Lena Nilsson-Wikmar

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Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2025;47(10):2619-2627
Healthcare providers perspective of chronic pain management in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury accessing the public system in a region of South Africa
Williams T-L; Nilsson Wikmar L; Phillips J; Joseph C
Article: GLOBAL ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND HEALTH. 2025;14:27536130251349456
Principles for Chronic Pain Management in the Adult Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Population at the Primary Healthcare Level, in a Developing Context: A Delphi Study
Williams T-L; Wikmar LN; Joseph C
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2024;15:1373893
Incidence and etiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Rwanda: a prospective population-based study
Kanyoni M; Wikmar LN; Philips J; Joseph C; Tumusiime DK
Article: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2024;80(1):14
Guidelines for chronic pain in adult spinal cord injury population: Scoping review
Williams T-L; Joseph C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Phillips J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(4):e0298649
"Could a subset of joint mobility tests define generalized joint hypermobility?": A descriptive observational inception study
Schlager A; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Ahlqvist K; Olsson CB; Kristiansson P
Article: SPINAL CORD SERIES AND CASES. 2024;10(1):9
The interrelationship between pain, life satisfaction and mental health in adults with traumatic spinal cord injury, in the context of a developing country
Williams T-L; Joseph C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Phillips J
Article: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2024;80(1):7
Psychosocial reintegration post-traumatic spinal cord injury in Rwanda: An exploratory study.
Kanyoni M; Wikmar LN; Philips J; Tumusiime DK
Article: RWANDA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES. 2023;6(3):326-334
Quality of Life after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Rwanda, the Impact of Personal and Contextual Factors: A Follow-Up Exploratory Study.
Kanyoni M; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Phillips J; Tumusiime DK
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102(10):1259-1268
Generalized joint hypermobility and the risk of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: Is body mass index of importance?-A prospective cohort study.
Ahlqvist K; Bjelland EK; Pingel R; Schlager A; Peterson M; Olsson CB; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Kristiansson P
Article: CANCERS. 2023;15(10):2674
Early Intervention with a Compression Sleeve in Mild Breast Cancer-Related Arm Lymphedema: A 12-Month Prospective Observational Study
Johansson K; Blom K; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Brogardh C
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2023;62(5):528-534
Impact on Health-Related quality of life after wearing compression garment or not for six months in women with mild breast cancer-related arm lymphedema. A cross-sectional study
Blom KY; Johansson KI; Nilsson-Wikmar LB; Klernaes PE; Brogardh CB
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;20(1):77
Exploration of the Experiences of Persons in the Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Population in Relation to Chronic Pain Management
Williams T-L; Joseph C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Phillips J
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(7):897-905
Early intervention with compression garments prevents progression in mild breast cancer-related arm lymphedema: a randomized controlled trial
Blom KY; Johansson KI; Nilsson-Wikmar LB; Brogardh CB
Article: LYMPHATIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGY. 2022;20(3):325-334
Tissue Dielectric Constant and Water Displacement Method Can Detect Changes of Mild Breast Cancer-Related Arm Lymphedema
Karlsson K; Johansson K; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Brogardh C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(2):e0247466
A core outcome set for research and clinical practice in women with pelvic girdle pain: PGP-COS
Remus A; Smith V; Gutke A; Saldana Mena JJ; Morkved S; Wikmar LN; Oberg B; Olsson C; Robinson HS; Stuge B; Wuytack F
Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2020;25(4):e1861
Fear-avoidance beliefs: A predictor for postpartum lumbopelvic pain
Fernando M; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Olsson CB
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2020;21(1):514
Validity of the self-reported five-part questionnaire as an assessment of generalized joint hypermobility in early pregnancy
Schlager A; Ahlqvist K; Pingel R; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Olsson CB; Kristiansson P
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2020;21(1):474
The Association of Self-Reported Generalized Joint Hypermobility with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study
Ahlqvist K; Bjelland EK; Pingel R; Schlager A; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Kristiansson P
Article: LYMPHATIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGY. 2020;18(3):219-225
Palpation of Increased Skin and Subcutaneous Thickness, Tissue Dielectric Constant, and Water Displacement Method for Diagnosis of Early Mild Arm Lymphedema
Karlsson K; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Brogardh C; Johansson K
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2019;51(7):513-517
SECONDARY MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS AFTER TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: TOWARDS DEVELOPING PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Wahman K; Nilsson Wikmar L; Chlaidze G; Joseph C
Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2018;18(1):158
Protocol for the development of a core outcome set for pelvic girdle pain, including methods for measuring the outcomes: the PGP-COS study
Wuytack F; Gutke A; Stuge B; Morkved S; Olsson C; Robinson HS; Vollestad NK; Oberg B; Wikmar LN; Saldana Mena JJ; Smith V
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2018;19(1):376
Inter- and intra-rater reliability for measurement of range of motion in joints included in three hypermobility assessment methods
Schlager A; Ahlqvist K; Rasmussen-Barr E; Bjelland EK; Pingel R; Olsson C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Kristiansson P
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2018;9:453
Strengthening Health Systems for Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in South Africa and Sweden : A Protocol for a Longitudinal Study of Processes and Outcomes
Conradsson D; Rhoda A; Mlenzana N; Wikmar LN; Wahman K; Hultling C; Joseph C
Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2018;18(1):54
Anatomical landmarks of the intra-pelvic side-wall as sources of pain in women with and without pregnancy-related chronic pelvic pain after childbirth: a descriptive study
Torstensson T; Butler S; Lindgren A; Peterson M; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Eriksson M; Kristiansson P
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2017;55(8):774-781
Energy expenditure in people with motor-complete paraplegia
Holmlund T; Ekblom-Bak E; Franzen E; Hultling C; Wikmar LN; Wahman K
Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2017;17(1):90
Structured feedback on students' concept maps: the proverbial path to learning?
