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| Jan HartvigsenSummaryAffiliation: University of Southern Denmark Country: Denmark Publications
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Consequences of spinal pain: do age and gender matter? A Danish cross-sectional population-based study of 34,902 individuals 20-71 years of ageCharlotte Leboeuf-Yde
The Research Department, the Spine Centre of Southern Denmark, Hospital Lillebaelt, Middelfart, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:39. 2011..Furthermore, pain from these three spinal areas is typically studied or reported separately and in depth understanding of pain from the entire spine and its consequences is still needed...- Chiropractic and exercise for seniors with low back pain or neck pain: the design of two randomized clinical trialsMichele J Maiers
Northwestern Health Sciences University, Wolfe Harris Center for Clinical Studies, 2501 West 84th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 8:94. 2007..Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility will also be assessed. Finally, using qualitative methods, older LBP and NP patient's perceptions of treatment will be explored and described... - Supervised and non-supervised Nordic walking in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a single blind randomized clinical trialJan Hartvigsen
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:30. 2010..Until now, no studies have been performed to investigate whether Nordic Walking has beneficial effects in relation to back pain... - Pain in the back and neck are with us until the end: a nationwide interview-based survey of Danish 100-year-oldsJan Hartvigsen
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej, Odense M, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:909-13. 2008..Nationwide interview survey... - Children and chiropractic care: a window of opportunityJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Forskerparken 10, DK 5230, Odense M, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 32:603-5. 2009..Chiropractors may play a significant role in finding and implementing evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies aimed at infants, children, and adolescents... - Heritability of spinal pain and consequences of spinal pain: a comprehensive genetic epidemiologic analysis using a population-based sample of 15,328 twins ages 20-71 yearsJan Hartvigsen
Clinical Locomotion Science, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, and Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Clinical Locomotion Science, Forskerparken 10A, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Arthritis Rheum 61:1343-51. 2009..To assess the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to different definitions of spinal pain and consequences of spinal pain... - Small effect of genetic factors on neck pain in old age: a study of 2,108 Danish twins 70 years of age and olderJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense C, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:206-8. 2005..Classic twin study... - Pain in the lumbar, thoracic or cervical regions: do age and gender matter? A population-based study of 34,902 Danish twins 20-71 years of ageCharlotte Leboeuf-Yde
The Back Research Center, University of Southern Denmark, Ringe, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:39. 2009..In addition, 5) to investigate if spinal pain reporting is affected by gender and 6) to see if it increases gradually with increasing age... - Genetic and environmental contributions to back pain in old age: a study of 2,108 danish twins aged 70 and olderJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:897-901; discussion 902. 2004..Self-reported 1-month prevalence of back pain in older twins assessed at intake in a population-based longitudinal survey... - Diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal chest pain: design of a multi-purpose trialMette J Stochkendahl
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Part of Clinical Locomotion Science, Odense, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:40. 2008..The diagnostic approaches and treatment options for this group of patients are scarce and formal clinical studies addressing the effect of various treatments are lacking... - Back and neck pain exhibit many common features in old age: a population-based study of 4,486 Danish twins 70-102 years of ageJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:576-80. 2004..Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of data comprising 4486 Danish twins 70-102 years of age... - Examination of musculoskeletal chest pain - an inter-observer reliability studyMads Hostrup Brunse
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Man Ther 15:167-72. 2010..01 to 0.59. Provided adequate training of observers, the examination protocol can be used in carefully selected patients in clinical settings and should be included in pre- and post-graduate clinical training... - Responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference for pain and disability instruments in low back pain patientsHenrik H Lauridsen
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:82. 2006..The objective of this study was to concurrently compare responsiveness and MCID for commonly used pain scales and functional instruments in four subpopulations of LBP patients... - Physical and mental function and incident low back pain in seniors: a population-based two-year prospective study of 1387 Danish Twins aged 70 to 100 yearsJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Clinical Locomotion Science, Odense, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:1628-32. 2006..Prospective cohort study... - Sex differences in heritability of neck painRene Fejer
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Twin Res Hum Genet 9:198-204. 2006..The age-stratified sex-limitation models showed similar results. Thus, there is no evidence for a sex-specific genetic influence in the liability of heritability of NP... - Back pain remains a common symptom in old age. a population-based study of 4486 Danish twins aged 70-102Jan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Klosterbakken 20, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
