Josefine Naili

Registered physiotherapist, specialist competence in orthopedics, PhD,  Associate Professor of Physiotherapy. Currently conducting research at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, and working clinically in the Motion Analysis Lab at Karolinska University Hospital. My clinical and research interests include evaluating the impact of musculoskeletal disease and injury on movement and gait patterns.

In 2017 I defended my thesis entitled: “Evaluation of function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis”. The overall aim of the thesis was to evaluate methods used to objectively assess function, including gait patterns, movement strategies, and performance-based function – in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Affiliated to University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Department of Clinical Research, since 2020.

Ongoing research projects
* BIOFUNC: Using a multi-modal approach including plasma proteomics, biomechanical assessments of knee function, and patient-reported outcomes we will develop prediction models of disease progression to enable identification of high risk individuals with signs of rapid osteoarthritis progression.
* The recurrent clubfoot: At the Motion Analysis Lab, Karolinska University Hospital, we have set up a structured system for longitudinal surveillance of children with clubfoot. The structured follow-up includes clinical examination of active and passive foot joint range of motion, video analysis of walking and functional movements (with simultaneous recording of the frontal and sagittal plane), and evaluation of dynamic foot pressure using pedobarography. We want to determine which of these methods display the highest sensitivity to change and is best suited to detect early signs of recurrence.
* Evaluation of walking ability and gait patterns in children with skeletal dysplasia.
* Effect of non-surgical treatment on movement patterns in individuals with femoroacetabular impingement (in collaboration with University of Southern Denmark).