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Monika Fagevik Olsen
Professor/ Physio Therapist
Department of Health and Rehabilitation-
Patients’ experiences of gastro-oesophageal reflux after oesophagectomy for cancer – a qualitative
study
Pernilla Lagergren, Kenneth Färnqvist, Jesper Lagergren, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Anna Schandl
European Journal of Oncology Nursing - 2026 -
Radiological assessment of equestrian-related trauma: A retrospective cohort
study.
Rauni Rossi Norrlund, Eva-Corina Caragounis, Monika Fagevik Olsen
Injury - 2026 -
Chest wall pain: implications for musculoskeletal and respiratory health
care
Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Monika Fagevik Olsen
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE - 2026 -
Provision of physiotherapy follow-up services for patients with blunt chest wall trauma: An international survey study exploring barriers and
enablers
Ceri Battle, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Julie Grant, Hajime Katsukawa, Helena van Aswegen, Sarahann Whitbeck, Melissa Webb
TRAUMA-ENGLAND - 2026 -
Early mobilisation after abdominal surgery: a concept
analysis
Anna Schandl, Katinka Siesage, Anna-Karin Kroksmark, Ewa Gruber-de Sousa, Johanna Lilliecrona, Monika Fagevik Olsen
BMJ Open - 2026 -
Timeframes for "early" mobilisation after abdominal and cardiothoracic surgery: evidence- and consensus-based suggestions of
definitions
Monika Fagevik Olsen, Maria Sehlin, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Linda Block, Cecilia Engström-Mattisson, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Anna Schandl
BMC SURGERY - 2026 -
Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program on Muscle Mass, Fatigue, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Oral Cancer: A Randomized
Trial
Camilla Wallmander, Ingvar Bosaeus, Ewa M Silander, Hedda Haugen, Jan Nyman, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Elisabet Blomsterwall, Malin Berg, Eva Hammerlid
Head and Neck - 2026 -
Factors associated with return to meaningful activities following physiotherapy for pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: 3-year follow-up of a randomised controlled
trial
Annika Svahn Ekdahl, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Annelie Gutke
BMJ OPEN - 2026 -
Evaluation of modified abdominoplasty for excess skin in post-bariatric surgery patients with residual
obesity
Jonas Ockell, Christina Biörserud, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Anna Elander
JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY - 2026 -
Peri-operative counselling to increase physical activity of patients after bariatric surgery: findings and implications of a terminated
trial
Monika Fagevik Olsen, Elizabeth Dean, Aron Onerup, Eva Angenete, Ville Wallenius, Jennifer Park, Eva Haglind
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2026 -
Localized Measurement of Breathing Movement Using RFID: Proof-of-Concept and
Challenges
Xuezhi Zeng, Jiaqi Wu, Anneli Thelandersson, Gunilla Kjellby Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsen
IEEE Access - 2026 -
Positive effects of a perioperative training intervention in Ivor Lewis oesophageal surgery: a randomised, controlled multicentre
trial
Monika Fagevik Olsen, Sara Lothgren, Ulrika Trolle, Elina Elf, Sophie Toomvali-Petersson, Michael Hermansson, Eva Hammerlid, Ulrika Smedh
BMC SURGERY - 2026 -
Joint Pain Outcomes After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients With and Without
Hypermobility
Elke Schubert Hjalmarsson, Lizette Albertsson, Ebba Englund, Monika Fagevik Olsen
Obesity Science and Practice - 2026 -
A New Breathing Technique for Pain Management in Patients With Thoracic Trauma: A Randomised
Trial
Sameer Tootla, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Jenny Danielsbacka, Heleen van Aswegen
PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL - 2026 -
Comparison of long-term outcome between muscle sparing and non-muscle sparing surgical techniques in rib
plating.
