• Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes – interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type 

      Dagestad, Magnhild Hammersland; Vetti, Nils; Kristoffersen, Per M; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Bakland, Gunnstein; Brox, Jens Ivar; Grøvle, Lars; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Andersen, Erling; Assmus, Jörg; Espeland, Ansgar (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;23, Article number: 695 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-22)
      Background: Modic Changes (MCs) in the vertebral bone marrow were related to back pain in some studies but have uncertain clinical relevance. Difusion weighted MRI with apparent difusion coefcient (ADC)-measurements can ...
    • Menopausal hormone therapy, oral contraceptives and risk of chronic low back pain: the HUNT Study 

      Heuch, Ingrid; Heuch, Ivar; Hagen, Knut; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John Anker Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background There are indications that use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and oral contraceptives (OC) increases the risk of low back pain (LBP), with higher oestrogen levels involved in the underlying mechanisms. ...
    • Obesity in young adulthood: The role of physical activity level, musculoskeletal pain, and psychological distress in adolescence (the hunt-study) 

      Guddal, Maren Hjelle; Stensland, Synne; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Heuch, Ingrid; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 17, Issue 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-26)
      The global obesity epidemic raises long-term health concerns which underline the importance of preventive efforts. We aimed to investigate individual and combined effects of common health problems in adolescence on the ...