Publications 2024

Banitalebi H, Hermansen E, Hellum C, Espeland A, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Indrekvam K, Brisby H, Weber C, Anvar M, Aaen J, Negård A (2024)
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
Eur Spine J, 33 (5), 1967-1978
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08210-z, PubMed 38528161

Baumann-Larsen M, Storheim K, Stangeland H, Zwart JA, Wentzel-Larsen T, Skurtveit S, Dyb G, Stensland SØ (2024)
Childhood trauma and the use of opioids and other prescription analgesics in adolescence and young adulthood: The HUNT Study
Pain, 165 (6), 1317-1326
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003131, PubMed 38126936

Berg B, Gorosito MA, Fjeld O, Haugerud H, Storheim K, Solberg TK, Grotle M (2024)
Machine Learning Models for Predicting Disability and Pain Following Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery
JAMA Netw Open, 7 (2), e2355024
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55024, PubMed 38324310

Chen Q, Berg B, Grotle M, Maher CG, Storheim K, Machado GC (2024)
Primary care seeking among adults with chronic neck and low back pain in Norway: A prospective study from the HUNT study linked to Norwegian primary healthcare registry
Eur J Pain, 28 (10), 1799-1810
DOI 10.1002/ejp.2310, PubMed 38970150

Clausen S, Hartvigsen J, Johansson MS, Kjønø LG, Grøn S, Skovsgaard CV, Storheim K, Magnusson K, Grotle M, Nim C (2024)
Healthcare Utilisation in Danish Primary Care Among Patients With Low Back or Neck/Thoracic Spine Pain Before and After Assessment in Secondary Care
Musculoskeletal Care, 22 (4), e70017
DOI 10.1002/msc.70017, PubMed 39614129

Franssen E, Weber C, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Brisby H, Hellum C, Storheim K, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E (2024)
Clinical Importance of Redundant Nerve Roots in Patients with Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Secondary Analysis of NORDSTEN Spinal Stenosis Trial Data
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (in press)
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005160, PubMed 39324936

Gjefsen E, Bråten LC, Ponzi E, Dagestad MH, Marchand GH, Kadar T, Bakland G, Haugen AJ, Granviken F, Flørenes TW, Vetti N, Grøvle L, Nilsen AT, Lunestad A, Holmgard TE, Valberg M, Bolstad N, Espeland A, Brox JI, Goll GL, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2024)
Efficacy of a TNF inhibitor in chronic low back pain with Modic changes type 1: The BackToBasic study A randomized controlled trial
Arthritis Rheumatol (in press)
DOI 10.1002/art.43073, PubMed 39624017

Grøndahl LK, Axén I, Stensrud S, Hoekstra T, Vigdal ØN, Killingmo RM, Storheim K, Grotle M (2024)
Identifying latent subgroups in the older population seeking primary health care for a new episode of back pain - findings from the BACE-N cohort
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 25 (1), 60
DOI 10.1186/s12891-024-07163-0, PubMed 38216905

Hermansen E, Indrekvam K, Franssen E, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Bånerud IF, Ebbs EK, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Weber C, Solberg T, Hjulstad A, Brisby H (2024)
A randomized trial on three different minimally invasive decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis. Five years follow-up from the NORDSTEN-SST
Eur Spine J (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08514-0, PubMed 39448401

Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K, Brisby H (2024)
Dural Sac Cross-sectional area change from preoperatively and up to 2 years after decompressive surgery for central lumbar spinal stenosis: investigation of operated levels, data from the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 33 (6), 2234-2241
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08251-4, PubMed 38587545

Indrekvam K, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Banitalebi H, Bånerud IF, Weber C, Brisby H, Brox JI, Hellum C, Storheim K (2024)
Responsiveness of the Oswestry Disability Index and Zurich Claudication Questionnaire in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: evaluation of surgically treated patients from the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 33 (11), 4270-4280
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08440-1, PubMed 39134699

Kgomotso EL, Hellum C, Fagerland MW, Solberg T, Brox JI, Storheim K, Hermansen E, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Algaard KRH, Furunes H, Banitalebi H, Ljøstad I, Indrekvam K, Austevoll IM, Nordsten collaborators (2024)
Decompression alone or with fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Nordsten-DS): five year follow-up of a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial
BMJ, 386, e079771
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2024-079771, PubMed 39111800

Rolfsen MP, Gammelsrud KW, Espeland A, Bråten LC, Mjønes SB, Austevoll I, Dolatowski FC, Årrestad MB, Toppe MK, Orlien IE, Holberg-Petersen M, Fagerland M, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Hellum C (2024)
Bacterial growth in patients with low back pain and Modic changes: protocol of a multicentre, case-control biopsy study
BMJ Open, 14 (5), e082244
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082244, PubMed 38719329

