Paul Jarle Mork

Professor

Department of Public Health and Nursing Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

paul.mork@ntnu.no +47 73590447 +47 90104615

Øya helsehus, 153.05.008, Øya, Håkon Jarls gate 11

Paul Jarle Mork (1969) is a Professor at the Department of Public Health and Nursing. He is leading the EU funded project selfBACK and is partner in the EU project Back-UP. Mork is member of the musculoskeletal research group. He is also leading the project on objective measurements of physical activity in the fourth round of the HUNT Study.

Main topics of research

Lifestyle factors and health with special focus on musculoskeletal disorders.
mHealth solutions to support management of musculoskeletal disorders.
Physiological mechanisms related to the development of musculoskeletal disorders.
Prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders

An overview of ongoing projects can be found here.

Scientific, academic and artistic work

Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database

2019

Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Koster, Annemarie; Hamer, Mark; Rangul, Vegar; Lee, I-Min; Bauman, Adrian; Atkin, Andrew J; Aadahl, Mette; Matthews, Charles E; Mork, Paul Jarle; Askie, Lisa; Cistulli, Peter; Granat, Malcolm; Palm, Peter; Crowley, Patrick; Stevens, Matthew L; Gupta, Nidhi; Pulakka, Anna; Stenholm, Sari; Arvidsson, Daniel; Mishra, Gita D; Wennberg, Patrik; Chastin, Sebastien; Ekelund, Ulf; Holtermann, Andreas. (2019) Emerging collaborative research platforms for the next generation of physical activity, sleep and exercise medicine guidelines: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS). British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Stock, Roland; Thrane, Gyrd; Askim, Torunn; Anke, Audny; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2019) Development of grip strength during the first year after stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. vol. 51 (4).

2018

Amorim, Anita B.; Ferreira, Paulo H.; Ferreira, Manuela L.; Lier, Ragnhild; Simic, Milena; Pappas, Evangelos; Zadro, Joshua R.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2018) Influence of family history on prognosis of spinal pain and the role of leisure time physical activity and body mass index: A prospective study using family-linkage data from the Norwegian HUNT study. BMJ Open. vol. 8:e022785 (10).
Bach, Kerstin; Marling, Cindy; Mork, Paul Jarle; Aamodt, Agnar; Mair, Frances; Nicholl, Barbara I. (2018) Design of a clinician dashboard to facilitate co-decision making in the management of non-specific low back pain. Journal of Intelligent Information Systems.
Bergquist, Ronny; Iversen, Vegard Moe; Mork, Paul Jarle; Fimland, Marius Steiro. (2018) Muscle Activity in Upper-Body Single-Joint Resistance Exercises with Elastic Resistance Bands vs. Free Weights. Journal of Human Kinetics. vol. 61 (1).
Coenen, Pieter; Huysmans, Maaike A; Holtermann, Andreas; Troiano, Richard; Mork, Paul Jarle; Krokstad, Steinar; Clays, Els; van Mechelen, Willem; van der Beek, Allard J.. (2018) Can socioeconomic health differences be explained by physical activity at work and during leisure time? Rationale and protocol of the active worker individual participant meta-analysis. BMJ Open. vol. 8 (10).
Iversen, Vegard Moe; Vasseljen, Ottar; Mork, Paul Jarle; Fimland, Marius Steiro. (2018) Resistance training vs general physical exercise in multidisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. vol. 50 (8).
Iversen, Vegard Moe; Vasseljen, Ottar; Mork, Paul Jarle; Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener; Salvesen, Øyvind; Fimland, Marius Steiro. (2018) Resistance band training or general exercise in multidisciplinary rehabilitation of low back pain? A randomized trial. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. vol. 28 (9).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Bach, Kerstin. (2018) A Decision Support System to Enhance Self-Management of Low Back Pain: Protocol for the selfBACK Project. Journal of Medical Internet Research. vol. 7 (7).
Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Mork, Paul Jarle; Fimland, Marius Steiro. (2018) Improved cardiorespiratory fitness after occupational rehabilitation in merged diagnostic groups. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. vol. 30:16.
Rangul, Vegar; Sund, Erik Reidar; Mork, Paul Jarle; Røe, Oluf Dimitri; Bauman, Adrian. (2018) The associations of sitting time and physical activity on total and site-specific cancer incidence: Results from the HUNT study, Norway. PLoS ONE. vol. 13:e0206015 (10).
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas. (2018) Objectively measured occupational and leisure-time physical activity: cross-sectional associations with sleep problems. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. vol. 44 (2).
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas. (2018) The joint association of musculoskeletal pain and domains of physical activity with sleep problems: cross-sectional data from the DPhacto study, Denmark. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2018) Physical work exposure, chronic musculoskeletal pain and risk of insomnia: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Uhlig, Benjamin Langsæter; Sand, Trond; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hagen, Knut. (2018) Insomnia and risk of chronic musculoskeletal complaints: longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. vol. 19:128.
Vannebo, Katrine Tranaas; Iversen, Vegard Moe; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2018) Test-retest reliability of a handheld dynamometer for measurement of isometric cervical muscle strength. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. vol. 31 (3).
Verma, Deepika; Bach, Kerstin; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2018) Modelling Similarity for Comparing Physical Activity Profiles - A Data-Driven Approach. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 11156 LNAI.
Zadro, Joshua Robert; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Shirley, Debra; Amorim, Anita B.; Ferreira, Paulo H.; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2018) Parental chronic widespread pain and the association with chronic widespread pain in adult offspring: Family-linkage data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. European Journal of Pain. vol. 22 (8).

