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Hanna Lindblom

Associate Professor

I work as a senior lecturer and researcher at the Unit of Physiotherapy. In my research, I focus on training as prevention for injuries in sport and as treatment for vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women.

Training as prevention and as treatment

Research about injury prevention training in sports

I am part of the Sport Without Injury ProgrammE (SWIPE) research group with Martin Hägglund as principal investigator. We focus on the Knee Control and Knee Control+ injury prevention training programmes and have shown that these are efficacious in preventing injuries in team sports. To be able to prevent as many injuries as possible, the programmes need to be implemented and used throughout the players’ careers. My particular focus in SWIPE is on finding ways to support implementation and use of Knee Control+. We cooperate with the large Swedish fitness organisation Friskis&Svettis in delivering education to their fitness instructors who in their turn can educate sports coaches in Knee Control+.

Research on training for postmenopausal women

I also do research on training interventions for women postmenopause. Previously, we conducted a study on strength training as treatment for vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women with positive results. At the moment, we are conducting a three-armed randomised controlled trial where postmenopausal women are randomised to high-intensity aerobic training, strength training or a control group for 15 weeks. We study the effects of these interventions on risk factors for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis as well as effects on vasomotor symptoms.

About me

CV

  • 2006 Licensed physiotherapist
  • 2011 Master of science
  • 2019 Thesis defence
  • 2021 Associate professor

Teaching

  • At the physiotherapy programme, primarily about physical activity and training
  • Supervision of bachelor and master theses
  • PhD supervision
  • Course lead

 

Publications

2025

Brooke E. Patterson, Carly D. Mckay, Meghan L. Critchley, Destiny Lutz, Sallie M. Cowan, Nicholas Kolesky, Vanda White, Allison M. Ezzat, Andrew G. Ross, William M. Adams, Eva Ageberg, Clare L. Ardern, Marelise Badenhorst, Molly Coventry, Marc-Olivier Dube, Stacey Emmonds, Libby J. Gracias, K. Alix Hayden, Hanna Lindblom, Merete Moller, Christine Holm Moseid, Nancy Harrington (Quinn), Dai Sugimoto, Evert Verhagen, Kate K. Yung, Phathokuhle C. Zondi, Carolyn A. Emery, Kay M. Crossley, Oluwatoyosi B. A. Owoeye (2025) Dissemination and implementation of injury prevention interventions: a scoping review for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus British Journal of Sports Medicine (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Sofi Sonesson, Hanna Lindblom, Mathilda Björk, Martin Hägglund (2025) "Are you really in that much pain? It goes away once you start the training": Focus group discussions on perceptions of pain among amateur male and female football players Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol. 28, p. 781-786 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Moa Henriksson, Sigrid Nilsson, Emilia Berin, Mats Hammar, Anna-Clara Spetz Holm, Hanna Lindblom (2025) Increased and sustained physical activity in postmenopausal women: 2-year follow-up of a resistance training intervention Maturitas, Vol. 202, Article 108696 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hanna Lindblom, Sofi Sonesson, Markus Walden, Ida Åkerlund, Andreas Ivarsson, Martin Hägglund (2025) Enhancing Prevention of Injuries in Community youth and adult amateur football teams (EPIC) via implementation support for an exercise-based intervention: study protocol for a type 3 hybrid implementation-effectiveness cluster-randomised controlled trial BMJ Open, Vol. 15, Article e102008 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Kalle Torvaldsson, Kristina Fagher, Wayne Derman, Lars Engebretsen, Hanna Lindblom, Alexandre Dias Lopes, Phoebe Runciman, Martin Schwellnus, Torbjorn Soligard, Sofi Sonesson, Kathrin Steffen, Martin Hägglund (2025) Injury and illness epidemiology in elite athletes during the Olympic, Youth Olympic and Paralympic Games: a systematic review and meta-analysis British Journal of Sports Medicine (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

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Sport without injury programme - SWIPE

Our research includes study of injury occurrence and risk factors in sports. We also evaluate the efficacy of injury preventive measures, and their effectiveness, including applicability in different sports and sporting populations.

Organisation

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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.
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Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

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