Cecilia Lidbeck
About me
I am an associate professor, pediatric physiotherapist, PhD, at the Neuropaediatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, and at the Motion Analysis Laboratory, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital. I lead a Team "Sensorimotor function in children with cerebral palsy and other movemnet disorders" in Professor Broström´s research group. I have a special interest in movement analysis.
Supervision of doctoral students:
Alexandra Åhblom, physiotherapist, MSc. Project: Children with Cerebral palsy: Muscle spasticity, stiffness, strenght and structure
Susanne Gripenberg, specialised physiotherapist, MSc. Project: Vestibular function and motor proficiency in children with hearing loss, vestibular loss and balance disordersEdwin Råsberg, MD. Project: Gait development and mobility in children and young adults with cerebral palsy: A longitudinal study
Kristina Andersson, orthopedic engineer, MSc. Project: Gait, Orthosis, and Functional Mobility in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Charlotte Rudberg, specialised physiotherapist, MSc. Project: Long-term functional outcome and capacity following limb-sparing surgery for bone sarcoma
Research
- Sensorimotor function; action and perception
- Gait and balance
- Movement disorders and muscle function
Doctoral thesis - Standing in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy:
Aspects of muscle strength, vision and motor function [1]
[1] http://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/45209
Articles
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2026;26(1):684Eliasson A-C; Lowing K; Hjalmarsson E; Lidbeck C; Adestedt A; Starck J; Aspdahl M; Lowing J; Frisk E; Strand J; Ericson A; Andersson K; Brostrom E; Kvist O; Norrbom J; von Walden F
- Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2026Wang Z; Destro A; Ahblom A; Petersson S; Von Walden F; Ponten E; Lidbeck C; Wang R
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2026;14:1832116Ahblom A; Duan Z; Destro A; Ponten E; Lidbeck C; Wang R
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2026;26(1):278Gripenberg S; Verrecchia L; Lidbeck C
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2025;14(23):8567Vanmechelen I; Rasberg E; Brostrom E; Lidbeck C
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2024;25(1):803Ahblom A; Ponten E; Destro A; Petersson S; von Walden F; Wang R; Lidbeck C
- Journal article: GAIT & POSTURE. 2024;113:244-245Wang Z; Xu C; Destro A; Petersson S; Pontén E; Lidbeck C; Wang R
- Journal article: GAIT & POSTURE. 2024;113:243-244Wang R; Palmcrantz A; Destro A; Duan Z; Lidbeck C
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(2):344-352Lidbeck C; Bartonek A; Ferrari A; Alboresi S; Ortqvist M
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2024;103(1):79-86Hjalmarsson E; Lidbeck C; Barrero Santiago L; Pingel J; Norrbom J; Sanz G; Palmcrantz A; Ponten E; von Walden F; Fernandez-Gonzalo R
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2023;10(12):1867Bartonek A; Lidbeck C
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2023;10(12):1864Lidbeck C; Habel H; Martinsson C; Pettersson K; Lowing K
- Journal article: GAIT & POSTURE. 2023;106:s37-s38Cenni F; Alexander N; Sukanen M; Wang Z; Wang R; Lidbeck C; Piitulainen H; Finni T
- Journal article: GAIT & POSTURE. 2023;106:s112-s113Lidbeck C; Åsa B
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2023;10(7):1139Ericson A; Bartonek A; Tedroff K; Lidbeck C
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2023;10(6):1056Bartonek A; Eriksson M; Ericson A; Reimeringer M; Lidbeck C
- Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2023;65(5):683-690Vanmechelen I; Danielsson A; Lidbeck C; Tedroff K; Monbaliu E; Krumlinde-Sundholm L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY. 2022;41:36-40Tedroff K; Lidbeck C; Lowing K
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2021;57(5):731-737Lidbeck C; Bartonek A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2020;9(8):E2597-2597Danielsson A; Vanmechelen I; Lidbeck C; Krumlinde-Sundholm L; Ortibus E; Monbaliu E; Tedroff K
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All other publications
- Conference publication: GAIT & POSTURE. 2025;121:264-265Vanmechelen I; Råsberg E; Andersson T; Manousaki E; Lidbeck C
- Conference publication: GAIT & POSTURE. 2025;121:265Vanmechelen I; Råsberg E; Broström E; Lidbeck C
- Conference publication: GAIT & POSTURE. 2020;81:211-212Lidbeck C; Eriksson M; Ericson A; Reimeringer M; Bartonek Å
- Doctoral thesis: 2016Lidbeck C
Employments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2027
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
- Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2009