Stangeland H, Aakvaag HF, Baumann-Larsen M, Wentzel-Larsen T, Ottesen A, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Dyb G, Stensland SØ (2024)
Prevalence and risk of psychiatric disorders in young people: prospective cohort study exploring the role of childhood trauma (the HUNT study)
Br J Psychiatry, 225 (5), 476-483
DOI 10.1192/bjp.2024.98, PubMed 39114956

Tronstad S, Haug KJ, Myklebust TÅ, Weber C, Brisby H, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Grundnes O, Franssen E, Indrekvam K, Solberg T, Hermansen E (2024)
Do patients with lumbar spinal stenosis benefit from decompression of levels with adjacent moderate stenosis? A prospective cohort study from the NORDSTEN study
Spine J, 24 (6), 1015-1021
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.01.010, PubMed 38266826

Vigdal ØN, Flugstad S, Storheim K, Killingmo RM, Grotle M (2024)
Predictive validity of the STarT Back screening tool among older adults with back pain
Eur J Pain, 28 (9), 1559-1570
DOI 10.1002/ejp.2281, PubMed 38752601

Weber C, Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Banitalebi H, Brisby H, Brox JI, Franssen E, Hellum C, Indrekvam K, Harboe K, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Austevoll IM (2024)
Comparison of Patients Operated for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With and Without Spondylolisthesis​​​​​: A Secondary Analysis of the NORDSTEN Trials
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 49 (19), 1332-1338
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005038, PubMed 38857371

Wänman J, Åkerstedt J, Banitalebi H, Myklebust TÅ, Weber C, Storheim K, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Indrekvam K, Brisby H, Hermansen E (2024)
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
Eur Spine J, 33 (5), 1950-1956
DOI 10.1007/s00586-024-08137-5, PubMed 38386059

Zouch JH, Berg B, Pripp AH, Storheim K, Ashton-James CE, Ferreira ML, Grotle M, Ferreira PH (2024)
Reducing strain on primary healthcare systems through innovative models of care: the impact of direct access physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions-an interrupted time series analysis
Fam Med Community Health, 12 (3)
DOI 10.1136/fmch-2024-002998, PubMed 39317459

Åkerstedt J, Wänman J, Banitalebi H, Myklebust TÅ, Weber C, Storheim K, Hellum C, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E, Brisby H (2024)
Change in Lumbar Lordosis After Decompressive Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients and Associations With Patient-Related Outcomes Two Years After Surgery: Radiologic and Clinical Results From the NORDSTEN Spinal Stenosis Trial
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 50 (1), 40-45
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005037, PubMed 38736326

Publications 2023

Baumann-Larsen M, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Stensland SØ (2023)
Exposure to traumatic events and use of over-the-counter analgesics in adolescents: cross-sectional findings from the Young-HUNT study
BMJ Open, 13 (3), e066058
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066058, PubMed 36931675

Baumann-Larsen M, Zwart JA, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T, Stangeland H, Storheim K, Stensland SØ (2023)
Killing pain? A prospective population-based study on trauma exposure in childhood as predictor for frequent use of over-the-counter analgesics in young adulthood. The HUNT study
Psychiatry Res, 327, 115400
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115400, PubMed 37574601

Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Gervin K, Pripp AH, Skouen JS, Schistad E, Pedersen LM, Wigemyr M, Selmer KK, Aass HCD, Goll G, Brox JI, Espeland A, Grøvle L, Zwart JA, Storheim K, AIM-study group (2023)
Cytokine Patterns as Predictors of Antibiotic Treatment Effect in Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Trial (AIM Study)
J Pain Res, 16, 1713-1724
DOI 10.2147/JPR.S406079, PubMed 37252109

Cashin AG, Øiestad BE, Aanesen F, Storheim K, Tingulstad A, Rysstad TL, Lee H, McAuley JH, Sowden G, Wynne-Jones G, Tveter AT, Grotle M (2023)
Mechanisms of vocational interventions for return to work from musculoskeletal conditions: a mediation analysis of the MI-NAV trial
Occup Environ Med, 80 (5), 246-253
DOI 10.1136/oemed-2022-108716, PubMed 36863864

Dhariwal A, Haugli Bråten LC, Sturød K, Salvadori G, Bargheet A, Åmdal H, Junges R, Berild D, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Petersen FC (2023)
Differential response to prolonged amoxicillin treatment: long-term resilience of the microbiome versus long-lasting perturbations in the gut resistome
Gut Microbes, 15 (1), 2157200
DOI 10.1080/19490976.2022.2157200, PubMed 36576106

