Cecilia Fridén

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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING. 2024;19(4):1560-1569
The perceived influence of menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives on training and performance: Comparison between football, handball, and orienteering
Ekenros L; von Rosen P; Solli GS; Sandbakk O; Holmberg H-C; Hirschberg AL; Friden C
Article: TRIALS. 2024;25(1):93
Impact of Menstrual cycle-based Periodized training on Aerobic performance, a Clinical Trial study protocol-the IMPACT study
Ekenros L; von Rosen P; Norrbom J; Holmberg H-C; Sundberg CJ; Friden C; Hirschberg AL
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2023;44(14):1086-1092
Body Weight Satisfaction, Comments, Nutrition and Injury Risk in 489 Adolescent Elite Athletes
Friden C; Ekenros L; Hirschberg AL; von Rosen P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2023;44(12):919-924
Previous Injury and Lower Well-being Increase Injury Risk in Female Adolescent Athletes
Ekenros L; Friden C; von Rosen P
Article: BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE. 2023;9(1):e001485
Previous injury, sex and well-being are associated with injury profiles in 422 adolescent elite athletes of age 15-16 years: a 20-week longitudinal study
Friden C; Ekenros L; von Rosen P
Article: BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE. 2023;9(4):e001686
Does injury risk increase when youth athletes start to study at a sports high school?
Ekenros L; Friden C; von Rosen P
Article: BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE. 2023;9(4):e001716
Experiences of rehabilitation in young elite athletes: an interview study
Ekenros L; Friden C; von Rosen P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(19):11932
Offered Support and Knowledge about the Menstrual Cycle in the Athletic Community: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1086 Female Athletes
von Rosen P; Ekenros L; Solli GS; Sandbakk O; Holmberg H-C; Hirschberg AL; Friden C
Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;13:954760
Perceived impact of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives on physical exercise and performance in 1,086 athletes from 57 sports
Ekenros L; von Rosen P; Solli GS; Sandbakk O; Holmberg H-C; Hirschberg AL; Friden C
Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2021;8:788243
Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Changes and Predictors During a 2-Year Physical Activity Program in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A PARA 2010 Substudy
Hupin D; Sarajlic P; Venkateshvaran A; Friden C; Nordgren B; Opava CH; Lundberg IE; Baeck M
Article: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. 2020;21:e59
Home visits as an interprofessional learning activity for students in primary healthcare
Toth-Pal E; Friden C; Asenjo ST; Olsson CB
Article: JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. 2019;59(6):1068-1076
Effects of acute psychological stress on athletic performance in elite male swimmers
Rano J; Friden C; Eek F
Article: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2019;35(5):422-426
Changes in premenstrual symptoms in women starting or discontinuing use of oral contraceptives
Ekenros L; Backstrom T; Hirschberg AL; Friden C
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(1):e024733
Acupuncture or metformin to improve insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: study protocol of a combined multinational cross sectional case-control study and a randomised controlled trial
Stener-Victorin E; Zhang H; Li R; Friden C; Li D; Wang W; Wang H; Chang C; Li S; Huo Z; Zhang H; Ji X; Linden-Hirschberg A; Qiao J
Article: BMC FAMILY PRACTICE. 2018;19(1):190
General practitioners' reasoning on risk screening and primary prevention of stroke - a focus group study
Patomella A-H; Mickols G; Asaba E; Nilsson G; Friden C; Kottorp A; Bertilson BC; Tham K
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(6):664-673
Enhanced ventricular-arterial coupling during a 2-year physical activity programme in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective substudy of the physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis 2010 trial
Sarajlic P; Friden C; Lund LH; Manouras A; Venkateshvaran A; Larsson SC; Nordgren B; Opava CH; Lundberg IE; Back M
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2018;20(1):262
Long-term, health-enhancing physical activity is associated with reduction of pain but not pain sensitivity or improved exercise-induced hypoalgesia in persons with rheumatoid arthritis
Lofgren M; Opava CH; Demmelmaier I; Friden C; Lundberg IE; Nordgren B; Kosek E
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;45(8):1093-1100
An Outsourced Health-enhancing Physical Activity Program for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study of the Maintenance Phase
Nordgren B; Friden C; Demmelmaier I; Bergstrom G; Lundberg IE; Nessen T; Dufour AB; Opava CH
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE. 2018;18(5):731-740
Young, talented and injured: Injury perceptions, experiences and consequences in adolescent elite athletes
von Rosen P; Kottorp A; Friden C; Frohm A; Heijne A
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2018;20(1):48
Pain sensitivity at rest and during muscle contraction in persons with rheumatoid arthritis: a substudy within the Physical Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis 2010 study
Lofgren M; Opava CH; Demmelmaier I; Friden C; Lundberg IE; Nordgren B; Kosek E
Article: JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING. 2018;53(3):262-270
High Injury Burden in Elite Adolescent Athletes: A 52-Week Prospective Study
von Rosen P; Heijne A; Frohm A; Friden C; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2017;27(12):2059-2069
Multiple factors explain injury risk in adolescent elite athletes: Applying a biopsychosocial perspective
von Rosen P; Frohm A; Kottorp A; Friden C; Heijne A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE AND HEALTH. 2017;32(2):/j/ijamh.2020.32.issue-2/
Menstrual irregularity and use of oral contraceptives in female adolescent athletes in Swedish National Sports High Schools.
von Rosen P; Heijne A; Frohm A; Fridén C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2017;27(11):1364-1371
Too little sleep and an unhealthy diet could increase the risk of sustaining a new injury in adolescent elite athletes
von Rosen P; Frohm A; Kottorp A; Friden C; Heijne A
Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2017;219(2):486-493