Eur Spine J 12:528-34. 2003..We conclude that BP is a common symptom in old age; however, the prevalence does not change with increasing age. BP may be part of a more general syndrome of poor health among the old... - Choice of external criteria in back pain research: Does it matter? Recommendations based on analysis of responsivenessHenrik H Lauridsen
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Pain 131:112-20. 2007..On the basis of our findings we have outlined a proposal for a standardised use of transition questions... - Nordic walking and chronic low back pain: design of a randomized clinical trialLars Morsø
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomecanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:77. 2006..Finally, we investigate whether there is a difference in compliance between persons receiving supervised Nordic Walking and persons doing unsupervised Nordic Walking... - What is an acceptable outcome of treatment before it begins? Methodological considerations and implications for patients with chronic low back painHenrik Hein Lauridsen
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute for Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark
Eur Spine J 18:1858-66. 2009..In conclusion, chronic LBP patients have a reasonably realistic idea of an acceptable change in pain, but probably an overly optimistic view of changes in functional and psychological/affective domains before treatment begins... - Back and neck pain in seniors-prevalence and impactJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Research, Odense C, Denmark
Eur Spine J 15:802-6. 2006..NP and BP in seniors are probably associated with difficulty but not inability to perform daily activities... - A description of children and adolescents in Danish chiropractic practice: results from a nationwide surveyLise Hestbaek
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 32:607-15. 2009..The purpose of this study was to describe Danish chiropractic patients younger than 18 years... - Generalisability of a composite student selection programmeLotte D O'Neill
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Med Educ 43:58-65. 2009..The aim of this study was to estimate the generalisability of a composite selection... - Non-surgical treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Hip school, with or without the addition of manual therapy, in comparison to a minimal control intervention: protocol for a three-armed randomized clinical trialErik Poulsen
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:88. 2011..There is evidence from several trials that exercise therapy is effective. In addition, single trials suggest that patient education in the form of a hip school is a promising intervention and that manual therapy is superior to exercise... - Spinal curves and health: a systematic critical review of the epidemiological literature dealing with associations between sagittal spinal curves and healthSanne Toftgaard Christensen
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 31:690-714. 2008.... - Standardized manual palpation of myofascial trigger points in relation to neck/shoulder pain; the influence of clinical experience on inter-examiner reproducibilityCorrie Myburgh
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Man Ther 16:136-40. 2011..A protracted period of data collection may be detrimental to inter-observer agreement; more investigation is needed in this regard... - Danish chiropractic patients then and now--a comparison between 1962 and 1999Jan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Klosterbakken 20, DK 5000 Odense C, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:65-9. 2003..Little is known about changes in the chiropractic patient population over time... - Danish version of the Oswestry Disability Index for patients with low back pain. Part 1: Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity in two different populationsHenrik Hein Lauridsen
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Eur Spine J 15:1705-16. 2006..56-0.78). We conclude that the Danish version of the ODI is both a valid and reliable outcome instrument in two LBP patient populations. The ODI is probably most appropriate for use in SeS patients... - The Funen Neck and Chest Pain study: analysing non-response bias by using national vital statistic dataRene Fejer
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Eur J Epidemiol 21:171-80. 2006..To describe the Funen Neck and Chest Pain (FNCP) study and carry out a comprehensive non-response analysis of the quality of the survey... - Active lifestyle protects against incident low back pain in seniors: a population-based 2-year prospective study of 1387 Danish twins aged 70-100 yearsJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Part of Clinical Locomotion Science, Klosterbakken, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:76-81. 2007..Prospective cohort study of twins... - Neck pain and disability due to neck pain: what is the relation?Rene Fejer
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
Eur Spine J 17:80-8. 2008..Given these variations, pain intensity and disability should be considered as two distinct dimensions and measured separately. These results have implications for future clinical and epidemiological studies... - Categorising the severity of neck pain: establishment of cut-points for use in clinical and epidemiological researchRene Fejer
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Pain 119:176-82. 2005..This paper has implications for understanding the impact of using different pain intensity scales and provides reference cut-points in NP for use in future clinical and epidemiological research... - [Admission tests for medical education]Lotte Dyhrberg O'Neill
Institut for Idræt og Biomekanik, Syddansk Universitet, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Ugeskr Laeger 174:560-2. 2012..Admission interviews are a challenge for the feasibility, reliability and validity of medical student selection. Admission variables in use should be supported by predictive validity... - Reconstruction of the decision-making process in assessing musculoskeletal chest pain: an exploratory study using recursive partitioningMette J Stochkendahl
