Research projects

Ongoing research projects August 2010

• Radiating pain in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical regions and health related benefits
  
  
• Can commonly used spine tests in children predict who develops spine pain? (PhD project)
  
  
• Consequences of spinal pain. A population-based study of 34,902 Danish twins aged 20-71 years
  
  
• The prevalence of questionnaire angina in the population and associations with spinal pain
  
  
• DANCOS musculoskeletal study
  
  
• The Danish National Birth Cohort
  
  
• Backs on Funen – why do they hurt?
  
  
• Body Culture and Well-being in the Kindergarten – what is the relationship between physical activity in the kindergarden and childrens well-being?
  
  
• The course of low back pain in medical primary care and chiropractic patients. A one-year observational study of an inception cohort with frequent follow-up
  
  
• Evaluation of an admission project. Predictive validity, generalizability and long term outcome (PhD project )
  
  
• Lumbar spinal muscle mass, fat content and low back pain (PhD project)
  
  
• Good vibrations. Can vibrations be used to distinguish between structural states of the lumbar spine 
  
  
• Contractile abilities of the upper trapezius muscle in persons with neck pain and myofascial trigger points
  
  
• 3D spinal motion and low back pain (PhD project)
  
  
• Chiropractic treatment of babies with infantile colic
  
  
• Osteoarthritis of the hip. Diagnosis and manual treatment (PhD project)
  
  
• Musculoskeletal chest pain. Diagnosis and manual treatment (PhD project)
  
  
• Fear-reducing information or individual symptom-based physical exercises in chronic LBP.  A pragmatic, randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow up.
  
  
• A multi-method randomized trial of chiropractic and exercise for elderly with neck pain (PhD project)
  
  
• A multi-method approach for evaluating spinal manipulation and exercise for chronic neck pain (PhD project)
  
  
• Physical activity, fitness and the young spine. A prospective cohort study of 1,300 Danish 11-13 year old children
  
  
• Back Pain Questionnaire for use in children
  
  
• Chiropractic’s role in the public health care sector. A qualitative exploration of current practice, future directions, and professional implications