Examinerades som sjukgymnast 1986 i Göteborg. Är sedan doktorsexamen vid Göteborgs universitet 1998 verksam vid institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi/hälsa och rehabilitering men också vid institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper/avd för gastrokirurgisk forskning och utbildning. Har sedan 2014 varit adjungerad professor vid avdelningen för hälsa och rehabilitering och är sedan 2022 professor i fysioterapi.

Är specialist inom ”Lungmedicin” samt ”Gynekologi, obstetrik & urologi” Forskar primärt inom respiration och då framför allt i samband kirurgi men även inom utvärdering av behandlingsmetoder såsom positive expiratory pressure (PEP). Är med i Physsurg/RAMOS gruppen som forskar kring sambandet mellan fysisk aktivitet inför och komplikationer och återhämtning efter olika typer av kirurgiska ingrepp och är där ansvarig för PABOS studien med fokus på patienter som genomgår obesitaskirurgi. Forskar också kring återhämtning efter esofaguscancerkirurgi och obesitaskirurgi. Är med i en forskargrupp som fokuserar på utveckling, påverkan och behandling av överskottshud efter överviktskirurgi.

Forskningen inom gynekologi/obstetrik är framför allt fokuserad på utveckling av tester för att diagnosticera och behandlingsmetoder för graviditetsrelaterad bäckensmärta. Är med i en forskargrupp som fokuserar på effekter av behandlingar vid graviditetsrelaterad bäckensmärta.

Forskargrupp: Tillämpad och klinisk respirationsfysiologi

Professor i fysioterapi, se hennes film på GU-play (1,35)

Publikationer

Thoracic configuration in patients ageing with cystic fibrosis: A retrospective single-blinded cohort
study.

Niklas Sinderholm Sposato, Rauni Rossi-Norrlund, Marita Gilljam, Kristofer Bjerså, Louise Lannefors, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology - 2023
Depressive symptoms before and after abdominoplasty among post-bariatric patients - a cohort
study

Christina Nielsen, Anna Elander, Trude Staalesen, Micheline Al Nouh, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2022
Translation and validation of a Swedish version of the BODY-Q: a patient-reported outcome instrument for weight loss and body contouring
surgery

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Christina Biörserud, Micheline Al Nouh, Trude Staalesen, Anna Elander
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2022
Long-term effects of physical activity prescription after bariatric surgery: A randomized controlled
trial

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Malin Wiklund, Erica Sandberg, Stefan Lundqvist, E. Dean
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2022
Effect of Short-Term Homebased Pre- and Postoperative Exercise on Recovery after Colorectal Cancer Surgery (PHYSSURG-C): A Randomized Clinical
Trial.

Aron Onerup, John Andersson, Eva Angenete, David Bock, Mats Börjesson, Carolina Ehrencrona, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Per-Anders Larsson, Hanna de la Croix, Anette Wedin, Eva Haglind
Annals of surgery - 2022
PACADI: translation and adaptation of a Swedish-language version of the pancreatic cancer disease impact
score

Thomas K. Andersson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Micheline Al Nouh, Svein-Olav Bratlie
Bmc Research Notes - 2022
Women's experiences of the injury, recovery and desire for rehabilitation after a second-degree vaginal tear-a qualitative
study

Clara Daremark, Lina Andréasson, Annelie Gutke, Monika Fagevik Olsén
International Urogynecology Journal - 2022
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 - 2022
Spinal mobility and muscle function in middle-aged patients treated for early onset idiopathic scoliosis: compared with untreated and treated adolescent onset
patients

Karin Romberg, Aina Danielsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt
Spine Deformity - 2022
Women's experiences of obstetric anal sphincter injury and physical therapy interventions - A qualitative study: Experiences after anal sphincter
injury

E. Johannesson, Åsa-Lena Sjöberg, Nena Segerbrand, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Annelie Gutke
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy - 2022
Physical measurements and patients' perception of excess skin on arms and thighs before and after bariatric
surgery

Jonas Ockell, Christina Biörserud, Trude Staalesen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander
European Journal of Plastic Surgery - 2022
A health and lifestyle framework for management of post covid-19 syndrome based on evidence-informed management of post-polio syndrome: a narrative
review

E. Dean, Monika Fagevik Olsén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2022
Health care professionals' conceptions of respiratory symptoms and physical activity in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. A phenomenographic interview
study

Jenny S Danielsbacka, Kaisa Mannerkorpi, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Thrombosis Research - 2022
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 - 2022
Daily life one year after corrective osteotomy for malunion of a distal radius fracture an interview
study

Ingrid Andreasson, Gunnel Carlsson, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Jón Karlsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2022
Effects of a New Mattress and Pillow and Standard Treatment for Nightly Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women: A Randomised Controlled
Study.

