, PubMed 23622053
Prognostic factors of prolonged disability in patients with chronic low back pain and lumbar degeneration in primary care: a cohort study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 38 (1), 65-74
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318263bb7b, PubMed 22718223
Publications 2012
The predictive validity of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire and the clinicians' prognostic assessment following manual therapy treatment of patients with LBP and neck pain
Man Ther, 18 (2), 124-9
DOI 10.1016/j.math.2012.08.002, PubMed 23018081
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian pain catastrophizing scale in patients with low back pain
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 13, 111
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-13-111, PubMed 22726668
Adjacent level degeneration and facet arthropathy after disc prosthesis surgery or rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: second report of a randomized study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 37 (25), 2063-73
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318263cc46, PubMed 22706091
Predictors of outcome after surgery with disc prosthesis and rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc: 2-year follow-up
Eur Spine J, 21 (4), 681-90
DOI 10.1007/s00586-011-2145-3, PubMed 22246644
Targeted physiotherapy treatment for low back pain based on clinical risk can improve clinical and economic outcomes when compared with current best practice
J Physiother, 58 (1), 57
DOI 10.1016/S1836-9553(12)70073-5, PubMed 22341383
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian version of the Core Outcome Measures Index for low back pain
Eur Spine J, 21 (12), 2539-49
DOI 10.1007/s00586-012-2393-x, PubMed 22695701
No effect of 6-month intake of glucosamine sulfate on Modic changes or high intensity zones in the lumbar spine: sub-group analysis of a randomized controlled trial
J Negat Results Biomed, 11, 13
DOI 10.1186/1477-5751-11-13, PubMed 22900984
Publications 2011
Surgery with disc prosthesis versus rehabilitation in patients with low back pain and degenerative disc: two year follow-up of randomised study
BMJ, 342, d2786
DOI 10.1136/bmj.d2786, PubMed 21596740
Publications 2010
Development of a therapeutic exercise program for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip
Phys Ther, 90 (4), 592-601
DOI 10.2522/ptj.20090083, PubMed 20185613
Efficacy of patient education and supervised exercise vs patient education alone in patients with hip osteoarthritis: a single blind randomized clinical trial
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 18 (10), 1237-43
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2010.05.015, PubMed 20633669
[Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) in chronic musculoskeletal pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (23), 2360-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0654, PubMed 21139662
The COPE LBP trial: cognitive patient education for low back pain--a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 11, 33
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-11-33, PubMed 20158897
Effect of glucosamine on pain-related disability in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
JAMA, 304 (1), 45-52
DOI 10.1001/jama.2010.893, PubMed 20606148
Effect of Oral Glucosamine on Pain-Related Disability in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Reply
JAMA-J. Am. Med. Assoc., 304 (15), 1673
Publications 2009
Kneartrose etter fremre korsbåndsskade: en systematisk oversikt
In Norsk idrettsmedisin, Medborgeren, Oslo, 24(2009)nr 3, s. 11-12
BIBSYS 100077609
Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review
Am J Sports Med, 37 (7), 1434-43
DOI 10.1177/0363546509338827, PubMed 19567666
Publications 2008
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with back schools, brief education, and fear-avoidance training
Spine J, 8 (1), 28-39
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.008, PubMed 18164451
Sub-gruppering av pasienter med uspesifikke korsryggsmerter: viktig for bedre behandlingseffekt?
In Norsk idrettsmedisin, NIMF, Oslo, 23(2008)nr 4, s. 14-17
BIBSYS 101544065
Publications 2007
Systematic review of back schools, brief education, and fear-avoidance training for chronic low back pain
Spine J, 8 (6), 948-58
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.07.389, PubMed 18024224
Korsryggsmerter: med og uten nerverotaffeksjon
Formi, Oslo, 119 s.
BIBSYS 071063609, ISBN 978-82-303-0865-3
[New clinical guidelines for low back pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (20), 2706
PubMed 17952159
Combination of exercise and advice was slightly better than placebo for subacute low back pain
Aust J Physiother, 53 (4), 286
DOI 10.1016/s0004-9514(07)70012-0, PubMed 18246633
Publications 2005
Disability, pain, psychological factors and physical performance in healthy controls, patients with sub-acute and chronic low back pain: a case-control study
J Rehabil Med, 37 (2), 95-9
DOI 10.1080/16501970410017738, PubMed 15788344
Predictors of return to work in patients sick listed for sub-acute low back pain: a 12-month follow-up study
J Rehabil Med, 37 (6), 365-71
DOI 10.1080/16501970510040344, PubMed 16287668
Publications 2004
Spina manipulative therapy for low back pain is effective only when compared to sham or ineffective treatments
Aust J Physiother, 50 (2), 115
DOI 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60104-5, PubMed 15252950
Effekt av fysisk trening versus kognitiv intervensjon på pasienter sykemeldt for sub-akutte korsryggsmerter: en randomisert kontrollert studie med ett års oppfølging
In Norsk idrettsmedisin, Medborgeren, Oslo, 19(2004)nr 4, s. 19-21
BIBSYS 042493692
Publications 2003
Measuring self-reported functional status and pain in patients with chronic low back pain by postal questionnaires: a reliability study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 28 (8), 828-33
DOI 10.1097/00007632-200304150-00017, PubMed 12698128
Patients sick listed for sub-acute low back pain: characteristics, prognostic factors and effect of exercise and cognitive intervention
The Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education,Department of Sport and Biology, Oslo, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 031475760, ISBN 82-502-0369-0
Intensive group training versus cognitive intervention in sub-acute low back pain: short-term results of a single-blind randomized controlled trial
J Rehabil Med, 35 (3), 132-40
DOI 10.1080/16501970310010484, PubMed 12809196
The effect of comprehensive group training on cross-sectional area, density, and strength of paraspinal muscles in patients sick-listed for subacute low back pain
J Spinal Disord Tech, 16 (3), 271-9
DOI 10.1097/00024720-200306000-00008, PubMed 12792342
Publications 2002
Intra-tester reproducibility of pressure biofeedback in measurement of transversus abdominis function
Physiother Res Int, 7 (4), 239-49
DOI 10.1002/pri.263, PubMed 12528579
Publications 2000
Fysisk aktivitet og helse: korsryggsmerter og fysisk aktivitet : HF : 2000-2001
Norges idrettshøgskole, Institutt for idrettslige og biologiske fag, Oslo, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 010268758
Publications 1999
[Is exercise therapy and manipulation effective in low back pain?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (14), 2042-50
PubMed 10394281
Publications 1997
Intra- and interobserver reproducibility of Cybex EDI 320 measuring spinal mobility
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 7 (3), 140-3
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00130.x, PubMed 9200317
Intra- and interobserver reproducibility of Cybex EDI 320measuring spinal mobility
In Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, Munksgaard., Copenhagen, 7(1997)nr 3, S. 140-143
BIBSYS 990410846
Trening og aktive øvelser i behandlingen av ryggpasienter
In Fysioterapeuten, Norsk fysioterapeutforbund, Oslo, 64(1997)nr 12, S. 9-16
BIBSYS 990262081
Publications 1996
Effekt av trening med Gymnastikk i tiden/rygg rytme på kroniske ryggpasienter
NIH, Oslo, 81 s.
BIBSYS 960433023