Expression of sex steroid hormone receptors in human skeletal muscle during the menstrual cycle
Ekenros L; Papoutsi Z; Friden C; Wright KD; Hirschberg AL
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2015;74(10):1907-1914
Nitrosative modifications of the Ca²⁺ release complex and actin underlie arthritis-induced muscle weakness
Yamada T; Fedotovskaya O; Cheng AJ; Cornachione AS; Minozzo FC; Aulin C; Friden C; Turesson C; Andersson DC; Glenmark B; Lundberg IE; Rassier DE; Westerblad H; Lanner JT
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2015;54(6):1065-1073
An outsourced health-enhancing physical activity programme for people with rheumatoid arthritis: exploration of adherence and response
Nordgren B; Friden C; Demmelmaier I; Bergstroem G; Lundberg IE; Dufour AB; Opava CH
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2014;15:305
Criterion validation of two submaximal aerobic fitness tests, the self-monitoring Fox-walk test and the Astrand cycle test in people with rheumatoid arthritis
Nordgren B; Friden C; Jansson E; Osterlund T; Grooten WJ; Opava CH; Rickenlund A
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2014;66(5):662-670
Who Makes It to the Base? Selection Procedure for a Physical activity Trial Targeting People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Nordgren B; Friden C; Demmelmaier I; Opava CH
Article: AVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2013;84(10):1034-1040
Musculoskeletal Pain and Related Risks in Skydivers: A Population-Based Survey
Nilsson J; Friden C; Buren V; Westman A; Lindholm P; Ang BO
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2013;35(16):1350-1356
Higher pain sensitivity and lower muscle strength in postmenonpausal women with early rheumatoid arthritis compared with age-matched healthy women - a pilot study
Friden C; Thoors U; Glenmark B; Kosek E; Nordmark B; Lundberg IE; Opava CH
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2013;92(8):909-915
Is home-based pelvic floor muscle training effective in treatment of urinary incontinence after birth in primiparous women? A randomized controlled trial
Ahlund S; Nordgren B; Wilander E-L; Wiklund I; Friden C
Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE. 2013;23(3):202-207
Oral Contraceptives Do Not Affect Muscle Strength and Hop Performance in Active Women
Ekenros L; Hirschberg AL; Heijne A; Friden C
Article: JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH. 2013;27(4):988-994
RESPONSIVENESS OF THE ONE-LEG HOP TEST AND THE SQUARE HOP TEST TO FATIGUING INTERMITTENT AEROBIC WORK AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY
Ros AGM; Holm SE; Friden C; Heijne AI-LM
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE. 2012;10(4):270-276
Enhancing meaningful learning and self-efficacy through collaboration between dental hygienist and physiotherapist students - a scholarship project
Johannsen A; Bolander-Laksov K; Bjurshammar N; Nordgren B; Friden C; Hagstromer M
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:397
Long-term health-enhancing physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis--the PARA 2010 study.
Nordgren B; Fridén C; Demmelmaier I; Bergström G; Opava CH
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2012;34(23):2001-2006
Reliability of the Fox-walk test in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Verberkt CA; Friden C; Grooten WJA; Opava CH
Article: AVIATION SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2011;82(6):610-614
Development and Validation of a Web-Based Questionnaire for Surveying Skydivers
Nilsson J; Friden C; Buren V; Ang BO
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2011;90(1):97-102
Postural control in women with premenstrual symptoms during oral contraceptive treatment
Ekenros L; Hirschberg AL; Backstrom T; Friden C
Article: JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. 2010;50(2):132-138
Ankle-joint mobility and standing squat posture in elite junior cross-country skiers. A pilot study
Conradsson D; Friden C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Ang BO
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2009;19(4):595-602
Pilot study of female high school basketball players' anterior cruciate ligament injury knowledge, attitudes, and practices
Iversen MD; Friden C
Article: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY. 2006;14(4):383-389
Knee joint kinaesthesia and neuromuscular coordination during three phases of the menstrual cycle in moderately active women
Fridén C; Hirschberg AL; Saartok T; Renström P
Article: NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2005;81(3):150-157
Altered postural control during the luteal phase in women with premenstrual symptoms
Fridén C; Ramsey DK; Bäckström T; Benoit DL; Saartok T; Hirschberg AL
Article: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2003;17(6):433-439
The influence of premenstrual symptoms on postural balance and kinesthesia during the menstrual cycle
Fridén C; Hirschberg AL; Saartok T; Bäckström T; Leanderson J; Renström P
Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE. 2003;13(4):238-241
Muscle strength and endurance do not significantly vary across 3 phases of the menstrual cycle in moderately active premenopausal women
Fridén C; Hirschberg AL; Saartok T
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Review: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2022;74(1):31-43
Inflammatory Arthritis and the Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Self-Reported Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bjork M; Dragioti E; Alexandersson H; Esbensen BA; Bostrom C; Friden C; Hjalmarsson S; Hornberg K; Kjeken I; Regardt M; Sundelin G; Sverker A; Welin E; Brodin N
Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2018;25(10):1106-1108
Impaired left atrial dynamics and its improvement by guided physical activity reveal left atrial strain as a novel early indicator of reversible cardiac dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis
Venkateshvaran A; Sarajlic P; Lund LH; Friden C; Nordgren B; Opava CH; Lundberg IE; Larsson SC; Manouras A; Back M
Doctoral thesis: 2004
Neuromuscular performance and balance during the menstrual cycle and the influence of premenstrual symptoms
Fridén C

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Affiliated to Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
Doctor Of Philosophy, Dept of Surgical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
Bachelor Of Science In Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, 1997

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