Caroline Feldthusen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hasse Ejnell, Helen Elden
International journal of women's health - 2021
Maintenance of physical activity level, functioning and health after non-pharmacological treatment of pelvic girdle pain with either transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or acupuncture: a randomised controlled
trial.

Annika Svahn Ekdahl, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Tove Jendman, Annelie Gutke
BMJ open - 2021
Clinical assessment of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles 3 months post partum: An inter-rater reliability
study

Sabine Vesting, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Annelie Gutke, Gun Rembeck, Maria E H Larsson
BMJ Open - 2021
Validation of self-administered tests for screening for chronic pregnancy-related pelvic girdle
pain

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Paulina Körnung, Sophie Kallin, Helen Elden, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Annelie Gutke
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - 2021
Postpartum septic symphysitis, a rare condition with possible long-term consequences: a cohort study with long-term
follow-up

Helen Elden, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Nasrin Farah Hussein, Lisa Wibeck Axelsson, Verena Sengpiel, Michael Ullman
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - 2021
Mobilization Started Within 2 Hours After Abdominal Surgery Improves Peripheral and Arterial Oxygenation: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled
Trial.

Anna Svensson-Raskh, Anna Regina Schandl, Agneta Ståhle, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Physical therapy - 2021
"Whole life changed"-Experiences of how symptoms derived from acute pulmonary embolism affects life. A qualitative interview
study

Jenny S Danielsbacka, Lena Rostberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kaisa Mannerkorpi
Thrombosis Research - 2021
The Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ-Swe) in patients with distal radius fractures-cross-cultural adaptation to Swedish, validation and
reliability

Johanna Blomstrand, Jón Karlsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - 2021
Concurrent validity and responsiveness of Traffic Light System-BasicADL
(TLS-BasicADL)

Gillian Asplin, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2021
The relationship between measures of physical performance in preoperative oesophageal cancer
patients

F. Eriksson, U. Trölle, Suada Becovic, M. Hermansson, Monika Fagevik Olsén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2021
See me, teach me, guide me, but it’s up to me! Patients’ experiences of recovery during the acute phase after hip
fracture

Gillian Asplin, Gunnel Carlsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lena Zidén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2021
Technical Aspects of Devices and Equipment for Positive Expiratory Pressure With and Without
Oscillation.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Peter Olofsson, Peter Frejd, Louise Lannefors, Elisabeth Westerdahl
Respiratory care - 2021
Short-term effects of mobilization on oxygenation in patients after open surgery for pancreatic cancer: a randomized controlled
trial.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Suada Becovic, Elizabeth Dean
BMC surgery - 2021
Excess skin after weight loss following bariatric surgery: focus on the
abdomen.

Anna Elander, Christina Biörserud, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - 2021
Correction to: The effect of pre- and post-operative physical activity on recovery after colorectal cancer surgery (PHYSSURG-C): study protocol for a randomised controlled
trial.

Aron Onerup, Eva Angenete, David Bock, Mats Börjesson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elin Grybäck Gillheimer, Stefan Skullman, Sven Egron Thörn, Eva Haglind, Hanna Nilsson
Trials - 2020
"I Have Everything to Win and Nothing to Lose": Patient Experiences of Mobilization Out of Bed Immediately After Abdominal
Surgery

A. Svensson-Raskh, A. Schandl, U. Holdar, Monika Fagevik Olsén, M. Nygren-Bonnier
Physical therapy - 2020
Evaluation of function following rehabilitation after distal biceps tendon
repair

Maria Liljeros, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2020
Life has become troublesome–my wrist bothers me around the clock: an interview study relating to daily life with a malunited distal radius
fracture