Espeland A, Kristoffersen PM, Bråten LCH, Grøvle L, Grotle M, Haugen AJ, Rolfsen MP, Hellum C, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Assmus J, Vetti N (2023)
Longitudinal Relationship Between Reduced Modic Change Edema and Disability and Pain in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 48 (24), 1699-1708
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004837, PubMed 37759351

Gjefsen E, Gervin K, Bråten LCH, Goll GL, Aass HCD, Schistad EI, Wigemyr M, Pedersen LM, Skouen JS, Vigeland MD, Selmer KK, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2023)
Longitudinal changes of serum cytokines in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 31 (4), 543-547
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2023.01.001, PubMed 36640896

Hellum C, Rekeland F, Småstuen MC, Solberg T, Hermansen E, Storheim K, Brox JI, Furunes H, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Grundnes O, Algaard KRH, Böker T, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K, Austevoll IM (2023)
Surgery in degenerative spondylolisthesis: does fusion improve outcome in subgroups? A secondary analysis from a randomized trial (NORDSTEN trial)
Spine J, 23 (11), 1613-1622
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.06.386, PubMed 37355044

Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Weber C, Brisby H, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Brox JI, Grundnes O, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Franssen E, Indrekvam K (2023)
Postoperative Dural Sac Cross-Sectional Area as an Association for Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Clinical and Radiological Results From the NORDSTEN-Spinal Stenosis Trial
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 48 (10), 688-694
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004565, PubMed 36809364

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

Indrekvam K, Bånerud IF, Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Rekeland F, Guddal MH, Solberg TK, Brox JI, Hellum C, Storheim K (2023)
The Norwegian degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN) study: study overview, organization structure and study population
Eur Spine J, 32 (12), 4162-4173
DOI 10.1007/s00586-023-07827-w, PubMed 37395780

Stangeland H, Aakvaag HF, Baumann-Larsen M, Wentzel-Larsen T, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Dyb G, Stensland SØ (2023)
Problematic alcohol use in young adults exposed to childhood trauma: The Trøndelag Health (HUNT) Study
J Trauma Stress, 36 (5), 968-979
DOI 10.1002/jts.22965, PubMed 37665694

Strømme SH, Guddal MH, Fenstad AM, Visnes H, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Johnsen MB (2023)
Musculoskeletal pain is not clearly associated with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med, 9 (2), e001453
DOI 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001453, PubMed 37200775

Vigdal ØN, Storheim K, Killingmo RM, Rysstad T, Pripp AH, van der Gaag W, Chiarotto A, Koes B, Grotle M (2023)
External validation and updating of prognostic prediction models for nonrecovery among older adults seeking primary care for back pain
Pain, 164 (12), 2759-2768
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002974, PubMed 37490100

Vigeland MD, Flåm ST, Vigeland MD, Espeland A, Zucknick M, Wigemyr M, Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Pedersen LM, Selmer K, Lie BA, Gervin K, The Aim Study Group (2023)
Long-Term Use of Amoxicillin Is Associated with Changes in Gene Expression and DNA Methylation in Patients with Low Back Pain and Modic Changes
Antibiotics (Basel), 12 (7)
DOI 10.3390/antibiotics12071217, PubMed 37508313

Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Anvar M, Weber C, Solberg T, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E (2023)
Is the presence of foraminal stenosis associated with outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis patients treated with posterior microsurgical decompression
Acta Neurochir (Wien), 165 (8), 2121-2129
DOI 10.1007/s00701-023-05693-5, PubMed 37407851

Publications 2022

Banitalebi H, Aaen J, Storheim K, Negård A, Myklebust TÅ, Grotle M, Hellum C, Espeland A, Anvar M, Indrekvam K, Weber C, Brox JI, Brisby H, Hermansen E (2022)
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
Eur Radiol Exp, 6 (1), 38
DOI 10.1186/s41747-022-00284-y, PubMed 35854201

Bråten LCH, Grøvle L, Wigemyr M, Wilhelmsen M, Gjefsen E, Espeland A, Haugen AJ, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Ostelo RW, Grotle M (2022)
Minimal important change was on the lower spectrum of previous estimates and responsiveness was sufficient for core outcomes in chronic low back pain
J Clin Epidemiol, 151, 75-87
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.07.012, PubMed 35926821

Dagestad MH, Vetti N, Kristoffersen PM, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Bakland G, Brox JI, Grøvle L, Marchand GH, Andersen E, Assmus J, Espeland A (2022)
Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes - interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 23 (1), 695
DOI 10.1186/s12891-022-05610-4, PubMed 35869480

Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Anvar M, Rekeland F, Brox JI, Franssen E, Weber C, Solberg TK, Furunes H, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K (2022)
Comparison of 3 Different Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA Netw Open, 5 (3), e224291
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4291, PubMed 35344046

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

Jahre H, Grotle M, Smedbråten K, Richardsen KR, Côté P, Steingrímsdóttir ÓA, Nielsen C, Storheim K, Småstuen M, Stensland SØ, Øiestad BE (2022)
Low social acceptance among peers increases the risk of persistent musculoskeletal pain in adolescents. Prospective data from the Fit Futures Study
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 23 (1), 44
DOI 10.1186/s12891-022-04995-6, PubMed 35027018

Killingmo RM, Chiarotto A, van der Windt DA, Storheim K, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Småstuen MC, Zolic-Karlsson Z, Vigdal ØN, Koes BW, Grotle M (2022)
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
BMC Health Serv Res, 22 (1), 793
DOI 10.1186/s12913-022-08180-2, PubMed 35717179

Killingmo RM, Storheim K, van der Windt D, Zolic-Karlsson Z, Vigdal ØN, Kretz L, Småstuen MC, Grotle M (2022)
Healthcare utilization and related costs among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: findings from the BACE-N cohort study
BMJ Open, 12 (6), e057778
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057778, PubMed 35725262

Kjønø LG, Killingmo RM, Vigdal ØN, Grotle M, Storheim K (2022)
Assessing physical workload among people with musculoskeletal disorders: validity and reliability of the physical workload questionnaire
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 23 (1), 282
DOI 10.1186/s12891-022-05222-y, PubMed 35331205

Kristoffersen PM, Vetti N, Grøvle L, Brox JI, Haugli Bråten LC, Grotle M, Julsrud Haugen A, Rolfsen MP, Froholdt A, Skouen JS, Lutro O, Marchand GH, Anke A, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Assmus J, Espeland A (2022)
Amoxicillin Did Not Reduce Modic Change Edema in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomised Trial (the AIM Study)
Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 48 (3), 147-154
DOI 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004513, PubMed 36223435

Smedbråten K, Grotle M, Jahre H, Richardsen KR, Côté P, Steingrímsdóttir ÓA, Storheim K, Nielsen CS, Øiestad BE (2022)
Accumulation of health complaints is associated with persistent musculoskeletal pain two years later in adolescents: The Fit Futures study
PLoS One, 17 (12), e0278906
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0278906, PubMed 36580469

Stangeland H, Handal M, Skurtveit SO, Aakvaag HF, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T, Baumann-Larsen M, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Stensland SØ (2022)
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
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 32 (11), 2259-2270
DOI 10.1007/s00787-022-02066-8, PubMed 36030342

Vigdal ØN, Storheim K, Killingmo RM, Småstuen MC, Grotle M (2022)
The one-year clinical course of back-related disability and the prognostic value of comorbidity among older adults with back pain in primary care
Pain, 164 (4), e207-e216
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002779, PubMed 36083174

Vigeland MD, Flåm ST, Vigeland MD, Espeland A, Kristoffersen PM, Vetti N, Wigemyr M, Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Schistad EI, Haugen AJ, Froholdt A, Skouen JS, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Pedersen LM, Lie BA, AIM Study Group (2022)
Correlation between gene expression and MRI STIR signals in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes indicates immune involvement
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 215
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-04189-5, PubMed 34997115

Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Anvar M, Weber C, Solberg T, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E (2022)
The association between preoperative MRI findings and clinical improvement in patients included in the NORDSTEN spinal stenosis trial
Eur Spine J, 31 (10), 2777-2785
DOI 10.1007/s00586-022-07317-5, PubMed 35930062

Aanesen F, Grotle M, Rysstad TL, Tveter AT, Tingulstad A, Løchting I, Småstuen MC, van Tulder MW, Berg R, Foster NE, Wynne-Jones G, Sowden G, Fors E, Bagøien G, Hagen R, Storheim K, Øiestad BE (2022)
Effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or a stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders: the MI-NAV randomised controlled trial
Occup Environ Med, 80 (1), 42-50
DOI 10.1136/oemed-2022-108637, PubMed 36428098

Publications 2021

Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Fagerland MW, Storheim K, Brox JI, Solberg T, Rekeland F, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Grundnes O, Algaard KRH, Böker T, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K, Hellum C, NORDSTEN-DS Investigators (2021)
Decompression with or without Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
N Engl J Med, 385 (6), 526-538
DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa2100990, PubMed 34347953

