Mikael Forsman

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Article: SENSORS. 2025;25(17):5517
Are There Sex Differences in Wrist Velocity and Forearm Muscle Activity When Performing Identical Hand-Intensive Work Tasks?
Dahlgren G; Liv P; Ohberg F; Slunga Jarvholm L; Forsman M; Rehn B
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2025;98(7):673-683
Cardiovascular load and physical capacity in older workers engaged in physically demanding occupations
Wahlstrom V; Abtahi F; Forsman M; Yang L; Ohrner P; Tornevi A; Stjernbrandt A; Lewis C; Jarvholm LS
Article: ERGONOMICS. 2025;69(8):1656-1669
Effects of prismatic loupes on surgeons' intraoperative physical workload and musculoskeletal discomfort in operating room
Yang L; Fan X; Hensel M; Forsman M; Kjellman M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2025;51(4):323-332
Could work-related muscle activity explain sex differences in neck pain? A meta-analysis of a pooled dataset
Koch M; Lunde L-K; Forsman M; Andersen LL; Jakobsen MD; Brandt M; Enquist H; Sjogaard G; Sogaard K; Fan X; Veiersted KB
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):2143
Effects of psychosocial factors on Swedish waste collectors musculoskeletal pain through the mediating roles of occupational fatigue and physical demands: a structural equation model
Huang W; Jin X; Yang L; Dong Y; Wang Y; He L; Yang L; Forsman M
Article: BUILDINGS. 2025;15(10):1670
Which Aspects of Leadership Are Associated with Trustful Use of BIM and Other Digital Technologies in Construction?
Hallen KO; Forsman M; Eriksson A
Article: BIOENGINEERING-BASEL. 2025;12(1):50
Reliability and Accuracy of Standard Reference Procedures for Measurements of Trunk and Arm Postures in Ergonomics
Lind CM; Rhen I-M; Forsman M
Article: SENSORS. 2024;24(13):4173
Comparison of Six Sensor Fusion Algorithms with Electrogoniometer Estimation of Wrist Angle in Simulated Work Tasks
Razavi A; Forsman M; Abtahi F
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(6):e0297859
Frequency of breaks, amount of muscular rest, and sustained muscle activity related to neck pain in a pooled dataset
Koch M; Forsman M; Enquist H; Olsen HB; Sogaard K; Sjogaard G; Ostensvik T; Nilsen P; Andersen LL; Jacobsen MD; Brandt M; Westgaard R; Mork PJ; Fan X; Waersted M; Veiersted KB
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;11:1257365
Ergonomics and performance of using prismatic loupes in simulated surgical tasks among surgeons - a randomized controlled, cross-over trial
Fan X; Yang L; Young N; Kaner I; Kjellman M; Forsman M
Article: BIOENGINEERING-BASEL. 2023;10(7):867
Correlations between Ratings and Technical Measurements in Hand-Intensive Work
Dahlgren G; Liv P; Ohberg F; Jarvholm LS; Forsman M; Rehn B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;20(8):5505
Reliability and Validity of Six Selected Observational Methods for Risk Assessment of Hand Intensive and Repetitive Work.
Nyman T; Rhén I-M; Johansson PJ; Eliasson K; Kjellberg K; Lindberg P; Fan X; Forsman M
Article: ERGONOMICS. 2023;66(2):198-216
Effectiveness and usability of real-time vibrotactile feedback training to reduce postural exposure in real manual sorting work
Lind CM; De Clercq B; Forsman M; Grootaers A; Verbrugghe M; Van Dyck L; Yang L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(24):16706
Ratings of Hand Activity and Force Levels among Women and Men Who Perform Identical Hand-Intensive Work Tasks
Dahlgren G; Liv P; Ohberg F; Jarvholm LS; Forsman M; Rehn B
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;10:1055374
Association between long-term static postures exposure and musculoskeletal disorders among university employees: A viewpoint of inflammatory pathways
Dong Y; Jiang P; Jin X; Jiang N; Huang W; Peng Y; Shen Y; He L; Forsman M; Yang L
Article: APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 2022;105:103841
Mind the gap - development of conversion models between accelerometer- and IMU-based measurements of arm and trunk postures and movements in warehouse work
Forsman M; Fan X; Rhen I-M; Lind CM
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2022;48(8):651-661
Does occupational forward bending of the back increase long-term sickness absence risk? A 4-year prospective register-based study using device-measured compositional data analysis
Gupta N; Bjerregaard SS; Yang L; Forsman M; Rasmussen CL; Rasmussen CDN; Clays E; Holtermann A
Article: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 2022;36(11):8178-8194
Surgeons' physical workload in open surgery versus robot-assisted surgery and nonsurgical tasks
Fan X; Forsman M; Yang L; Lind CM; Kjellman M
Article: JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH. 2022;82:293-300
Derived patterns of musculoskeletal symptoms and their relationships with ergonomic factors among electronic assembly workers: A latent class analysis
Dong Y; Jiang P; Jin X; Maimaiti N; Wang S; Yang L; Forsman M; He L
Article: APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 2022;103:103776
Reaction force exposure for tightening tool users: A psychophysical based experimental study of electric right-angle nutrunners
Mazaheri A; Forsman M; Haettel R; Rose LM
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Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS. 2023;97:103480
Interactions between Human, Technology and Organization in Building Information Modelling (BIM)-A scoping review of critical factors for the individual user
Hallen KO; Forsman M; Eriksson A
Review: SENSORS. 2023;23(9):4259
Wearable Motion Capture Devices for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ergonomics-An Overview of Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Opportunities
Lind CM; Abtahi F; Forsman M
Letter: ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH. 2022;66(1):130-131
Concerning a Work Movement Velocity Action Level Proposed in "Action Levels for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Neck and Upper Extremities: A Proposal" by Inger Arvidsson et al. (2021)
Forsman M; Fan X; Rhen I-M; Lind CM
Published conference paper: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 2019;33(3):933-940
Operating hurts: a study of EAES surgeons
Wells AC; Kjellman M; Harper SJF; Forsman M; Hallbeck MS
Corrigendum: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE. 2018;12:384
Prefrontal Cortex Oxygenation Evoked by Convergence Load Under Con flicting Stimulus-to-Accommodation and Stimulus-to-Vergence Eye-Movements Measured by NIRS (vol 12, 298, 2018)
Richter HO; Forsman M; Elcadi GH; Brautaset R; Marsh JE; Zetterberg C
Letter: APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 2015;51:102-103
Digging deeper into the assessment of upper arm elevation angles using 0 Cross Mark standard inclinometry
Jackson JA; Mathiassen SE; Wahlstrom J; Liv P; Forsman M
Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2010;36(1):3-24
Systematic evaluation of observational methods assessing biomechanical exposures at work
Takala E-P; Pehkonen I; Forsman M; Hansson G-A; Mathiassen SE; Neumann WP; Sjogaard G; Veiersted KB; Westgaard RH; Winkel J
Published conference paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH. 2000;38(17):4051-4059
Modified method time measurements for ergonomic planning of production systems in the manufacturing industry
Christmansson M; Falck AC; Amprazis J; Forsman M; Rasmusson L; Kadefors R
Published conference paper: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 1999;Suppl 1:82-85
A Swedish industrial research program 'Co-operative for optimization of industrial production systems regarding productivity and ergonomics' (COPE)
Winkel J; Christmasson M; Cyren H; Engström T; Forsman M; Hansson GA; Hanse JJ; Kadefors R; Mathiassen SE; Medbo L; Möller T; Ohlsson K; Petersson NF; Skerfving S; Sundin A

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Principal Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Visiting Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2022
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2014-2017

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