2017

Iversen, Vegard Moe; Mork, Paul Jarle; Vasseljen, Ottar; Bergquist, Ronny; Fimland, Marius Steiro. (2017) Multiple-joint exercises using elastic resistance bands vs. conventional resistance-training equipment: A cross-over study. European Journal of Sport Science. vol. 17 (8).
Iversen, Vegard Moe; Vasseljen, Ottar; Mork, Paul Jarle; Berthelsen, Ida Reitan; Børke, Janne-Birgitte; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener; Tveter, Anne Therese; Salvesen, Øyvind; Fimland, Marius Steiro. (2017) Resistance training in addition to multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with chronic pain in the low back: Study protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. vol. 6.
Nicholl, Barbara I; Sandal, Louise F; Stochkendahl, Mette J; McCallum, M; Suresh, N; Vasseljen, Ottar; Hartvigsen, Jan; Mork, Paul Jarle; Kjær, Per; Søgaard, Karen; Mair, Frances. (2017) Digital support interventions for the self-management of low back pain: A systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. vol. 19 (5).
Nordstoga, Anne Lovise; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Vasseljen, Ottar; Unsgaard-Tøndel, Monica; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) The influence of multisite pain and psychological comorbidity on prognosis of chronic low back pain: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. BMJ Open. vol. 7 (5).
Overaas, Cecile K; Johansson, Melker S; de Campos, Tarcisio F; Ferreira, Manuela L; Natvig, Bård; Mork, Paul Jarle; Hartvigsen, Jan. (2017) Prevalence and pattern of co-occuring 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. vol. 6 (1).
Prestmo, Tale; Bach, Kerstin; Aamodt, Agnar; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) Evolutionary inspired adaptation of exercise plans for increasing solution variety. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 10339 LNAI.
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas. (2017) Sleep positions and nocturnal body movements based on free-living accelerometer recordings: association with demographics, lifestyle, and insomnia symptoms. Nature and Science of Sleep. vol. 9.
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Sand, Trond; Hagen, Knut; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2017) Do physical activity and body mass index modify the association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and insomnia? Longitudinal data from the HUNT study, Norway. Journal of Sleep Research. vol. 27.