Joseph C; Conradsson D; Wikmar LN; Rowe M
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2017;49(5):431-436
INCIDENCE, AETIOLOGY AND INJURY CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: A PROSPECTIVE, POPULATION-BASED UPDATE
Joseph C; Andersson N; Bjelak S; Giesecke K; Hultling C; Nilsson Wikmar L; Phillips J; Seiger A; Stenimahitis V; Trok K; Akesson E; Wahman K
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2017;70:123-129
A structural equation model of the relation between socioeconomic status, physical activity level, independence and health status in older Iranian people
Mosallanezhad Z; Sotoudeh GR; Jutengren G; Salavati M; Harms-Ringdahl K; Wikmar LN; Frandin K
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2017;55(3):285-289
Outcomes 2 years after traumatic spinal cord injury in Botswana: a follow-up study
Lofvenmark I; Wikmar LN; Hasselberg M; Norrbrink C; Hultling C
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2017;55(2):208-212
Outcomes after acute traumatic spinal cord injury in Botswana: from admission to discharge
Lofvenmark I; Hasselberg M; Wikmar LN; Hultling C; Norrbrink C
Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2016;96(9):1372-1380
Client Perspectives on Reclaiming Participation After a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in South Africa
Joseph C; Wahman K; Phillips J; Wikmar LN
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2016;38(17):1730-1738
Mapping two measures to the International Classification Of Functioning, Disability and Health and the brief ICF core set for spinal cord injury in the post-acute context
Joseph C; Phillips J; Wahman K; Wikmar LN
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2016;38(15):1483-1492
'The moment I leave my home - there will be massive challenges': experiences of living with a spinal cord injury in Botswana
Lofvenmark I; Norrbrink C; Wikmar LN; Lofgren M
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2016;54(7):535-539
Prevalence of secondary medical complications and risk factors for pressure ulcers after traumatic spinal cord injury during acute care in South Africa
Joseph C; Wikmar LN
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2016;38(13):1257-1267
Meanings of "acceptance" for patients with long-term pain when starting rehabilitation
Biguet G; Wikmar LN; Bullington J; Flink B; Lofgren M
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2015;23(10):2965-2972
Lymphoedema and health-related quality of life by early treatment in long-term survivors of breast cancer. A comparative retrospective study up to 15 years after diagnosis
Karlsson KY; Wallenius I; Nilsson-Wikmar LB; Lindman H; Johansson BBK
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2015;53(9):692-696
Incidence and aetiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective, population-based study
Joseph C; Delcarme A; Vlok I; Wahman K; Phillips J; Wikmar LN
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2015;29(1):110-117
Perceptions of lymphoedema treatment in patients with breast cancer - a patient perspective
Karlsson K; Biguet G; Johansson K; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2015;53(2):150-154
Traumatic spinal cord injury in Botswana: characteristics, aetiology and mortality
Lofvenmark I; Norrbrink C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Hultling C; Chakandinakira S; Hasselberg M
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2014;58(3):320-326
Walking habits and health-related factors in 75-year-old Iranian women and men
Mosallanezhad Z; Salavati M; Sotoudeh GR; Wikmar LN; Frandin K
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2014;46(5):468-474
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LUMBOPELVIC PAIN, DISABILITY AND SICK LEAVE DURING PREGNANCY - A COMPARISON OF THREE SCANDINAVIAN COHORTS
Gutke A; Olsson CB; Vollestad N; Oberg B; Wikmar LN; Robinson HS
Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2014;21(2):111-119
Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy for the Lower Extremity in Elderly Persons With Chronic Stroke: Single-Subject Experimental Design Study
Kallio K; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Thorsen A-M
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH. 2013;42(1):3-9
Students' expectations when entering an interprofessional master's degree program for health professionals: a qualitative study.