Ingrid Andreasson, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Jón Karlsson, Gunnel Carlsson
Disability and Rehabilitation - 2020
Recovery and Quality of Life After Trauma: A 6-Month Follow-Up
Study

S. Nasirian, My Engström, A. Forsberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Trauma Nursing - 2020
Effects of high-intensity high-frequency transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in primary dysmenorrhea - a randomised cross-over pilot
study

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Sanna Björndahl, Anna Ståhl, Sofia Börjesson, Anja Sundemo, Annelie Gutke
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2020
An evaluation of two different methods for preoperative physical therapy information before abdominal
surgery

Ole Berthelsen, Malin Wiklund, Kerstin Säthil, Anke Samulowitz, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Communication in Healthcare - 2020
Physiotherapy management of patients with major chest trauma: Results from a global
survey

H. van Aswegen, J. Reeve, L. Beach, R. Parker, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Trauma-England - 2020
Test of PEPaid, a new device for breathing exercises with positive expiratory
pressure

Monika Fagevik Olsén, G. Jungqvist
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2020
Physical activity with hindrances: a qualitative study of post bariatric patients' experiences of physical activity in relation to excess
skin

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Sabina Gren, Sofia Heydeck Sundberg, Christina Biörserud
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2020
Functional outcome after corrective osteotomy for malunion of the distal radius: a randomised, controlled, double-blind
trial

Ingrid Andreasson, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Ylva Aurell, Michael Ullman, Jón Karlsson
International Orthopaedics - 2020
Thoracic mobility and its relation to pulmonary function and rib‑cage deformity in patients with early onset idiopathic scoliosis: a long‑term
follow‑up

Karin Romberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Kerstin Löfdahl, Aina Danielsson
Spine Deformity - 2020
Body composition, sarcopenia, and quality of life in patients with oesophageal cancer before resection surgery and at follow‐up: a cohort
study

Jan Persson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Britt-Marie Iresjö, Ulrika Smedh
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Clinical Reports - 2020
Physical activity and respiratory symptoms after pulmonary embolism. A longitudinal observational
study

Jenny S Danielsbacka, Per-Olof Hansson, Kaisa Mannerkorpi, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Thrombosis Research - 2020
The Swedish version of the pelvic girdle questionnaire, cross-cultural adaptation and
validation

Annelie Gutke, Britt Stuge, Helen Elden, Christofer Sandell, Gillian Asplin, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Disability and Rehabilitation - 2020
Long-term outcomes of corrective osteotomy for malunited fractures of the distal
radius

Ingrid Andreasson, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Y. Aurell, Michael Ullman, Jón Karlsson
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2020
CT-lung volume estimates in trauma patients undergoing stabilizing surgery for flail
chest.

Eva Corina Caragounis, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans Granhed, Rauni Rossi-Norrlund
Injury - 2019
Is Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) or acupuncture the most effective non-pharmacologic treatment strategy for women with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy? A randomized controlled
trial.

Annika Svahn Ekdahl, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Tove Jendman, Annelie Gutke
Oral presentation. 10th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain. Antwerp, Belgium 2019 - 2019
Effects of a prolonged intervention of breathing exercises after cardiac surgery - a randomised controlled
trial

Maria Carlsson, Ole Berthelsen, Monika Fagevik Olsén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2019
Physiotherapy undergraduate students’ experiences of bachelor’s thesis
examination

Kristofer Bjerså, M Shams, Monika Fagevik Olsén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2019
Aspects of excess skin in obesity, after weight loss, after body contouring surgery and in a reference
population

Anna Elander, Christina Biörserud, Jonas Ockell, Trude Staalesen, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - 2019
Lung function, functional capacity, and respiratory symptoms at discharge from hospital in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A cross-sectional
study.

