• Development of the Palpation Domain for Muscle and Skin in the Global Body Examination 

      Kvåle, Alice; Bunkan, Berit Heir; Ilner, Stein E. Opjordsmoen; Friis, Svein (Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain;21(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-03)
      Objectives: To develop new scales within palpation of muscle and skin domains based on 16 items from the Global Physiotherapy Examination and 46 items from the Comprehensive Body Examination [CBE], and to investigate how ...
    • Sammenligning av to undersøkelsesmetoder innen psykomotorisk tradisjon : GFM-52 og DOK 

      Kvåle, Alice; Bunkan, Berit Heir; Ljunggren, Anne Elisabeth; Opjordsmoen, Stein; Friis, Svein (Fysioterapeuten;22 (2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-02-12)
      Hensikt: Innen psykomotorisk fysioterapi er det utviklet to relativt like undersøkelsesmetoder: Global Fysioterapi Metode-52 (GFM-52) og Den Omfattende Kroppsundersøkelsen (DOK). Denne studiens hensikt var å sammenligne ...
    • The Global Body Examination (GBE). A useful instrument for evaluation of respiration 

      Friis, Svein; Kvåle, Alice; Ilner, Stein E. Opjordsmoen; Bunkan, Berit Heir (Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-02)
      Background and aims: Assessment of respiration is important in medicine and physical therapy. As respiration is multifaceted, we need several specific examination methods. The purpose of this study was to develop a method ...