Eva E. Skillgate
Visiting Professor | Docent
E-mail: eva.skillgate@ki.se
Telephone: +46852487139
Mobile phone: +46709209930
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Solna
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 IIR Axén, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a guest professor of Epidemiology with focus on musculoskeletal problems at the Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research for Worker Health, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM). My primary position is as Professor in Health Care Science at Department of Health Promoting Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm.
In my research group Musculoskeletal and Sports Injury Epidemiology Center MUSIC), we perform clinically relevant research about long-lasting pain conditions in the musculoskeletal system including back and neck, mental problems, and sports medicine. Our research is based mainly on our extensive cohort studies and randomized controlled studies. The research group include multi-professional competences such as: epidemiology, biostatistics, naprapathy, physiotherapy, psychology, chiropractic, public health, and nutrition.
The aim with the research is to deepen the knowledge about health promotion and disease prevention actions, risk and prognostic factors, diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and performance. Our research partners are national as well as international research groups, clinics, and specific sports associations such as the Swedish Handball, Football and Tennis associations.
Among funders for the research are: FORTE, VR, AFA Insurance, CIF (The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science), Sophiahemmet Foundation, Active Life Foundation, The Swedish and Norwegian Naprapathic Associations and Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine.
Research
- Some of the projects within MUSIC
I. Randomized controlled trials (RCT):
We perform clinical trials with the overall aim to evaluate the effect of commonly used treatment strategies including manual therapy for musculoskeletal disorders. We also evaluate interventions to prevent sports injuries.
1. The BJÖRN-trial (n=409) about the effect of manual therapy (naprapathy) on unspecific back and neck pain, to identified prognostic factors for back and neck pain and to evaluate the cost effectiveness.
2. The MINT-trial (Manual Intervention Trial) (n=1 060) about the treatment effects of combinations of manual therapy (naprapathy) as well as the occurrence and severity of adverse events directly after manual therapy. Data from the trial is also used to identified prognostic factors for back and neck pain.
3.The STONE-trial (Stockholm Neck trial) (n = 620) was performed to explore the effect of massage therapy and physical training on sub-acute and long-lasting neck pain, and to study the course of neck pain. Data is also used to identify prognostic factors for future secondary prevention strategies and to perform a health economic evaluation.
4. The KHAST-trial (Karolinska Handball study) (n=750) aims to evaluate interventions aiming to prevent injuries in the shoulder and knee in students at Handball-profiled High schools in Sweden.
II. Cohort studies
We perform prospective cohort studies to understand more about causality for long-lasting and musculoskeletal pain conditions and mental health problems.
1. The SUN study (Sustainable University Life) (n=4 226): In this extensive prospective cohort study we aim to identify factors of importance for risk and prognosis for mental problems and musculoskeletal pain in university students.
2. The KHAST study (Karolinska Handball study) (n=470) aims to deepen the knowledge about injuries and the functional status in the shoulder in adolescent elite handball players. A cohort of 470 players, 15-17 years, recruited from handball profiled high schools in Sweden, is followed for two seasons regarding shoulder injuries.
3. The SHC study (The Swedish handball cohort) aims to deepen the knowledge about injuries in adolescent elite handball players, and to evaluate the implementation of injury prevention strategies. Players are included consecutively and up to date > - 1 000 players are included.
4. The KIC study (Karolinska Football Injury Cohort) (n=419): This project is an innovative collaboration between epidemiology, medicine, psychology, orthopaedics, physiotherapy and naprapathy, composed of research groups at five universities, to identify risk factors for overuse and traumatic injuries. Young female elite footballers are included, and screen clinically after having filled in an extensive baseline questionnaire and followed with weekly surveys search questions, separately for common but unexplored risk factors and pain sights.
5. The SMASH study (Shoulder Management & - Assessment Serving High performance) (n=301) : In this cohort study of young competitive tennis players in Sweden, we aim to deepen the knowledge about risk factors for injuries in the shoulder and spine. The players were screened clinically and followed one year with weekly reports about injuries, training, and match play.