Erik Westin, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Eva Corina Caragounis
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery - 2025 -
A critical comparison of CT-segmentation and Bioimpedance spectroscopy for identifying sarcopenia in esophageal cancer patients aimed for
surgery
Christian Mårtensson, Britt-Marie Iresjö, Åse Johnsson, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Jan Persson, Ulrika Smedh
European Journal of Surgical Oncology - 2025 -
Chronic Abdominal Pain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study with 2-Year Follow-Up in a Swedish
Population
Angelos Al Nimer, Hanna de la Croix, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Anna Elmered, Eva Haglind, Lars Fändriks, Eva Angenete, Hans Axelsson, Srdjan Kostic, Ville Wallenius
OBESITY SURGERY - 2025 -
"The complexity of what to do" - clinical perspectives of tailored physiotherapy interventions in patients with respiratory symptoms in post-COVID
condition
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Louise Lannefors, Ewa-Lena Johansson, Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Jenny S Danielsbacka
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY - 2025 -
Applications of positive expiratory pressure in spontaneous breathing: why, when and
how?
Monika Fagevik Olsen, Maria Sehlin, Jenny Danielsbacka, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Louise Lannefors
BREATHE - 2025 -
Surprised by the transition to an unknown body: quantitative and qualitative aspects of activity limitations and physical changes during the first year
post-partum
Sabine Vesting, Gun Rembeck, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Annelie Gutke, Maria Larsson
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH - 2025 -
A bi-institutional observational study comparing short-term and long-term outcome of operative and non-operative management of clinical and radiological flail chest
injuries.
Eva Corina Caragounis, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lena Sandström, Rauni Rossi-Norrlund, Lovisa Strömmer, Hans Granhed
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - 2025 -
Development, use and evaluation of a national digital platform for physiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic - lessons
learned
A. Svensson-Raskh, Jenny Danielsbacka, C. Friden, Monika Fagevik Olsen, M. Nygren-Bonnier
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH - 2025 -
Removable brace is as good as plaster cast after surgically treated distal radius fracture – a randomised controlled study of pain and wrist
function
Johanna Blomstrand, Irene Sellbrant, Bengt Nellgård, Jon Karlsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - 2025 -
Profile and management of patients from low-middle socioeconomic status with thoracic
trauma
Heleen van Aswegen, Ronel Roos, Elizma Haarhoff, Josslyn de Kock, Humairaa Ebrahim, Sameer Tootla, Muhammad Vally, Monika Fagevik Olsén
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY - 2025 -
Comparison of physiotherapy practice in university hospitals following chest trauma between two countries with different trauma panoramas: A prospective observational
study
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Maria Sehlin, Annie Svensson, Ronel Roos, Margareta Slobo, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Helena Van Aswegen
BMJ Open - 2025 -
Current practice of targeted breathing exercises after abdominal and cardiothoracic surgery: a national multicentre observational
study
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Malin Nygren Bonnier, Julie Reeve, Maria Sehlin
Physiotherapy (United Kingdom) - 2025 -
Beyond the lungs: patients' experiences of musculoskeletal symptoms and manual therapy in cystic fibrosis care - A qualitative interview
study
Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Jenny S Danielsbacka, Marita Gilljam, Louise Lannefors, Kristofer Bjerså, Monika Fagevik Olsén
JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY - 2025 -
Clinical presentation, acute care management and discharge information of patients with thoracic trauma in South Africa and Sweden: a prospective multicenter observational
study
Heleen van Aswegen, Ronel Roos, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Annie Svensson, Maria Sehlin, Eva Corina Caragounis, Frank Plani, Monika Fagevik Olsén
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY - 2025 -
Exploring the impact of physical exercise regimens on health-related quality of life following oesophageal or gastric cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled
trials
Kenneth Farnqvist, Kalle Malberg, Asif Johar, Anna Schandl, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Pernilla Lagergren
BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION - 2025 -
"I will get out of this" - The patients' experiences of early mobilisation in intensive care. A hermeneutic
study
Annika Söderberg, Anneli Thelandersson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Veronika Karlsson
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING - 2025 -
Quality of Life of Survivors of
Trauma
H. van Aswegen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, J. Verstraete
Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy in Trauma: An Evidence-based Approach, Second Edition - 2024 -
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient
data.