Jenny S Danielsbacka, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Per-Olof Hansson, Kaisa Mannerkorpi
Physiotherapy theory and practice - 2018
Self-image after bariatric surgery and its relationship to gender, excess skin and health-related quality of
life

Christina Biörserud, Kima Shams, Anna Elander, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2018
Patients' Experiences of Their Recovery Process After Minor Physical
Trauma

S. Nasirian, Monika Fagevik Olsén, My Engström
Journal of Trauma Nursing - 2018
The effect of pre- and post-operative physical activity on recovery after colorectal cancer surgery (PHYSSURG-C): Study protocol for a randomised controlled
trial

Aron Onerup, Eva Angenete, David Bock, Mats Börjesson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elin Grybäck Gillheimer, Stefan Skullman, Sven Egron Thörn, Eva Haglind, Hanna Nilsson
Trials - 2017
Effects of a Training Intervention for Enhancing Recovery after Ivor-Lewis Esophagus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled
Trial.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Eva Hammerlid, Ulrika Smedh
Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society - 2017
"Stepping with ease towards a new way of living" - experiences of physical activity 5 years after bariatric
surgery

Helene Stenmark Tullberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kima Shams, Malin Wiklund
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2017
Increased joint pain after massive weight loss: Is there an association with joint
hypermobility?

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Sofie Brunnegård, Sofia Sjöström, Christina Biörserud, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - 2017
Evaluation of excess skin in Swedish adults 18-59 years of
age

Jonas Ockell, Anna Elander, Trude Staalesen, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2017
Undergraduate physical therapy students´experiences of supervision during bachelor thesis
course.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kristofer Bjerså
Global Journal of Medical, Physical and Health Education - 2017
Effects of physiotherapy treatment for patients with obstetric anal sphincter rupture: a systematic
review

Elisabeth Arkel, Karin Torell, Sofia Rydhög, Åsa Rikner, Helena Neymark Bachmeier, Annelie Gutke, Monika Fagevik Olsén
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2017
Abdominal plasty with and without plication-effects on trunk muscles, lung function, and self-rated physical
function

Sofia Wilhelmsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Trude Staalesen, Anna Elander, Malin Nygren-Bonnier
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery - 2017
Physical Therapy Treatment of Impaired Chest Mobility in Patients with Airway Sensory
Hyperreactivity

Ewa-Lena Johansson, Ewa Ternesten-Hasséus, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Eva Millqvist
Physiotherapy Research International - 2017
Experiences of a lifestyle intervention in obese pregnant women – A qualitative
study

Karolina Petrov Fieril, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Glantz, Åsa Premberg
Midwifery - 2017
Is preoperative physical activity related to post surgery recovery? A cohort study of colorectal cancer
patients

Aron Onerup, David Bock, Mats Börjesson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Martin Gellerstedt, Eva Haglind, Hanna Nilsson, Eva Angenete
International Journal of Colorectal Disease - 2016
Is preoperative physical activity related to post-surgery recovery? A cohort study of patients with breast
cancer.

Hanna Nilsson, Ulf Angerås, David Bock, Mats Börjesson, Aron Onerup, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Martin Gellerstedt, Eva Haglind, Eva Angenete
BMJ open - 2016
Predictors and consequences of long-term pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: a longitudinal follow-up
study.

Helen Elden, Annelie Gutke, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans-Christian Östgaard
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 2016
Behandling av graviditetsrelaterad ländryggs- och bäckensmärta- Riktlinjer för
fysioterapi

Annelie Gutke, Carola Betten, Kristina Degerskär, Sara Pousette, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Fysioterapi - 2016
Physical function and pain after surgical or conservative management of multiple rib fractures - a follow-up
study

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Margareta Slobo, L. Klarin, Eva Corina Caragounis, David Pazooki, Hans Granhed
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine - 2016
Hemodynamic responses to single sessions of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise in
pregnancy

Karolina Petrov Fieril, A. Glantz, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica - 2016
Understanding excess skin in postbariatric patients: objective measurements and subjective
experiences

Christina Biörserud, Torsten Olbers, Trude Staalesen, Anna Elander, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - 2016
Surgical treatment of multiple rib fractures and flail chest in trauma: a one-year follow-up
study

Eva Corina Caragounis, Monika Fagevik Olsén, David Pazooki, Hans Granhed
World Journal of Emergency Surgery - 2016
Objective measurements of excess skin in post bariatric patients - inter-rater
reliability.

Christina Biörserud, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander, Malin Wiklund
Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery - 2016
The preoperative level of physical activity is associated to the postoperative recovery after elective cholecystectomy - A cohort
study.

