Musculoskeletal disorders from a biopsychosocial perspective
Our research focus is on musculoskeletal pain and clinical interventional advances devoted to improve prevention and patient management. This includes development and evaluation of clinical diagnostics and prevention methods with the aim to improve health and work ability from a biopsychosocial perspective.
We currently have three main translational research programs in our group: one that incorporates chronic or recurrent pain conditions in the primary, secondary and tertiary care sector, a second with a focus on occupational health, especially the military community, and a third that concerns sports medicine currently with an emphasis in extreme sports.
Our main programs include several defined research projects with different principal investigators (PI:s). In these projects, we handle a wide range of scientific methods that deal with registry, clinical, empirical and laboratory data, as well as qualitative methods. Our group is interdisciplinary and we work actively to understand and critically evaluate health-related variables from a bio-psycho-social perspective. The long-term goal is to develop and implement updated knowledge into clinical actions to meet the challenge of tomorrow's patients with musculoskeletal pain.
News and activities
New study: Both high- and low-dose exercise therapy is beneficial for knee osteoarthritis
Evidence for exercise in patients with chronic low back pain
Carina Boström conducts research about the effects of high-intensity interval exercise in systemic lupus erythematosus
Eva Rasmussen-Barr: New book "Ländryggsmärta - Från teori till praktik"
Research projects
Research on pain
- Multi-disciplinary approach rehabilitation in patients with chronic pain
- Musculoskeletal disorders in primary and secondary health care
- Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain
- Evidence for exercise types for chronic low back pain and neck pain
Research in musculoskeletal and rheumatological disorders
- Non-pharmacological management of autoimmune connective tissue diseases
Research in occupational health
- Sedentary behavior
- Ergonomics in surgeons
- Unstable lifting
Research in sport medicine
- Motor control and movement control tests
- Single leg squat for female soccer players
Clinimetric research
- ICF classification of sickness certificates
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of instruments of MSDs
Research group leader
Wim Grooten
Lecturer seniorDeputy research group leaders
Carina Boström
Lecturer seniorGroup members
Gabriele Biguet, PhD
Tony Bohman, PhD
Carina Boström, docent
Åsa Dedering, docent
Marie Halvorsen, PhD
Roman Kuster, PhD
Riccardo Lo Martire, PhD
Andreas Monnier, PhD
Lena Nilsson-Wikmar, professor
Eva Rasmussen-Barr, docent
John Ressman, PhD student
Graciela Rovner, PhD
Elena Tseli, PhD
Björn Äng, docent
Collaborators and partners, financial support
List of our collaborators and partners including main financial support.
Doctoral theses
List of doctoral theses within the research group.
Scientific publications
For a list of publications, please visit the individual researcher's personal profile page.