Austevoll IM, Storheim K, Hellum C, NORDSTEN-DS Investigators (2021)
Surgery with or without Fusion for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Reply
N Engl J Med, 385 (19), 1823-1824
DOI 10.1056/NEJMc2114488, PubMed 34731549

Austevoll IM, Storheim K, Hellum C, NORDSTEN-DS Investigators (2021)
Transfer of Fresh versus Frozen Embryos in Ovulatory Women (vol 378, pg 126, 2018)
N. Engl. J. Med., 385 (19), 1824
DOI 10.1056/NEJMx190017

Bråten LCH, Storheim K, AIM study group (2021)
Letter to the Editor regarding, "Chronic low back pain, bacterial infection, and treatment with antibiotics"
Spine J, 21 (7), 1229-1230
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.03.034, PubMed 34243895

Garratt AM, Furunes H, Hellum C, Solberg T, Brox JI, Storheim K, Johnsen LG (2021)
Evaluation of the EQ-5D-3L and 5L versions in low back pain patients
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 19 (1), 155
DOI 10.1186/s12955-021-01792-y, PubMed 34049574

Gjefsen E, Gervin K, Goll G, Bråten LCH, Wigemyr M, Aass HCD, Vigeland MD, Schistad E, Pedersen LM, Pripp AH, Storheim K, Selmer KK, Zwart JA (2021)
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a potential biomarker for chronic low back pain in patients with Modic changes
RMD Open, 7 (2)
DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001726, PubMed 34344830

Jahre H, Grotle M, Småstuen M, Guddal MH, Smedbråten K, Richardsen KR, Stensland S, Storheim K, Øiestad BE (2021)
Risk factors and risk profiles for neck pain in young adults: Prospective analyses from adolescence to young adulthood-The North-Trøndelag Health Study
PLoS One, 16 (8), e0256006
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0256006, PubMed 34383846

Løchting I, Hagen R, Monsen CK, Grotle M, Storheim K, Aanesen F, Øiestad BE, Eik H, Bagøien G (2021)
Fidelity of a Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Improving Return to Work for People with Musculoskeletal Disorders
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (19)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph181910324, PubMed 34639624

Munk Killingmo R, Tveter AT, Småstuen MC, Storheim K, Grotle M (2021)
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
Eur J Health Econ, 22 (6), 865-872
DOI 10.1007/s10198-021-01294-0, PubMed 34061299

Vigdal ØN, Storheim K, Munk Killingmo R, Småstuen MC, Grotle M (2021)
Characteristics of older adults with back pain associated with choice of first primary care provider: a cross-sectional analysis from the BACE-N cohort study
BMJ Open, 11 (9), e053229
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053229, PubMed 34535487

Aaen J, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Banitalebi H, Anvar M, Brox JI, Weber C, Solberg T, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K, Hermansen E (2021)
Clinical and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis: baseline data from the NORDSTEN study
Eur Spine J, 31 (6), 1391-1398
DOI 10.1007/s00586-021-07051-4, PubMed 34797405

Aanesen F, Berg R, Løchting I, Tingulstad A, Eik H, Storheim K, Grotle M, Øiestad BE (2021)
Motivational Interviewing and Return to Work for People with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Mapping Review
J Occup Rehabil, 31 (1), 63-71
DOI 10.1007/s10926-020-09892-0, PubMed 32356223

Aanesen F, Øiestad BE, Grotle M, Løchting I, Solli R, Sowden G, Wynne-Jones G, Storheim K, Eik H (2021)
Implementing a Stratified Vocational Advice Intervention for People on Sick Leave with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Multimethod Process Evaluation
J Occup Rehabil, 32 (2), 306-318
DOI 10.1007/s10926-021-10007-6, PubMed 34606049

Publications 2020

Austevoll IM, Gjestad R, Solberg T, Storheim K, Brox JI, Hermansen E, Rekeland F, Indrekvam K, Hellum C (2020)
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

Bråten LCH, Grøvle L, Espeland A, Pripp AH, Grotle M, Helllum C, Haugen AJ, Froholdt A, Rolfsen MP, Nygaard ØP, Lutro O, Kristoffersen PM, Anke A, Schistad EI, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Zwart JA, Storheim K, AIM-study group (2020)
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

Bråten LCH, Schistad EI, Espeland A, Kristoffersen PM, Haugen AJ, Marchand GH, Vetti N, Pripp AH, Kadar TI, Skouen JS, Grotle M, Grøvle L, Zwart JA, Brox JI, Storheim K, AIM-study group (2020)
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

Furunes H, Berg L, Espeland A, Thoresen H, Neckelmann G, Brøgger HM, Småstuen MC, Brox JI, Storheim K, Hellum C (2020)
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