2016

Bach, Kerstin; Szczepanski, Tomasz Szymon; Aamodt, Agnar; Gundersen, Odd Erik; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2016) Case Representation and Similarity Assessment in the SELFBACK Decision Support System. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. vol. 9969 LNCS.
Bardal, Ellen Marie; Roeleveld, Karin; Ihlen, Espen Alexander F.; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2016) Micro movements of the upper limb in fibromyalgia: The relation to proprioceptive accuracy and visual feedback. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology. vol. 26.
Fanavoll, Rannveig; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2016) Psychosocial work stress, leisure time physical exercise and the risk of chronic pain in the neck/shoulders: Longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. vol. 29 (4).
Lier, Ragnhild; Mork, Paul Jarle; Holtermann, Andreas; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2016) Familial Risk of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and the Importance of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index: Prospective Data from the HUNT Study, Norway. PLoS ONE. vol. 11 (4).

2015

Bardal, Ellen Marie; Roeleveld, Karin; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2015) Aerobic and cardiovascular autonomic adaptations to moderate intensity endurance exercise in patients with fibromyalgia. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. vol. 47 (7).
Lier, Ragnhild; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Vasseljen, Ottar; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2015) Neck/upper back and low back pain in parents and their adult offspring: Family linkage data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. European Journal of Pain. vol. 19 (6).

2014

Holtermann, Andreas; Clausen, T; Jørgensen, M B; Mork, Paul Jarle; Andersen, L L. (2014) Should physical activity recommendation depend on state of low back pain?. European Journal of Pain. vol. 18 (4).
Holtermann, Andreas; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2014) Hours lying down per day and mortality from all-causes and cardiovascular disease: the HUNT Study, Norway. European Journal of Epidemiology. vol. 29 (8).
Lier, Ragnhild; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2014) Parental chronic pain in relation to chronic pain in their adult offspring: Family-linkage within the HUNT Study, Norway. BMC Public Health. vol. 14 (1).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Vik, Kirsti Lund; Moe, Børge; Lier, Ragnhild; Bardal, Ellen Marie; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2014) Sleep problems, exercise and obesity and risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain: The Norwegian HUNT study. European Journal of Public Health. vol. 24 (6).

2013

Bardal, Ellen Marie; Olsen, Trond Vegar; Ettema, Gerardus Johannes C; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2013) Metabolic rate, cardiac response, and aerobic capacity in fibromyalgia: A case-control study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. vol. 42 (5).
Moe, Børge; Mork, Paul Jarle; Holtermann, Andreas; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2013) Occupational physical activity, mentabolic syndrome andr risk of death from all causes and cardiovascular disease in the HUNT 2 cohort study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. vol. 70 (2).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Holtermann, Andreas; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2013) Physical exercise, body mass index and risk of chronic arm pain: Longitudinal data on an adult population in Norway. European Journal of Pain. vol. 17 (8).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsson, J; Lorås, Håvard W.; Riva, R; Lundberg, U; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2013) Heart rate variability in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls during non-REM and REM sleep: a case–control study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. vol. 42 (6).
Westgaard, Rolf Harald; Mork, Paul Jarle; Lorås, Håvard Wuttudal; Riva, Roberto; Lundberg, Ulf. (2013) Trapezius activity of fibromyalgia patients is enhanced in stressful situations, but is similar to healthy controls in a quiet naturalistic setting: a case-control study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. vol. 14.

2012

Bardal, Ellen Marie; Roeleveld, Karin; Johansen, Tonje Okkenhaug; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2012) Upper limb position control in fibromyalgia. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. vol. 13 (186).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Holtermann, Andreas; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2012) Effect of body mass index and physical exercise on risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. vol. 66 (8).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2012) Sleep problems and risk of fibromyalgia: Longitudinal data on an adult female population in Norway. Arthritis and Rheumatism. vol. 64 (1).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2012) Sleep problems and risk of fibromyalgia-untenable conclusions: comment on the article by Mork et al Reply. Arthritis and Rheumatism. vol. 64 (5).
Olsen, Olav Anfinn; Sjøhaug, Mona Kathrine; Van Beekvelt, Mireille Christine Petrine; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2012) The effect of warm-up and cool-down exercise on delayed onset muscle soreness in the quadriceps muscle: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Human Kinetics. vol. 35.
Riva, Roberto; Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald; Johansen, Tonje Okkenhaug; Lundberg, Ulf. (2012) Catecholamines and heart rate in female fibromyalgia patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. vol. 72 (1).
Riva, Roberto; Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald; Lundberg, Ulf. (2012) Comparison of the cortisol awakening response in women with shoulder and neck pain and women with fibromyalgia. Psychoneuroendocrinology. vol. 37 (2).
Vasseljen, Ottar; Unsgaard-Tøndel, Monica; Westad, Christian; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2012) Effect of core stability exercises on feedforward activation of deep abdominal muscles in chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. Spine. vol. 37 (13).

