Publications 2024

Engebretsen KB, Taso M, Bjorland S, Jenssen HK, Skaara HE, Brox JI (2024)
A functional intervention within a cognitive approach to chronic cervical radiculopathy : Description of the non-surgical treatment arm in a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of surgery
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 25 (1), 629
DOI 10.1186/s12891-024-07743-0, PubMed 39112984

Publications 2022

Taso M, Sommernes JH, Bjorland S, Zwart JA, Engebretsen KB, Sundseth J, Pripp AH, Kolstad F, Brox JI (2022)
What is success of treatment? Expected outcome scores in cervical radiculopathy patients were much higher than the previously reported cut-off values for success
Eur Spine J, 31 (10), 2761-2768
DOI 10.1007/s00586-022-07234-7, PubMed 35551484

Publications 2020

Taso M, Sommernes JH, Kolstad F, Sundseth J, Bjorland S, Pripp AH, Zwart JA, Brox JI (2020)
A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 21 (1), 171
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-3188-6, PubMed 32178655

Publications 2019

Bjorland S, Gjerstad J, Schistad E, Swanson DM, Røe C (2019)
Persistent lumbar radicular and low back pain; impact of genetic variability versus emotional distress
BMC Res Notes, 12 (1), 547
DOI 10.1186/s13104-019-4592-6, PubMed 31455415

Publications 2018

Schistad EI, Bjorland S, Røe C, Gjerstad J, Vetti N, Myhre K, Espeland A (2018)
Five-year development of lumbar disc degeneration-a prospective study
Skeletal Radiol, 48 (6), 871-879
DOI 10.1007/s00256-018-3062-x, PubMed 30255192

Publications 2017

Bjorland S, Røe C, Moen A, Schistad E, Mahmood A, Gjerstad J (2017)
Genetic predictors of recovery in low back and lumbar radicular pain
Pain, 158 (8), 1456-1460
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000934, PubMed 28471875

Publications 2016

Bjorland S, Moen A, Schistad E, Gjerstad J, Røe C (2016)
Genes associated with persistent lumbar radicular pain; a systematic review
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 17 (1), 500
DOI 10.1186/s12891-016-1356-5, PubMed 27964712