Gjefsen E, Bråten LCH, Goll GL, Wigemyr M, Bolstad N, Valberg M, Schistad EI, Marchand GH, Granviken F, Selmer KK, Froholdt A, Haugen AJ, Dagestad MH, Vetti N, Bakland G, Lie BA, Haavardsholm EA, Nilsen AT, Holmgard TE, Kadar TI, Kvien T, Skouen JS, Grøvle L, Brox JI, Espeland A et al. (2020)
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

Grotle M, Bråten LC, Brox JI, Espeland A, Zolic-Karlsson Z, Munk Killingmo R, Tingulstad A, Grøvle L, Froholdt A, Kristoffersen PM, Wigemyr M, van Tulder MW, Storheim K, Zwart JA, AIM-study group (2020)
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

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

Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Hellum C, Storheim K, Myklebust TÅ, Aaen J, Banitalebi H, Anvar M, Rekeland F, Brox JI, Franssen E, Weber C, Solberg T, Haug KJ, Grundnes O, Brisby H, Indrekvam K (2020)
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

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

Johnsen MB, Magnusson K, Børte S, Gabrielsen ME, Winsvold BS, Skogholt AH, Thomas L, Storheim K, Hveem K, Zwart JA (2020)
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

Johnsen MB, Magnusson K, Børte S, Gabrielsen ME, Winsvold BS, Skogholt AH, Thomas L, Storheim K, Hveem K, Zwart JA (2020)
Response to Letter to the Editor: 'Comments on the paper presenting prediction models for incident hand OA in the HUNT study'
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 29 (2), 292-293
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2020.10.012, PubMed 33279719

Kristoffersen PM, Bråten LCH, Vetti N, Grøvle L, Hellum C, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Assmus J, Espeland A (2020)
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, 31 (6), 4285-4297
DOI 10.1007/s00330-020-07542-w, PubMed 33247344

Kristoffersen PM, Vetti N, Storheim K, Bråten LC, Rolfsen MP, Assmus J, Espeland A (2020)
Short tau inversion recovery MRI of Modic changes: a reliability study
Acta Radiol Open, 9 (1), 2058460120902402
DOI 10.1177/2058460120902402, PubMed 32064122

Løchting I, Grotle M, Storheim K, Foldal V, Standal MI, Fors EA, Eik H (2020)
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

Munk R, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Hartvigsen J, Skonnord T, Vigdal ON, Grotle M (2020)
While we're waiting for new guidelines for the treatment of lumbar pain
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (8), 747-748

Munk R, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Hartvigsen J, Skonnord T, Vigdal ØN, Grotle M (2020)
[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

Øiestad BE, Aanesen F, Løchting I, Storheim K, Tingulstad A, Rysstad TL, Småstuen MC, Tveter AT, Sowden G, Wynne-Jones G, Fors EA, van Tulder M, Berg RC, Foster NE, Grotle M (2020)
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

Austevoll IM, Gjestad R, Grotle M, Solberg T, Brox JI, Hermansen E, Rekeland F, Indrekvam K, Storheim K, Hellum C (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

Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Fagerland M, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Brox JI, Lønne G, Indrekvam K, Aaen J, Grundnes O, Hellum C (2019)
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

Bostrøm K, Mæhlum S, Cvancarova Småstuen M, Storheim K (2019)
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

Bråten LCH, Rolfsen MP, Espeland A, Wigemyr M, Aßmus J, Froholdt A, Haugen AJ, Marchand GH, Kristoffersen PM, Lutro O, Randen S, Wilhelmsen M, Winsvold BS, Kadar TI, Holmgard TE, Vigeland MD, Vetti N, Nygaard ØP, Lie BA, Hellum C, Anke A, Grotle M, Schistad EI, Skouen JS, Grøvle L et al. (2019)
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

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

Grotle M, Småstuen MC, Fjeld O, Grøvle L, Helgeland J, Storheim K, Solberg TK, Zwart JA (2019)
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

Guddal MH, Stensland SØ, Småstuen MC, Johnsen MB, Zwart JA, Storheim K (2019)
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

Hermansen E, Myklebust TÅ, Austevoll IM, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Grundnes O, Aaen J, Brox JI, Hellum C, Indrekvam K (2019)
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

Lie MM, Risberg MA, Storheim K, Engebretsen L, Øiestad BE (2019)
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

Munk R, Storheim K, Småstuen MC, Grotle M (2019)
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

Storheim K (2019)
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

Tingulstad A, Munk R, Grotle M, Vigdal Ø, Storheim K, Langhammer B (2019)
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