Aron Onerup, Ulf Angerås, David Bock, Mats Börjesson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Martin Gellerstedt, Eva Haglind, Hanna Nilsson, Eva Angenete
International Journal of Surgery - 2015
Evaluation of Pressure Generated by Resistors From Different Positive Expiratory Pressure
Devices

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Maria L. Carlsson, E. Olsen, E. Westerdahl
Respiratory Care - 2015
Physical Function and Health Related Quality of Life Before and 18 Months after Bariatric
Surgery

Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén
The Open Obesity Journal - 2015
Physical Activity in the Immediate Postoperative Phase in Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass—a Randomized Controlled
Trial

Malin Wiklund, Sundqvist Ellen, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Obesity Surgery - 2015
Therapeutic ultrasound treatment for excessive skin on the upper arms due to extensive weight loss after bariatric surgery: A single blind, randomised, controlled
trial.

Kristofer Bjerså, Christina Biörserud, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery - 2015
Adjunct High Frequency Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation (TENS) for Postoperative Pain Management during Weaning from Epidural Analgesia Following Colon Surgery: Results from a Controlled Pilot
Study.

Kristofer Bjerså, Pether Jildenstål, Jan Jakobsson, Madelene Egardt, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses - 2015
The Effect of Abdominoplasty and Outcome of Rectus Fascia Plication on Health-Related Quality of Life in Post-Bariatric Surgery
Patients.

Trude Staalesen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 2015
Treatments for pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain: a systematic review of physiotherapy
modalities

Annelie Gutke, C. Betten, K. Degerskar, S. Pousette, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica - 2015
Five-Year Outcomes After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch in Patients With Body Mass Index of 50 to 60: A Randomized Clinical
Trial.

Hilde Risstad, Torgeir T Søvik, My Engström, Erlend T Aasheim, Morten W Fagerland, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Jon A Kristinsson, Carel W le Roux, Thomas Bøhmer, Kåre I Birkeland, Tom Mala, Torsten Olbers
JAMA surgery - 2015
Positive expiratory pressure - Common clinical applications and physiological
effects.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Louise Lannefors, Elisabeth Westerdahl
Respiratory medicine - 2015
The efficacy of moderate-to-vigorous resistance exercise during pregnancy: A randomized controlled
trial.

Karolina Petrov Fieril, Anna Glantz, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 2015
Effects of chewing gum against postoperative ileus after pancreaticoduodenectomy - a randomized controlled
trial.

Thomas Andersson, Kristofer Bjerså, Kristin Falk, Monika Fagevik Olsén
BMC research notes - 2015
Evaluation of a tailored, multi-component intervention for implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in primary care physical therapy: a non-randomized controlled
trial

Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson, Robert Eggertsen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kajsa Johansson, Per Nilsen, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Maurits van Tulder, Birgitta Öberg
BMC Health Services Research - 2014
Treatment Modalities for Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant
Women

Helen Elden, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Elisabet Stener-Victorin
Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - 2014
Physical Fitness and Physical Activity in Swedish Women before and onePhysical Fitness and Physical Activity in Swedish Women before and one Year after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Surgery

Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Torsten Olbers, Åsa Cider
The Open Obesity Journal - 2014
Experiences of exercise during pregnancy among women who perform regular resistance training: A qualitative
study

Karolina Petrov Fieril, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Glantz, Maria E H Larsson
Physical Therapy - 2014
Experiences of Physical Activity One Year after Bariatric
Surgery

Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Torsten Olbers, Carin Willén
The Open Obesity Journal - 2014
Evaluation of self-administered tests for pelvic girdle pain in
pregnancy

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Helen Elden, Annelie Gutke
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - 2014
TLS-BasicADL: development and reliability of a new assessment scale to measure basic mobility and
self-care

Gillian Asplin, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation - 2014
Development of excess skin and request for body-contouring surgery in postbariatric
adolescents.

Trude Staalesen, Torsten Olbers, Jovanna Dahlgren, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Carl-Erik Flodmark, Claude Marcus, Anna Elander
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 2014
Experience of excess skin after gastric bypass or duodenal switch in patients with super
obesity.