Ianthe Boden, Julie Reeve, Anna Jernås, Linda Denehy, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of physiotherapy - 2024 -
'Normal’ breast dimensions in obese women – reference values and the effect of weight
loss
Jonas Ockell, Christina Biörserud, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander, Emma Hansson
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery - 2024 -
Patient as active partner - clue to successful early mobilization in intensive
care
Annika Söderberg, V. Karlsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, A. Thelandersson, A. Johansson
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2024 -
Healthcare professionals' experiences of mobilising adult patients out of bed shortly after major abdominal surgery - a qualitative
study
A. Svensson-Raskh, Monika Fagevik Olsén, M. Nygren-Bonnier, A. Schandl
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2024 -
First initiation of mobilization out of bed after cardiac surgery - an observational cross-sectional study in
Sweden
Elisabeth Westerdahl, Johanna Lilliecrona, Maria Sehlin, Anna Svensson-Raskh, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Monika Fagevik Olsén
JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY - 2024 -
Favourable outcome in survivors of CPR-related chest wall
injuries
Micheline Al Nouh, Eva Corina Caragounis, Rauni Rossi-Norrlund, Monika Fagevik Olsén
INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED - 2024 -
Experiences of living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in relation to physical activity - "How the hills became steeper and steeper": a qualitative interview
study
Anna Jernås, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Emma Holmqvist, Jenny S Danielsbacka
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE - 2024 -
Musculoskeletal aspects of respiratory function in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional comparative
study
Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Kristofer Bjerså, Marita Gilljam, Louise Lannefors, Monika Fagevik Olsén
EUROPEAN CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL - 2024 -
The Impact of Exercising on Pelvic Symptom Severity, Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength, and Diastasis Recti Abdominis after Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort
Study.
Sabine Vesting, Annelie Gutke, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gun Rembeck, Maria E H Larsson
Physical therapy - 2024 -
Effectiveness of manual therapy interventions in cystic fibrosis care: a pilot
study
Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Kristofer Bjerså, Marita Gilljam, Louise Lannefors, Monika Fagevik Olsén
JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES - 2024 -
First mobilisation after abdominal and cardiothoracic surgery: when is it actually performed? A national, multicentre, cross-sectional
study
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Maria Sehlin, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Anna Schandl, Linda Block, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Anna Svensson-Raskh
BMJ OPEN - 2024 -
Variations in respiratory and functional symptoms at four months after hospitalisation due to COVID-19: a cross-sectional
study
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Louise Lannefors, Ewa-Lena Johansson, Hanna C Persson
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE - 2024 -
Impaired function in the lung periphery following COVID-19 is associated with lingering breathing
difficulties
Sanna Kjellberg, Alexander Holm, Nicolas Berguerand, Helena Sandén, Linus Schiöler, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna-Carin Olin
PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS - 2024 -
Development of and adherence to an ERAS<sup>®</sup> and prehabilitation protocol for patients undergoing pancreatic surgery: An observational
study
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Thomas Andersson, Micheline Al Nouh, Erik Johnson, Linda Block, My Vakk, Johanna Wennerblom
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery - 2023 -
Long COVID - respiratory symptoms in non-hospitalised subjects - a cross-sectional
study
Monika Fagevik Olsén, Louise Lannefors, M. Nygren-Bonnier, Ewa-Lena Johansson
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2023 -
Cardiorespiratory dysautonomia in post-COVID-19 condition: Manifestations, mechanisms and
management
A. Fedorowski, Monika Fagevik Olsén, F. Nikesjo, C. Janson, J. Bruchfeld, M. Lerm, K. Hedman
Journal of Internal Medicine - 2023 -
Pain, hand function, activity performance and apprehensiveness, in patients with surgically treated distal radius
fractures
Johanna Blomstrand, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Jón Karlsson, Johanna Wangdell, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2023 -
SESQ, a patient-reported outcome instrument addressing excess skin; report on the updated version and the validation
process
Christina Biörserud, Anna Elander, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2023 -
Expertise and individually tailored interventions are expected by pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain who seek physical therapy: a qualitative
study.
Annika Svahn Ekdahl, Annelie Gutke, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kaisa Mannerkorpi
Brazilian journal of physical therapy - 2023
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