Furunes H, Hellum C, Espeland A, Brox JI, Småstuen MC, Berg L, Storheim K (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

Hellevik AI, Johnsen MB, Langhammer A, Baste V, Furnes O, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Flugsrud GB, Nordsletten L (2018)
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

Herlin C, Kjaer P, Espeland A, Skouen JS, Leboeuf-Yde C, Karppinen J, Niinimäki J, Sørensen JS, Storheim K, Jensen TS (2018)
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

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

Johnsen MB, Winsvold BS, Børte S, Vie GÅ, Pedersen LM, Storheim K, Skorpen F, Hagen K, Bjørngaard JH, Åsvold BO, Zwart JA (2018)
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

Werner EL, Løchting I, Storheim K, Grotle M (2018)
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

Furunes H, Hellum C, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Espeland A, Berg L, Brøgger HM, Småstuen MC, Storheim K (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

Furunes H, Storheim K, Brox JI, Johnsen LG, Skouen JS, Franssen E, Solberg TK, Sandvik L, Hellum C (2017)
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

Guddal MH, Stensland SØ, Småstuen MC, Johnsen MB, Zwart JA, Storheim K (2017)
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

Hellevik AI, Johnsen MB, Langhammer A, Fenstad AM, Furnes O, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Flugsrud G, Nordsletten L (2017)
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

Hellevik AI, Nordsletten L, Johnsen MB, Fenstad AM, Furnes O, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Flugsrud G, Langhammer A (2017)
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

Hellevik AI, Nordsletten L, Johnsen MB, Fenstad AM, Furnes O, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Flugsrud G, Langhammer A (2017)
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

Hermansen E, Austevoll IM, Romild UK, Rekeland F, Solberg T, Storheim K, Grundnes O, Aaen J, Brox JI, Hellum C, Indrekvam K (2017)
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

Johnsen MB, Hellevik AI, Småstuen MC, Langhammer A, Furnes O, Flugsrud GB, Nordsletten L, Zwart JA, Storheim K (2017)
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

Johnsen MB, Vie GÅ, Winsvold BS, Bjørngaard JH, Åsvold BO, Gabrielsen ME, Pedersen LM, Hellevik AI, Langhammer A, Furnes O, Flugsrud GB, Skorpen F, Romundstad PR, Storheim K, Nordsletten L, Zwart JA (2017)
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

Løchting I, Garratt AM, Storheim K, Werner EL, Grotle M (2017)
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

Mansell G, Storheim K, Løchting I, Werner EL, Grotle M (2017)
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

Storheim K, Berg L, Hellum C, Gjertsen Ø, Neckelmann G, Espeland A, Keller A, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2017)
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

Storheim K, Espeland A, Grøvle L, Skouen JS, Aßmus J, Anke A, Froholdt A, Pedersen LM, Haugen AJ, Fors T, Schistad E, Lutro O, Marchand GH, Kadar T, Vetti N, Randen S, Nygaard ØP, Brox JI, Grotle M, Zwart JA (2017)
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

Austevoll IM, Gjestad R, Brox JI, Solberg TK, Storheim K, Rekeland F, Hermansen E, Indrekvam K, Hellum C (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

Hermansen E, Romild UK, Austevoll IM, Solberg T, Storheim K, Brox JI, Hellum C, Indrekvam K (2016)
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

Johnsen MB, Guddal MH, Småstuen MC, Moksnes H, Engebretsen L, Storheim K, Zwart JA (2016)
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

Johnsen MB, Hellevik AI, Baste V, Furnes O, Langhammer A, Flugsrud G, Nordsletten L, Zwart JA, Storheim K (2016)
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

Løchting I, Storheim K, Werner EL, Småstuen Cvancarova M, Grotle M (2016)
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

Werner EL, Storheim K, Løchting I, Wisløff T, Grotle M (2016)
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

Lønne G, Johnsen LG, Rossvoll I, Andresen H, Storheim K, Zwart JA, Nygaard ØP (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

Storheim K, Hellum C (2015)
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

Grotle M, Solberg T, Storheim K, Lærum E, Zwart JA (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

Johnsen LG, Hellum C, Storheim K, Nygaard ØP, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Rø M, Andresen H, Lydersen S, Grundnes O, Pedersen M, Leivseth G, Olafsson G, Borgström F, Fritzell P, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2014)
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

Løchting I, Grotle M, Storheim K, Werner EL, Garratt AM (2014)
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

Storheim K, Zwart JA (2014)
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

Berg L, Hellum C, Gjertsen Ø, Neckelmann G, Johnsen LG, Storheim K, Brox JI, Eide GE, Espeland A, Norwegian Spine Study Group (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

