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Cecilie Krage Øverås

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Cecilie Krage Øverås

Researcher, PhD
Department of Public Health and Nursing
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

cecilie.overas@ntnu.no
+4790028181 Øya helsehus, Øya
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About

Cecilie K. Øverås is a researcher at the Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU and the research foundation ELiB- Et liv i bevegelse - A Life in Movement.

PhD in Health Sciences from the Department of Sports and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU, Denmark (2023). Member of the Musculoskeletal Research Group at NTNU and member of the Professional Council of the Norwegian Musculoskeletal Research Network (MUSS). Internationally, she has been involved in the EU projects SELFBACK, Back-UP, and the COST-Action DE-PASS, and she is a CARL II Senior Fellow. 

Clinical experience in primary care as a chiropractor (NEMUS Trondheim) with MSc Diagnostic Ultrasound (Musculoskeletal) from AECC, University of Bournemouth, UK (2015). 

Research interests

  • Low back pain and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain
  • Comorbidity/Multimorbidity - long-term conditions
  • Healthcare/Digital health
  • Physical activity behaviour (physical activity and sedentary behaviour)
  • Behavioural change and self-management of MSK health conditions

Publications

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2024

  • McNaughton, David T.; Roseen, Eric J.; Patel, Sheena; Downie, Aron; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nim, Casper. (2024) Long-term Trajectories of Low Back Pain in Older Men: A Prospective Cohort Study With 10-Year Analysis of the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
    Academic article
  • Kongstad, Line Planck; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar; Sandal, Louise Fleng; Hartvigsen, Jan; Søgaard, Karen. (2024) Cost-effectiveness analysis of app-delivered self-management support (selfBACK) in addition to usual care for people with low back pain in Denmark. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Roseen, Eric J.; McNaughton, David T.; Harrison, Stephanie; Downie, Aron S.; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nim, Casper G.. (2024) Association of back pain with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older men: a cohort study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
    Academic article

2023

  • Fandim, Junior V.; Hinman, Rana S.; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Sharma, Saurab; Belton, Joletta; Oliveira, Vinícius C. (2023) One step at a time. Shaping consensus on research priorities and terminology in telehealth in musculoskeletal pain: an international modified e-Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • McNaughton, David T.; Roseen, Eric J.; Downie, Aron; Jenkins, Hazel; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Young, Justin J.. (2023) Stressful life events and low back pain in older men: A cross-sectional and prospective analysis using data from the MrOS study. European Journal of Pain
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Magnesen, Eli. (2023) Muskelskjeletthelse og forskning nedprioriteres . dagensmedisin.no
    Feature article
  • Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Søgaard, Karen; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2023) Temporal stability in the prevalence and pattern of co-occurring musculoskeletal pain among people with persistent low back pain: population-based data from the Norwegian HUNT Study, 1995 to 2019. Pain
    Academic article
  • Aspinall, Sasha L; Nim, Casper Glissmann; Harsted, Steen; Miller, Amy; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Roseen, Eric J. (2023) Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
    Academic article
  • Jenkins, Hazel J; Downie, Aron; Wong, Jessica J; Young, James J; Roseen, Eric J; Nim, Casper Glissmann. (2023) Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
    Academic article

2022

  • Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Nicholl, Barbara I.; Rughani, Guy; Wood, Karen; Søgaard, Karen. (2022) Multimorbidity and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain do not modify the effect of the selfBACK app on low back pain-related disability. BMC Medicine
    Academic article

2021

  • Fleng Sandal, Louise; Bach, Kerstin; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Jagd Svendsen, Malene; Dalager, Tina; Stejnicher Drongstrup Jensen, Jesper. (2021) Effectiveness of App-Delivered, Tailored Self-management Support for Adults With Lower Back Pain–Related Disability A selfBACK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Johansson, Melker S; de Campos, Tarcisio F.; Ferreira, Manuela L.; Natvig, Bård; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2021) Distribution and prevalence of musculoskeletal pain co-occurring with persistent low back pain: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic literature review

2020

  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Villumsen, Morten; Axén, Iben; Cabrita, Miriam; Leboeuf-Yde, Charlotte; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2020) Association between objectively measured physical behaviour and neck- and/or low back pain: a systematic review. European Journal of Pain
    Academic literature review
  • Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Woodhouse, Astrid; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck. (2020) Novel approach towards musculoskeletal phenotypes. European Journal of Pain
    Academic article
  • Sandal, Louise Fleng; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Wood, Karen; Bach, Kerstin; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2020) A digital decision support system (selfBACK) for improved self-management of low back pain: a pilot study with 6-week follow-up. Pilot and Feasibility Studies
    Academic article

2019

  • Sandal, Louise Fleng; Stochkendahl, Mette J; Svendsen, Malene Jagd; Wood, Karen; Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise. (2019) An App-Delivered Self-Management Program for People With Low Back Pain: Protocol for the selfBACK Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Academic article