Christina Biörserud, Torsten Olbers, Torgeir T Søvik, Tom Mala, Anna Elander, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - 2014
Experiences of Exercise During Pregnancy Among Women Who Perform Regular Resistance Training: A Qualitative
Study.

Karolina Petrov Fieril, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Glantz, Maria Larsson
Physical therapy - 2014
Recovery after stabilising surgery for "flail
chest".

Monika Fagevik Olsén, David Pazooki, Hans Granhed
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery - 2013
Back pain in relation to pregnancy: A longitudinal 10-year follow-up of 369 women diagnosed with pelvic girdle pain during
pregnancy

Helen Elden, Annelie Gutke, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Nenad Stankovic, Hans-Christian Östgaard
Advances in multidisciplinary research for better spinal/pelvic care. The 8th Interdiciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain, Oct, 2013. Dubai. - 2013
Experience of Excess Skin and Desire for Body Contouring Surgery in Post-bariatric
Patients.

Trude Staalesen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander
Obesity surgery - 2013
Effects of craniosacral therapy as adjunct to standard treatment for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: A multicentre, single blind, randomised controlled
trial

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Anna Glantz, Pia Marciniak, Ann-charlotte Linner, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica - 2013
The Second Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health: developing an action plan to promote health in daily practice and reduce the burden of non-communicable
diseases.

Elizabeth Dean, Armele Dornelas de Andrade, Grainne O'Donoghue, Margot Skinner, Gloria Umereh, Paul Beenen, Shaun Cleaver, Delafroze Afzalzada, Mary Ann Delaune, Cheryl Footer, Mary Gannotti, Ed Gappmaier, Astrid Figl-Hertlein, Bobbie Henderson, Megan K Hudson, Karl Spiteri, Judy King, Jerry L Klug, E-Liisa Laakso, Tanya LaPier, Constantina Lomi, Soraya Maart, Noel Matereke, Erna Rosenlund Meyer, Vyvienne R P M'kumbuzi, Karien Mostert-Wentzel, Hellen Myezwa, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Cathy Peterson, Unnur Pétursdóttir, Jan Robinson, Kanchan Sangroula, Ann-Katrin Stensdotter, Bee Yee Tan, Barbara A Tschoepe, Selma Bruno, Sunita Mathur, Wai Pong Wong
Physiotherapy theory and practice - 2013
Osteopathic intervention for chronic pain, remaining thoracic stiffness and breathing impairment after thoracoabdominal oesophagus resection: A single subject design
study.

Kristofer Bjerså, Catharina Sachs, Anders Hyltander, Monika Fagevik Olsén
International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine - 2013
Sahlgrenska Excess Skin Questionnaire (SESQ): A reliable questionnaire to assess the experience of excessive skin after weight
loss.

Christina Biörserud, Christina Nielsen, Trude Staalesen, Anna Elander, Torsten Olbers, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery - 2013
Knowledge about complementary, alternative and integrative medicine (CAM) among registered health care providers in Swedish surgical care: a national survey among university
hospitals.

Kristofer Bjerså, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Monika Fagevik Olsén
BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 2012
Sjukgymnastiska interventioner vid preoptimering för patienter som skall genomgå buk- eller
thoraxkirurgi.

Helén Anzén, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Fysioterapi - 2012
Effects of training interventions prior to thoracic or abdominal surgery: a systematic
review

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Heléne Anzén
Physical Therapy Reviews - 2012
Accuracy of a pedometer and an accelerometer in women with
obesity.

Malin Wiklund, Åsa Cider, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Open obesity journal - 2012
Respiratory Function in Superobese Patients before and after Bariatric Surgery- a Randomised Controlled
Trial

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Malin Wiklund, Hans Lönroth, Torsten Olbers
The open obesity journal - 2012
Reaching consensus on the physiotherapeutic management of patients following upper abdominal surgery: a pragmatic approach to interpret equivocal
evidence.

Susan D Hanekom, Dina Brooks, Linda Denehy, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Timothy C Hardcastle, Shamila Manie, Quinette Louw
BMC medical informatics and decision making - 2012
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a common cause of dizziness and unsteadiness in a large population of
75-year-olds.

Lena Kollén, Kerstin Frändin, Margareta Möller, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Claes Möller
Aging clinical and experimental research - 2012
Complications of abdominoplasty after weight loss as a result of bariatric surgery or
dieting/postpregnancy.

