Cecilie K. Øverås

MSc Chiropractic, MSc Ultrasound (Musculoskeletal)

PhD Candidate, Department of Sports and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark; Researcher, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Chiropractor at NEMUS Trondheim, Norway

Email: ckoveraas@health.sdu.dk / cecilie.overas@ntnu.no

Twitter: @CeciKOveraas

ResearchGate: Cecilie K Øverås

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Research interests and skills

  • Spinal pain, co-occurring musculoskeletal pain, comorbidity and multimorbidity

  • Physcial activity behaviour

  • Musculoskeletal, work, and public health

  • Digital health Self-management

 

Ongoing research

  • Gender distribution of speakers at chiropractic conferences (CARL project with Sasha Aspinall, Eric Roseen, Casper Glissman Nim, Cecilie K Øverås, Steen Harsted, James Young, Amy Miller, Greg Kawchuk, and Jan Hartvigsen)

  • Selection of therapeutic interventions in patients presenting for chiropractic care in Australia and Canada: secondary analysis of COAST and OCOAST data (CARL project with Hazel Jenkins, Aron Downie, James Young, Jessica Wong, David McNaughton, Cecile K Øverås, Eric Roseen, and Jan Hartvigsen)

  • Epidemiology of musculoskeletal conditions among older adults (CARL project with Eric Roseen, James Young, Jessica Wong, Cecile K Øverås, Hazel Jenkins, David McNaughton, Steen Harsted, and Aron Downie)

  • Papers related to the EU-project selfBACK

  • Papers related to the Norwegian HUNT Study

  • eDelphi Study on telehealth in musculoskeletal pain research and practice

 

Research publications

Øverås CK, Nilsen TIL, Nicholl BI, Rughani G, Wood K, Søgaard K, Mair FS, Hartvigsen J. Multimorbidity and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain do not modify the effect of the SELFBACK app on low back pain-related disability. BMC Med. 2022 Feb 8;20(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02237-z.

Sandal LF, Bach K, Øverås CK, et al. Effectiveness of App-Delivered, Tailored Self-management Support for Adults With Lower Back Pain–Related Disability: A selfBACK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 02, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4097

Øverås CK, Johansson MS, de Campos TF, Ferreira ML, Natvig B, Mork PJ, Hartvigsen J. Distribution and prevalence of musculoskeletal pain co-occurring with persistent low back pain: a systematic review. Accepted for publication in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2020 December 15.

Sandal LF, Øverås CK, Nordstoga AL, et al. A digital decision support system (selfBACK) for improved self-management of low back pain: a pilot study with 6-week follow-up. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020;6:72. 2020 May 23. doi:10.1186/s40814-020-00604-2

Øverås CK, Villumsen M, Axén I, Cabrita M, Leboeuf-Yde C, Hartvigsen J, Mork PJ. Association between objectively measured physical behaviour and neck- and/or low back pain: a systematic review. Eur J Pain. 2020 Feb 24. Doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1551

Meisingset I, Ottar Vasseljen O, Vøllestad NK, Hilde Stendal Robinson HS, Woodhouse A, Engebretsen KB, Glette M, Øverås CK, Nordstoga AL, Evensen KAI, Skarpsno ES. Novel approach towards musculoskeletal phenotypes. Eur J Pain. 2020 Feb 10. Doi: 10.1002/ejp.1541.

Sandal LF, Stochkendahl MJ, Svendsen MJ, Wood K, Øverås CK, Nordstoga AL, Villumsen M, Rasmussen CDN, Nicholl B, Cooper K, Kjaer P, Mair FS, Sjøgaard G, Nilsen TIL, Hartvigsen J, Bach K, Mork PJ, Søgaard K. An app-delivered self-management program for people with low back pain: a protocol for the selfBACK randomised controlled trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2019;8(12):e14720. Doi: 10.2196/14720.

Øverås CK, Johansson MS, de Campos TF, Ferreira ML, Natvig B, Mork PJ, Hartvigsen J. Prevalence and pattern of co-occurring musculoskeletal pain and its association with back-related disability among people with persistent low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews 2017. DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0656-7.

Øverås, CK, Myhrvold, BL, Røsok, G, Magnesen E. Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound imaging for thickness measurement of four principal muscles of the cervical spine -A reliability and agreement study. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. 2017. DOI 10.1186/s12998-016-0132-9.