Emma Hjalmarsson
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: emma.hjalmarsson@ki.se
Visiting address: ALB, Q2:07, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Neuropediatrik Sejersen, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Physiotherapist, specialist in pediatrics and postdoctoral researcher at Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet.
Research
- My projects are about physical activity, para-sport, exercise physiology, motor function, physical self-esteem etc in both typically developed health individuals and individuals with diagnosis such as Cerebral Palsy (CP), NeuroMuscular Diseases (NMD), Árthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC), Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Defended my Thesis in 2023 "Frame Running - enabling health improvements through exercise in individuals with cerebral palsy" available at https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/48615
Example of supervisors and collaborators
Eva Weidenhielm Broström PT, PhD, Assistant Professor. KBH, KI
Ferdinand von Walden, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, KBH, KI
Rodrigo Fernandez Gonzalo, PhD, Associate Professor, LabMed, KI
Helene Alexanderson, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, MedS, KI
Eva Pontén, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, KBH, KI
Thomas Sejersen MD, PhD, Associate Professor, KBH, KI
Articles
- Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2024;66(7):902-909
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2024;103(1):79-86
- Article: PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2022;34(4):529-534
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2022;54:jrm00273
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;13:1072040
- Article: JOURNAL OF MUSCLE RESEARCH AND CELL MOTILITY. 2020;41(2-3):211-219
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):325
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):475
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2020;52(5):jrm00060-0
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2020;21(1):193
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2019;51(3):167-174
All other publications
- Thesis / dissertation: 2023
- Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2023;239
- Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2023;239
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):325
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):475
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
- Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2019