Trude Staalesen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander
Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery - 2012
Respiratory movement and pain thresholds in airway environmental sensitivity, asthma and
COPD

Ewa-Lena Johansson, Ewa Ternesten-Hasséus, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Eva Millqvist
Respiratory Medicine - 2012
Measuring chest expansion; A study comparing two different
instructions

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hilda Lindstrand, Jenny Lind Broberg, Elisabeth Westerdahl
Advances in Physiotherapy - 2011
Patients' Experience of Surplus Skin After Laparoscopic Gastric
Bypass.

Christina Biörserud, Torsten Olbers, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Obesity surgery - 2011
Fast-Track Concepts in Major Open Upper Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Surgery: A
Review

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Wennberg
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY - 2011
Validity in measuring breathing movements with the Respiratory Movement Measuring Instrument,
RMMI

IL Gunnesson, Monika Fagevik Olsén
CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING - 2011
The First Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health: implications and recommendations for the 21st
century.

Elizabeth Dean, Saud Al-Obaidi, Armele Dornelas De Andrade, Rik Gosselink, Gloria Umerah, Sami Al-Abdelwahab, Joseph Anthony, Anjali R Bhise, Selma Bruno, Scotty Butcher, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Donna Frownfelter, Eduard Gappmaier, Sif Gylfadóttir, Mehrdad Habibi, Susan Hanekom, Scott Hasson, Alice Jones, Tanya LaPier, Constantina Lomi, Liz Mackay, Sunita Mathur, Grainne O'Donoghue, Kristen Playford, Savita Ravindra, Kanchan Sangroula, Susan Scherer, Margot Skinner, Wai Pong Wong
Physiotherapy theory and practice - 2011
Chest physiotherapy and breathing exercises for cardiac surgery patients in Sweden--a national survey of
practice.

E Westerdahl, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace - 2011
Physical activity as viewed by adults with severe obesity, awaiting gastric bypass
surgery.

Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Carin Willén
Physiotherapy research international - 2011
Riktlinjer för andningsvårdande behandling inom sjukgymnastik för patienter som genomgår buk- och
thoraxkirurgi

Maria Antonsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Henrik Johansson, Lena Sandström, Charlotte Urell, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Malin Wiklund
2011
Perceptions of complementary therapies among Swedish registered professions in surgical
care.

Kristofer Bjerså, Anna Forsberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Complementary therapies in clinical practice - 2011
The meaning of awaiting bariatric surgery due to morbid
obesity.

My Engström, Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans Lönroth, Anna Forsberg
The open nursing journal - 2011
Andningsvårdande behandling vid buk- och
thoraxkirurgi

Maria Antonson, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Henrik Johansson, Lena Sandström, Charlotte Urell, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Malin Wiklund
Fysioterapi - 2010
Treatmentmodalities for pelvic girdle pain during
pregnancy

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Henrik Hagberg
NMAC, Nordisk akupunktur kongress , Aug 2010, Åland. - 2010
Reliability of the Respiratory Movement Measuring Instrument,
RMMI

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Karin Romberg
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging - 2010
Self-administered tests as a screening procedure for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle
pain

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Annelie Gutke, Helen Elden, Charlotte Nordenman, Lina Fabricius, Melissa Gravesen, Anette Lind, Gunilla Kjellby-Wendt
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 2009
Treatmentmodalities for pelvic girdle pain during
pregnancy

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Henrik Hagberg
Acupuncture in Medicine - 2009
Evaluation of abdominal binder after major upper gastrointestinal
surgery

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kerstin Josefson, Malin Wiklund
Advances in Physiotherapy - 2009
Procedure related chronic pain after thoracoabdominal resection of the
oesophagus

Monika Fagevik Olsén, M Grell, L Linde, L Lundell
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2009
Positive Expiratory Pressure in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Systematic
Review.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabeth Westerdahl
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases - 2009
Regression of pelvic girdle pain after delivery: follow-up of a randomised single blind controlled trial with different treatment
modalities

Helen Elden, Henrik Hagberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lars Ladfors, Hans-Christian Östgaard
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 2008
Treatments of pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: adverse effects of standard treatment, acupuncture and stabilising exercises on the pregnancy, mother, delivery and the
fetus/neonate

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lars Ladfors, Henrik Hagberg
BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 2008
Acupuncture as an adjunct to standard treatment for pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: randomised double-blinded controlled trial comparing acupuncture with non-penetrating sham
acupuncture

Helen Elden, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Henrik Hagberg
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - 2008
Treatmentmodalities for pelvic girdle pain during
pregnancy.