6. SPEEiD18 (Speed and Power Exploring External and internal Demands 2018) – A project aiming to quantify the load in elite tennis players by measuring oxygen uptake and mechanical workload, a unique project which integrates physiology and biomechanics.
Teaching
- I am part of the Doctoral Education Group at IMM, and the Director of Research Education at Sophiahemmet University. I teach regularly at courses on bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, mainly in research methods with focus on clinical epidemiology and interventional studies.
Articles
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(4):427-433
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2023;31(1):34
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):595-601
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2023;32(2):659-666
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2023;31(1):3
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(1):e2249346
- Article: BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE. 2023;9(4):e001679
- Article: BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2022;14(1):212
- Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT. 2022;58:106-116
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2022;26(9):1910-1922
- Article: EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS-STUDIES ON ANOREXIA BULIMIA AND OBESITY. 2022;27(7):2397-2405
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;22(1):1207
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2022;30(1):27
- Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;61(5):1802-1809
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(4):e054512
- Article: FRONTIERS IN SPORTS AND ACTIVE LIVING. 2022;4:940934
- Article: SPORTS HEALTH-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. 2022;14(1):103-110
- Article: SPORTS HEALTH-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. 2022;14(1):111-118
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;19(1):143
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2021;29(1):43
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;49(7):750-754
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;49(7):741-749
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2021;22(1):857
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(19):10051
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2021;127(2):289-295
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50(4):271-279
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2021;29(1):2
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. 2020;38:41-49
- Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2020;46:102109
- Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2020;54(Suppl 1):a44
- Article: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2020;50(2):67-74
- Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2020;45:102070
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2019;28(11):2502-2509
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2019;19(4):789-796
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2019;69(5):359-365
- Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2019;35(8):678-685
- Article: JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS. 2019;42(1):34-46
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2019;27:27
- Article: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY. 2018;26(7):1892-1900
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2017;18(1):485
- Article: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY. 2017;25(10):3251-3259
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2017;49(7):591-597
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2017;15:1-7
- Article: JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH. 2017;5(3):e39
- Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2017;51(4):289
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2017;26(2):316-323
- Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;9:491-500
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(12):e0187709
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2016;20(9):1384-1391
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2016;17:219
- Article: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2016;97(5):739-746
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2016;17:176
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2016;25(3):760-765
- Journal article: EDORIUM JOURNAL OF DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2016;1(2):16-23
- Article: JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING. 2015;50(12):1299-1305
- Article: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY. 2015;23(11):3414-3420
- Article: JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING. 2015;50(7):719-725
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;43(5):453-459
- Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2015;31(3):247-253
- Article: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY. 2015;23(3):899-905
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2014;4(12):e005713
- Article: SPINE JOURNAL. 2014;14(9):1928-1935
- Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014;30(8):730-736
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2014;4(7):e005103
- Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2014;66(6):844-851
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2014;15:77
- Article: JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS. 2013;36(9):626-632
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2013;22(9):2077-2083
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2012;13:264
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2012;66(11):1063-1070
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2012;13:185
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2012;21(4):739-744
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN SUPPLEMENTS. 2011;5(S1):160
- Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2010;26(7):602-610
- Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2010;1(3):174
- Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;37(7):1527-1533
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2010;11:26
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2009;41(7):550-556
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2008;5(5):e105-767
- Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2007;23(5):431-439
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2007;61(4):356-361
- Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;34(1):193-200
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All other publications
- Letter: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2024;32(1):5
- Review: PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2021;112:121-134
- Review: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2018;52(20):1312-1319
- Review: BMJ CASE REPORTS. 2014;2014:bcr2014207199
- Letter: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2007;76(4):253-255
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2022 - 30 November 2027
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 November 2021 - 31 October 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
Employments
- Visiting Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2007