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Maria Fors

I am a PhD-student and my research covers physiotherapeutic treatment for patient with low back pain and Degenerative lumbar spine disorders.

Physiotherapeutic treatment in Low back pain

My future thesis focuses on physiotherapeutic treatment in low back pain (LBP). Today, evidence for physiotherapeutic treatments in LBP is based on studies of low quality, giving little knowledge about the best treatment. Few studies investigate the mediating factors of treatment.

I´m researching the effects of a best physiotherapeutic model of care in patients with LBP (called BetterBack:)) and in patients with Degenerative lumbar spine disorders.

I´m also investigating factors that can affect treatment outcome as well as mediating factors behind the effect of a best practice model of care.

Publications

2024

Paul Enthoven, Linnea Menning, Birgitta Öberg, Karin Schröder, Maria Fors, Yvonne Lindbäck, Allan Abbott (2024) Physiotherapists' experiences of implementation of the BetterBack model of care for low back pain in primary care - a focus group interview study Physiotherapy Theory and Practice (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Maria Fors, Birgitta Öberg, Paul Enthoven, Karin Schröder, Hugo Hesser, Henrik Hedevik, Allan Abbott (2024) Are illness perceptions and patient self-care enablement mediators of treatment effect in best practice physiotherapy low back pain care? Secondary mediation analyses in the BetterBack trial Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Vol. 40, p. 1753-1766 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Maria Fors (2023) Best Practice Physiotherapy for Patients with Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Clinical Outcomes and Explanatory Factors

2022

Maria Fors, Birgitta Öberg, Paul Enthoven, Karin Schröder, Allan Abbott (2022) The association between patients' illness perceptions and longitudinal clinical outcome in patients with low back pain PAIN Reports, Vol. 7, Article e1004 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2021

Karin Schröder, Birgitta Öberg, Paul Enthoven, Henrik Magnusson, Maria Fors, Allan Abbott (2021) Effectiveness and Quality of Implementing a Best Practice Model of Care for Low Back Pain (BetterBack) Compared with Routine Care in Physiotherapy: A Hybrid Type 2 Trial Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 10, p. 1230- (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

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Physiotherapeutic Diagnostics and Rehabilitation

We conduct clinical research on diagnostic methods and effects of interventions such as therapeutic exercise, manual therapies, pain management modalities as well as pedagogical and behavioural based management strategies.

Coworkers

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Allan Abbott

Professor

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Birgitta Öberg
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Yvonne Lindbäck

Associate Professor

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Karin Schröder

Associate Professor

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Paul Enthoven

Associate Professor, Docent

Organisation

Div of Physiotherapy

Unit of Physiotherapy

We are about 45 employees who together develop further teaching and research in physiotherapy. The link between clinical and academic activities is strong.
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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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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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