2011

Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2011) Physical Exercise, Body Mass Index, and Risk of Chronic Pain in the Low Back and Neck/Shoulders: Longitudinal Data From the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. vol. 174 (3).
Wakefield, Ellen; Holtermann, Andreas; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2011) The effect of delayed onset of muscle soreness on habitual trapezius activity. European Journal of Pain. vol. 15 (6).

2010

Holtermann, Andreas; Mork, Paul Jarle; Andersen, L.L; Olsen, H B; Søgaard, K. (2010) The use of EMG biofeedback for learning of selective activation of intra-muscular parts within the serratus anterior muscle: A novel approach for rehabilitation of scapular muscle imbalance. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology. vol. 20 (2).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Vasseljen, Ottar; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund. (2010) Association between physical exercise, body mass index, and risk of fibromyalgia: Longitudinal data from the Norwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. Arthritis Care and Research. vol. 62 (5).
Riva, Roberto; Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald; Lundberg, Ulf. (2010) The stress systems in women with fibromyalgia are dysregulated. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. vol. 17.
Riva, Roberto; Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald; Rø, Magne; Lundberg, Ulf. (2010) Fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with hypocortisolism. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. vol. 17 (3).
Westad, Christian; Mork, Paul Jarle; Vasseljen, Ottar. (2010) Location and sequence of muscle onset in deep abdominal muscles measured by different modes of ultrasound imaging. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology. vol. 20 (5).

2009

Holtermann, Andreas; Roeleveld, Karin; Mork, Paul Jarle; Grönlund, C; Karlsson, J Stefan; Andersen, L; Olsen, H B; Zebis, M K; Sjøgaard, G; Søgaard, K. (2009) Selective activation of neuromuscular compartments within the human trapezius muscle. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology. vol. 19 (5).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2009) Back posture and low back muscle activity in female computer workers: A field study. Clinical Biomechanics. vol. 24 (2).
Stock, Roland; Mork, Paul Jarle. (2009) The effect of an intensive exercise programme on leg function in chronic stroke patients: a pilot study with one-year follow-up. Clinical Rehabilitation. vol. 23 (9).

2007

Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2007) The influence of body posture, arm movement, and work stress on trapezius activity during computer work. European Journal of Applied Physiology. vol. 101 (4).

2006

Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2006) Low-amplitude trapezius activity in work and leisure and the relation to shoulder and neck pain. Journal of applied physiology. vol. 100.
Vasseljen, Ottar; Dahl, Haldis Haug; Mork, Paul Jarle; Torp, Hans. (2006) Muscle activity onset in the lumbar multifidus muscle recorded simultaneously by ultrasound imaging and intramuscular electromyography. Clinical Biomechanics. vol. 21 (9).

2005

Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2005) Long-term electromyographic activity in upper trapezius and low back muscles of women with moderate physical activity. Journal of applied physiology. vol. 99.

2004

Westad, Christian; Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2004) Firing patterns of low-threshold trapezius motor units in feedback-controlled contractions and vocational motor activities. Experimental Brain Research. vol. 158 (4).
Mork, Paul Jarle; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2004) The association between nocturnal trapezius muscle activity and shoulder and neck pain. European Journal of Applied Physiology. vol. 92.

2003

Bonato, Paolo; Mork, Paul Jarle; Sherill, D.M.; Westgaard, Rolf Harald. (2003) Data mining of motor patterns recorded with wearable technology: Utilizing self-organizing maps to manage large data sets gathered in the field. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine. vol. 22.

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