Grotle M, Wilkens P, Garratt AM, Scheel I, Storheim K (2013)
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

Johansen JB, Røe C, Bakke ES, Mengshoel AM, Storheim K, Andelic N (2013)
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

Johnsen LG, Hellum C, Nygaard OP, Storheim K, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Leivseth G, Grotle M (2013)
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

Wilkens P, Scheel IB, Grundnes O, Hellum C, Storheim K (2013)
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

Dagfinrud H, Storheim K, Magnussen LH, Ødegaard T, Hoftaniska I, Larsen LG, Ringstad PO, Hatlebrekke F, Grotle M (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

Fernandes L, Storheim K, Lochting I, Grotle M (2012)
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

Hellum C, Berg L, Gjertsen Ø, Johnsen LG, Neckelmann G, Storheim K, Keller A, Grundnes O, Espeland A, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2012)
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

Hellum C, Johnsen LG, Gjertsen Ø, Berg L, Neckelmann G, Grundnes O, Rossvoll I, Skouen JS, Brox JI, Storheim K, Norwegian Spine Study Group (2012)
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

Storheim K (2012)
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

Storheim K, Brox JI, Løchting I, Werner EL, Grotle M (2012)
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

Wilkens P, Storheim K, Scheel I, Berg L, Espeland A (2012)
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

Hellum C, Johnsen LG, Storheim K, Nygaard OP, Brox JI, Rossvoll I, Rø M, Sandvik L, Grundnes O, Norwegian Spine Study Group (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

Fernandes L, Storheim K, Nordsletten L, Risberg MA (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

Fernandes L, Storheim K, Sandvik L, Nordsletten L, Risberg MA (2010)
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

Storheim K, Gjersing L, Bølstad K, Risberg MA (2010)
[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

Werner EL, Storheim K, Løchting I, Grotle M (2010)
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

Wilkens P, Scheel IB, Grundnes O, Hellum C, Storheim K (2010)
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

Wilkens P, Scheel IB, Storheim K (2010)
Effect of Oral Glucosamine on Pain-Related Disability in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Reply
JAMA-J. Am. Med. Assoc., 304 (15), 1673
DOI 10.1001/jama.2010.1467

Publications 2009

Engebretsen L, Storheim K, Risberg MA, Øiestad BE (2009)
Kneartrose etter fremre korsbåndsskade: en systematisk oversikt
In Norsk idrettsmedisin, Medborgeren, Oslo, 24(2009)nr 3, s. 11-12
BIBSYS 100077609

Øiestad BE, Engebretsen L, Storheim K, Risberg MA (2009)
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

Brox JI, Storheim K, Grotle M, Tveito TH, Indahl A, Eriksen HR (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

Henriksen AS, Storheim K, Myklebust G (2008)
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

Brox JI, Storheim K, Grotle M, Tveito TH, Indahl A, Eriksen HR (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

Laerum E, Storheim K, Brox JI (2007)
[New clinical guidelines for low back pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (20), 2706
PubMed 17952159

Lærum E, Brox JI, Storheim K, Espeland A (2007)
Korsryggsmerter: med og uten nerverotaffeksjon
Formi, Oslo, 119 s.
BIBSYS 071063609, ISBN 978-82-303-0865-3

Storheim K, Grotle M (2007)
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

Brox JI, Storheim K, Holm I, Friis A, Reikerås O (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

Storheim K, Brox JI, Holm I, Bø K (2005)
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

Storheim K (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

Storheim K (2004)
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

Holm I, Friis A, Storheim K, Brox JI (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

Storheim K (2003)
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

Storheim K, Brox JI, Holm I, Koller AK, Bø K (2003)
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

Storheim K, Holm I, Gunderson R, Brox JI, Bø K (2003)
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

Storheim K, Bø K, Pederstad O, Jahnsen R (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

Storheim K (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

Brox JI, Hagen KB, Juel NG, Storheim K (1999)
[Is exercise therapy and manipulation effective in low back pain?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (14), 2042-50
PubMed 10394281

Publications 1997

Bø K, Hilde G, Storheim K (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

Bø K, Storheim K, Hilde G (1997)
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

Storheim K (1997)
Trening og aktive øvelser i behandlingen av ryggpasienter
In Fysioterapeuten, Norsk fysioterapeutforbund, Oslo, 64(1997)nr 12, S. 9-16
BIBSYS 990262081

Publications 1996

Storheim K (1996)
Effekt av trening med Gymnastikk i tiden/rygg rytme på kroniske ryggpasienter
NIH, Oslo, 81 s.
BIBSYS 960433023