Access to pedestrian roads, daily activities, and physical performance of adolescentsA N Sjolie
Rendalen Institute, Lomnessjoen, Norway
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 25:1965-72. 2000
..A cross-sectional study using a questionnaire and physical tests was performed...
The significance of high lumbar mobility and low lumbar strength for current and future low back pain in adolescentsA N Sjolie
Section of Physiotherapy Science, University of Bergen, Norway
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 26:2629-36. 2001
..This study comprised a cross-sectional part and a prospective part...
School journeys and leisure activities in rural and urban adolescents in NorwayAstrid N Sjolie
The Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg, Sweden
Health Promot Int 17:21-30. 2002
..A relevant strategy for health promotion may therefore be to make cycling tracks and walking trails accessible; some passive transport both to school and to leisure activities may thus probably be replaced by walking or cycling...
Psychosocial correlates of low-back pain in adolescentsAstrid Noreng Sjolie
Department of Public Health, University of Bergen, Norway
Eur Spine J 11:582-8. 2002
..The results do not confirm hypotheses that social class and parental LBP are related to juvenile LBP. The findings indicate that poor wellbeing, in particular poor self-perceived fitness, is associated with LBP among adolescents...
Active or passive journeys and low back pain in adolescentsAstrid N Sjolie
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway
Eur Spine J 12:581-8. 2003
..3; 95% confidence interval 0.1-1.0). No associations were found between passive journeys and LBP. The results raise the question for future research of whether lack of active transport may be one cause behind the increase in juvenile LBP...
Low-back pain in adolescents is associated with poor hip mobility and high body mass indexAstrid Noreng Sjolie
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Scand J Med Sci Sports 14:168-75. 2004
..The results suggest further prospective research to investigate whether poor hip mobility and high BMI may predict juvenile LBP...
Persistence and change in nonspecific low back pain among adolescents: a 3-year prospective studyAstrid Noreng Sjolie
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:2452-7. 2004
..This is a 3-year prospective study of juvenile low back pain (LBP)...
Associations between activities and low back pain in adolescentsAstrid N Sjolie
Department of Public Health, University of Bergen, Norway
Scand J Med Sci Sports 14:352-9. 2004
..The results confirm studies showing inverse associations between walking and LBP. Future research should involve prospective studies of the potential effects of walking or bicycling and other specific activities on LBP...
Truncus endurance, hip and ankle mobility and aerobic fitness in 15-year-old Norwegian adolescents in 1968 and 1997A N Sjolie
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Scand J Med Sci Sports 17:488-96. 2007
..The data indicate a general decline during one generation in physical performance among boys, a decline in low back endurance, truncus balance and ankle mobility among girls and in a higher abdominal endurance among girls...