2017

  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Myhrvold, Birgitte Lawaetz; Røsok, Gro; Magnesen, Eli. (2017) Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound imaging for thickness measurement of four principal muscles of the cervical spine -a reliability and agreement study. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Johansson, Melker S; de Campos, Tarcisio F.; Ferreira, Manuela L; Natvig, Bård; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) Prevalence and pattern of co-occurring musculoskeletal pain and its association with back-related disability among people with persistent low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • McNaughton, David T.; Roseen, Eric J.; Patel, Sheena; Downie, Aron; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nim, Casper. (2024) Long-term Trajectories of Low Back Pain in Older Men: A Prospective Cohort Study With 10-Year Analysis of the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
    Academic article
  • Kongstad, Line Planck; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar; Sandal, Louise Fleng; Hartvigsen, Jan; Søgaard, Karen. (2024) Cost-effectiveness analysis of app-delivered self-management support (selfBACK) in addition to usual care for people with low back pain in Denmark. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Roseen, Eric J.; McNaughton, David T.; Harrison, Stephanie; Downie, Aron S.; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nim, Casper G.. (2024) Association of back pain with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older men: a cohort study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
    Academic article
  • Fandim, Junior V.; Hinman, Rana S.; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Sharma, Saurab; Belton, Joletta; Oliveira, Vinícius C. (2023) One step at a time. Shaping consensus on research priorities and terminology in telehealth in musculoskeletal pain: an international modified e-Delphi study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic article
  • McNaughton, David T.; Roseen, Eric J.; Downie, Aron; Jenkins, Hazel; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Young, Justin J.. (2023) Stressful life events and low back pain in older men: A cross-sectional and prospective analysis using data from the MrOS study. European Journal of Pain
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Magnesen, Eli. (2023) Muskelskjeletthelse og forskning nedprioriteres . dagensmedisin.no
    Feature article
  • Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Søgaard, Karen; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2023) Temporal stability in the prevalence and pattern of co-occurring musculoskeletal pain among people with persistent low back pain: population-based data from the Norwegian HUNT Study, 1995 to 2019. Pain
    Academic article
  • Aspinall, Sasha L; Nim, Casper Glissmann; Harsted, Steen; Miller, Amy; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Roseen, Eric J. (2023) Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
    Academic article
  • Jenkins, Hazel J; Downie, Aron; Wong, Jessica J; Young, James J; Roseen, Eric J; Nim, Casper Glissmann. (2023) Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Nicholl, Barbara I.; Rughani, Guy; Wood, Karen; Søgaard, Karen. (2022) Multimorbidity and co-occurring musculoskeletal pain do not modify the effect of the selfBACK app on low back pain-related disability. BMC Medicine
    Academic article
  • Fleng Sandal, Louise; Bach, Kerstin; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Jagd Svendsen, Malene; Dalager, Tina; Stejnicher Drongstrup Jensen, Jesper. (2021) Effectiveness of App-Delivered, Tailored Self-management Support for Adults With Lower Back Pain–Related Disability A selfBACK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Johansson, Melker S; de Campos, Tarcisio F.; Ferreira, Manuela L.; Natvig, Bård; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2021) Distribution and prevalence of musculoskeletal pain co-occurring with persistent low back pain: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    Academic literature review
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Villumsen, Morten; Axén, Iben; Cabrita, Miriam; Leboeuf-Yde, Charlotte; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2020) Association between objectively measured physical behaviour and neck- and/or low back pain: a systematic review. European Journal of Pain
    Academic literature review
  • Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Woodhouse, Astrid; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck. (2020) Novel approach towards musculoskeletal phenotypes. European Journal of Pain
    Academic article
  • Sandal, Louise Fleng; Øverås, Cecilie K.; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Wood, Karen; Bach, Kerstin; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2020) A digital decision support system (selfBACK) for improved self-management of low back pain: a pilot study with 6-week follow-up. Pilot and Feasibility Studies
    Academic article
  • Sandal, Louise Fleng; Stochkendahl, Mette J; Svendsen, Malene Jagd; Wood, Karen; Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise. (2019) An App-Delivered Self-Management Program for People With Low Back Pain: Protocol for the selfBACK Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Myhrvold, Birgitte Lawaetz; Røsok, Gro; Magnesen, Eli. (2017) Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound imaging for thickness measurement of four principal muscles of the cervical spine -a reliability and agreement study. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
    Academic article
  • Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Johansson, Melker S; de Campos, Tarcisio F.; Ferreira, Manuela L; Natvig, Bård; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) Prevalence and pattern of co-occurring musculoskeletal pain and its association with back-related disability among people with persistent low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews
    Academic article

Outreach

Muskelskjeletthelse og forskning nedprioriteres

Kronikk i Dagens Medisin 2023

2024

  • Poster
    Aasdahl, Lene; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Bach, Kerstin; Fossen, Heidi; Bones, Anita Formo; Vats, Anuja. (2024) SmaRTWork - en app for sykmeldte med muskel- og skjelettplager. asjonalt forskningsnettverk for muskelskjeletthelse Nasjonal forskningskonferanse for muskelskjeletthelse (MUSS) , Oslo 2024-10-31 - 2024-11-01

2020

  • Interview
    Øverås, Cecilie K.. (2020) Intervju på Gemini.no omkring publisert artikkel. Seinere oversatt til engelsk på https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2020/05/increased-activity-not-always-the-best-advice-for-neck-and-back-pain/ . https://gemini.no/2020/04/okt-aktivitet-ikke-alltid-losninge https://gemini.no/2020/04/okt-aktivitet-ikke-alltid-losninge [Internet] 2020-04-29
  • Academic lecture
    Øverås, Cecilie K.. (2020) En pilotstudie av et digitalt beslutningsstøttesystem (SELFBACK) rettet mot å bedre og støtte selvhåndtering av ryggsmerter. MUSS - Norwegian muscoloskeletal research network Den 9. nasjonale forskningskonferansen innen muskelskjeletthelse (MUSS-konferansen 2020) , Webinar 2020-11-19 - 2020-11-20

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Vasseljen, Ottar; Øverås, Cecilie Krage; Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Glette, Mari; Woodhouse, Astrid. (2018) Subgroups of patients with common musculoskeletal disorders. A Latent class analysis of generic prognostic factors. MUSS konferansen 2018 2018-11-29 - 2018-11-29

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