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Henrik Hagberg
SFOG (Svensk förening för obstetrik och gynekologi), 2008, Luleå. - 2008
Effekt av elastisk gördel efter större abdominell
kirurgi

Monika Fagevik Olsén
Kirurgveckan, 18-22 aug, 2008, Umeå, - 2008
Static and dynamic balance and well-being after acute unilateral vestibular
loss

Lena Kollén, Berit Bjerlemo, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Claes Möller
Audiological medicin - 2008
A comparison of high- versus low-intensity, high-frequency transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation for painful postpartum uterine
contractions

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Helen Elden, Eva Dahmén Janson, Håkan Lilja, Elisabet Stener-Victorin
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 2007
Treatmentmodalities for pelvic girdle pain during
pregnancy

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Henrik Hagberg
Riksstämman, 2007, Göteborg - 2007
Regression of pelvic girdle pain after delivery: follow-up of a randomised single blind controlled trial with different treatment
modalities

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Henrik Hagberg
The 6th Interdiciplinary World Congress on Low Back Pain & Pelvic Pain, 2007 Barcelona. - 2007
Thoracic epidural versus intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after cardiac surgery. A randomised controlled trial on length of hospital stay and patient-perceived quality of
life.

Vigdis Hansdottir, J Philip, Monika Fagevik Olsén, C Eduards, Erik Houltz, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Anesthesiology - 2006
Evaluation of a physiotherapeutic treatment intervention in "Bell's" facial
palsy.

Elisabet Cederwall, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Per Hanner, Ingemar Fogdestam
Physiotherapy theory and practice - 2006
Andningsvård efter kirurgi till högriskpatienter- färre komplikationer och snabbare
återhämtning.

Monika Fagevik Olsén
Fysioterapi - 2006
Positive expiratory pressure by mask or
mouthpiece.

Sofia Clase Larsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Advances in Physiotherapy - 2006
Physical function and quality of life after thoracoabdominal oesophageal resection. Results of a longitudinal follow-up
study.

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Eva Hammerlid, Lars Lundell, Malin Larsson
Digestive Surgery - 2005
Breathing exercises with PEP- what happens to the breathing pattern during a
session?

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Malin Larsson
Nordisk Fysioterapi - 2005
Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled
trial

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Henrik Hagberg
Sjukgymnastdagarna i Älvsjö, 2005, Stockholm. - 2005
Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty for
obesity.

Torsten Olbers, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Almantas Maleckas, Hans Lönroth
The British journal of surgery - 2005
Effects of abdominal binding on breathing patterns during breathing exercises in persons with
tetraplegia

Per Bodin, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Björn Bake, Margareta Kreuter
Spinal Cord - 2005
Chest physical therapy in surgery. A theoretical model about who to
treat

Monika Fagevik Olsén
Breathe - 2005
Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled
trial

Helen Elden, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Henrik Hagberg
Bmj - 2005
Positive expiratory pressure - breathing patterns and perceived exertion during four different
pressures

M Larsson, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Nordisk fysioterapi - 2004
12. Ladfors, L. Elden H, Olsen MF, Ostgaard, HC, Hagberg, H. Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled
trial

Lars Ladfors, Helen Elden, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Henrik Hagberg
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - 2004
Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled
trial

Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Östgaard, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Henrik Hagberg
The 5th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back Pain & Pelvic Pain”, 2004, Melbourne. - 2004
Laparoscopic gastric bypass: development of technique, respiratory function, and long-term
outcome.

Torsten Olbers, Hans Lönroth, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lars Lundell
Obesity surgery - 2003
Breathing patterns during breathing exercises in persons with
tetraplegia

Per Bodin, Margareta Kreuter, Björn Bake, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Spinal Cord - 2003