Olsson M; Persson M; Kaila P; Wikmar LN; Boström C
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2012;55(2):422-430
Physical activity and physical functioning in Swedish and Iranian 75-year-olds - A comparison
Mosallanezhad Z; Horder H; Salavati M; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Frandin K
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2012;34(2):136-144
Factors predicting clinical outcome 12 and 36 months after an exercise intervention for recurrent low-back pain
Rasmussen-Barr E; Campello M; Arvidsson I; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Ang B-O
Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2012;92(1):49-57
Catastrophizing During and After Pregnancy: Associations With Lumbopelvic Pain and Postpartum Physical Ability
Olsson CB; Grooten WJA; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Harms-Ringdahl K; Lundberg M
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2012;34(5):416-422
Determinants for lumbopelvic pain 6 months postpartum
Olsson CB; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Grooten WJA
Article: APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 2011;42(3):455-463
Nursing staff's movement awareness, attitudes and reported behaviour in patient transfer before and after an educational intervention
Kindblom-Rising K; Wahlstrom R; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Buer N
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2011;33(25-26):2446-2453
Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Persian version of the modified falls efficacy scale
Mosallanezhad Z; Salavati M; Hellstrom K; Sotoudeh GR; Wikmar LN; Frandin K
Article: ERGONOMICS. 2010;53(10):1217-1227
Nursing staff's communication modes in patient transfer before and after an educational intervention
Kindblom-Rising K; Wahlstrom R; Ekman S-L; Buer N; Nilsson-Wikmar L
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: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2009;41(9):768-774
STRIVING TO MASTER VARIABLE PAIN: AN INTERVIEW STUDY IN PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS WITH NON-SPECIFIC LONG-TERM NECK/SHOULDER PAIN
Hunhammar C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Lofgren M
Article: SPINE. 2009;34(3):221-228
Graded Exercise for Recurrent Low-Back Pain A Randomized, Controlled Trial With 6-, 12-, and 36-Month Follow-ups
Rasmussen-Barr E; Ang B; Arvidsson I; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2009;88(4):378-385
Lumbopelvic pain associated with catastrophizing and fear-avoidance beliefs in early pregnancy
Olsson C; Buer N; Holm K; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2008;40(5):359-365
Aerobic fitness in patients at work despite recurrent low back pain: A cross-sectional study with healthy age- and gender-matched controls
Rasmussen-Barr E; Lundqvist L; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Ljungquist T
Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2008;13(1):18-30
Influence of specific muscle training on pain, activity limitation and kinesiophobia in women with back pain post-partum - A 'Single-subject research design'
Gustafsson J; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Article: MANUAL THERAPY. 2007;12(2):119-125
Associated sagittal spinal movements in performance of head pro- and retraction in healthy women: A kinematic analysis
Persson PR; Hirschfeld H; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Article: JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS. 2005;28(9):688-695
Variability within and between evaluations of sacroiliac pain with the use of distraction testing
Levin U; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Stenström CH
Article: SPINE. 2005;30(8):850-856
Effect of three different physical therapy treatments on pain and activity in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: A randomized clinical trial with 3, 6, and 12 months follow-up postpartum
Nilsson-Wikmar L; Holm K; Öijerstedt R; Harms-Ringdahl K
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2004;83(4):351-357
Health-related quality of life and physical ability among pregnant women with and without back pain in late pregnancy
Olsson C; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Article: MANUAL THERAPY. 2003;8(4):233-241
Stabilizing training compared with manual treatment in sub-acute and chronic low-back pain
Rasmussen-Barr E; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Arvidsson I
Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2003;8(1):23-35
Perceived pain and self-estimated activity limitations in women with back pain post-partum.
Nilsson-Wikmar L; Pilo C; Pahlbäck M; Harms-Ringdahl K
Article: CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS. 2001;16(4):300-306
Variability of forces applied by experienced physiotherapists during provocation of the sacroiliac joint
Levin U; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Harms-Ringdahl K; Stenström CH
Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 1999;4(3):201-213
Back pain in women post-partum is not a unitary concept.
Nilsson-Wikmar L; Harms-Ringdahl K; Pilo C; Pahlbäck M
Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 1998;13(11):3233-3238
Back pain in in-vitro fertilized and spontaneous pregnancies
Kristiansson P; Nilsson-Wikmar L; von Schoultz B; Svärdsudd K; Wramsby H
Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 1998;3(1):1-14
Reproducibility of manual pressure force on provocation of the sacroiliac joint.
Levin U; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Stenström CH; Lundeberg T
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Review: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2023;24(1):806
Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic neck pain - a systematic review and meta-analysis of systematic reviews
Rasmussen-Barr E; Halvorsen M; Bohman T; Bostroem C; Dedering A; Kuster RP; Olsson CB; Rovner G; Tseli E; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Grooten WJA
Review: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2022;23(1):801
Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic low back pain - a systematic review of systematic reviews
Grooten WJA; Bostrom C; Dedering A; Halvorsen M; Kuster RP; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Olsson CB; Rovner G; Tseli E; Rasmussen-Barr E
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2007;39(8):640-645
Recurrent low back pain: Relapse from a patient perspective
Benjaminsson O; Biguet G; Arvidsson I; Nilsson-Wikmar L
Doctoral thesis: 2003
Back pain post partum : clinical and experimental studies
Nilsson-Wikmar L
Published conference paper: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2002;83(9):1279-1289
Joint coordination during whole-body lifting in women with low back pain after pregnancy.
Commissaris DA; Nilsson-Wikmar LB; Van Dieën JH; Hirschfeld H

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Professor, Senior, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2010
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2003

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