Lena Nilsson-Wikmar

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Article: LYMPHATIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGY. 2026;24(3):107-113
Local Tissue Water Variations in Women at Risk of Developing Arm Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer Treatment-A Retrospective Study
Blom K; Brogardh C; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Sackey H; Johansson K
Article: SPINAL CORD. 2026;64(4):331-336
The profile of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury and the associated factors of length of stay in a rehabilitation centre, in South Africa
Williams T-L; Wikmar LN; Joseph C
Article: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2026;82(1):11
Life after the hospital: Lived experience of people with traumatic spinal cord injury in a resource-constrained setting - a qualitative study
Kanyoni M; Fitch MI; Phillips J; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Tumusiime DK
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
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Editorial: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2026;26(1):131
Experiences from conducting systematic reviews of systematic reviews
Grooten WJA; Bohman T; Bostrom C; Dedering A; Halvorsen M; Kuster RP; Nilsson-Wikmar L; Olsson CB; Rovner G; Tseli E; Rasmussen-Barr E
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

Employments

Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2026
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
Professor, Senior, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-2022
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2015-2019

Degrees and Education

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

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