Researcher, Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics and Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Part of Clinical Locomotion Network, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 35:184-95. 2012.... - Danish version of the Oswestry disability index for patients with low back pain. Part 2: Sensitivity, specificity and clinically significant improvement in two low back pain populationsHenrik Hein Lauridsen
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Eur Spine J 15:1717-28. 2006.... - Chiropractic treatment vs self-management in patients with acute chest pain: a randomized controlled trial of patients without acute coronary syndromeMette J Stochkendahl
Researcher, Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics and Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Part of Clinical Locomotion Science, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 35:7-17. 2012.... - Chiropractic patients in Denmark: a short description of basic characteristicsJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 25:162-7. 2002..The vast majority of information on chiropractic and chiropractic patients originates from English-speaking countries. Lately, however, reports describing chiropractic patients and practice in other European countries have emerged... - Secondary legitimacy: a key mainstream health care inclusion strategy for the Danish chiropractic profession?Corrie Myburgh
Institute of Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 31:392-5. 2008 - Translation and validation of the danish version of the Bournemouth questionnaireJan Hartvigsen
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 28:402-7. 2005..Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Danish version of the Bournemouth Questionnaire (BQ)... - Chiropractic management of a patient with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a case reportAnette R Nørregaard
Clinical Locomotion Science, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 32:387-90. 2009.... - The prevalence of neck pain in the world population: a systematic critical review of the literatureRene Fejer
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Eur Spine J 15:834-48. 2006..The quality of studies varies greatly but is not correlated with the prevalence estimates. Design varies considerably and standardisation is needed in future studies... - Medical school dropout--testing at admission versus selection by highest grades as predictorsLotte O'Neill
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Med Educ 45:1111-20. 2011..The main aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive validity of non-grade-based admission testing versus grade-based admission relative to subsequent dropout... - Neck pain and anxiety do not always go togetherCorrie Myburgh
University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, Odense M, 5230, Denmark
Chiropr Osteopat 18:6. 2010..More studies are needed to clarify the specific role of anxiety in chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain before general evidence-driven clinical extrapolations can be made... - A systematic, critical review of manual palpation for identifying myofascial trigger points: evidence and clinical significanceCorrie Myburgh
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1169-76. 2008..To determine the reproducibility of manual palpation in identifying trigger points based on a systematic review of available literature... - Cervical spine lesions after road traffic accidents: a systematic reviewLars Uhrenholt
Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:1934-41; discussion 1940. 2002..A systematic critical literature review... - [The association between physical workload and low back pain clouded by the "healthy worker" effect]Jan Hartvigsen
Nordisk Institut for Kiropraktik og Klinisk Biomekanik, Klosterbakken 20, DK-5000 Odense
Ugeskr Laeger 164:2765-8. 2002..Because og migration between exposure groups (the "healthy worker" effect), longitudinal studies are necessary for investigating the associations between physical workload and LBP... - Chiropractic patients in Denmark 2002: an expanded description and comparison with 1999 surveyLine Press Sorensen
Private Practice of Chiropractic, Aarhus, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 29:419-24. 2006..The purpose of this study is to provide an expanded description of Danish chiropractic patients and to compare characteristics seen in a survey from 1999 with those seen in 2002... - A consensus approach toward the standardization of back pain definitions for use in prevalence studiesClermont E Dionne
Population Health Research Unit, URESP Research Centre of the Laval University Affiliated Hospital, Quebec, QC, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:95-103. 2008..A modified Delphi study conducted with 28 experts in back pain research from 12 countries... - [Does sitting at work cause low back pain?]Jan Hartvigsen
Nordisk Institut for Kiropraktik, Klinisk Biomekanik, Kosterbakken 20, DK 5000 Odense
Ugeskr Laeger 164:759-61. 2002..However, to our knowledge, no meta-analysis or critical systematic literature reviews have been published... - Manual examination of the spine: a systematic critical literature review of reproducibilityMette Jensen Stochkendahl
Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics Research Department, Part of Clinical Locomotion Science, Odense, Denmark
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 29:475-85, 485.e1-10. 2006..This article critically analyzes the literature pertaining to the inter- and intraobserver reproducibility of spinal palpation to investigate the consistency of study results and assess the level of evidence for reproducibility... - [Psychosocial conditions and low back pain]Svend Lings
Ugeskr Laeger 166:3114-6. 2004 - [Are fitness centres part of the health care sector?]Laerke Stidsen
Syddansk Universitet, Institut for Idraet, Odense M
Ugeskr Laeger 170:2790-4. 2008..The purpose of the present study is to describe the extent of musculoskeletal problems among members of fitness centres and the degree of communication between the centres and the health care sector...