Movement, touch and talk in Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy. [PDF]
People suffering from musculoskeletal disorders are frequently treated by physiotherapists using a wide variety of therapeutic approaches. In debates over the relative merits of hands-on and hands-off therapies, proponents of hands-off methods have ...
Thornquist E.
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A preliminary exploration of experiences of integrating the body in the self in two women with anorexia nervosa in view of phenomenological conceptualisations. [PDF]
Background: People with anorexia nervosa often present with confusions around bodily sensations and difficulties in experiencing their body as a place of their own.
Naess CR, Kolnes LJ.
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Study protocol for Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy versus Cognitive Patient Education in combination with active individualized physiotherapy in patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain - a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy (NPMP) has been an established treatment approach for more than 50 years, although mostly in the Scandinavian countries, and is usually applied to patients with widespread and long-lasting musculoskeletal pain and/or psychosomatic disorders.
Dragesund T, Kvåle A.
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Exploring the potential of a standardized test in physiotherapy: making emotion, embodiment, and therapeutic alliance count for women with chronic pelvic pain. [PDF]
Introduction: There has been an increased use of standardized measurements in health care meant to provide objective information to enhance the quality and effectivity of care.
Boge-Olsnes CM, Risør MB, Øberg GK.
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A multidimensional strategy to managing dysfunctional breathing and exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction in adolescent athletes. [PDF]
Background: Exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) causes inspiratory distress in the upper airway in many adolescent athletes. The nature of EILO is not fully understood, and effective management strategies are lacking. This study aimed to assess
Kolnes LJ, Stensrud T, Andersen OK.
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Developing self-care in an interdependent therapeutic relationship: Patients’ experiences from Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy [PDF]
Factors causing and sustaining long-lasting musculoskeletal pain differ between patients, but must be identified in order to target treatment. During physiotherapy, there are multiple factors influencing the treatment outcome.
Dragesund, Tove, Øien, Aud Marie
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Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy: A scoping review [PDF]
Background: Norwegian Psychomotor Physiotherapy (NPMP) is an established treatment approach mainly applied to patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain. The research in the field of NPMP is gradually expanding.
Dragesund, Tove, Øien, Aud Marie
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Chronic pelvic pain sufferers’ experiences of Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy: a qualitative study on an embodied approach to pain. [PDF]
Purpose - Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a multifaceted condition, and many women live with CPP without receiving any explanation for their complex symptoms. A multimodal approach including physiotherapy is the recommended treatment.
Boge-Olsnes, Cathrine Maria +2 more
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Transferring patients’s experiences of change from the context of physiotherapy to daily life [PDF]
Purpose: In the treatment of patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain, the challenge is to identify causal and sustaining factors and targeted treatment in order to improve function.
Dragesund, Tove, Øien, Aud Marie
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Purpose: The study examines the experiences of physiotherapists with an expertise in psychomotor skills concerning the use of video consultation in treatment during the pandemic and the lockdown in 2020. Method: Four in-depth interviews were conducted
Katrine Øydvin +2 more
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