Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Holtermann, Andreas"
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Altered neuromuscular control mechanisms of the trapezius muscle in fibromyalgia
Gerdle, Björn; Grönlund, Christer; Karlsson, J Stefan; Holtermann, Andreas; Roeleveld, Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: fibromyalgia is a relatively common condition with widespread pain and pressure allodynia, but unknown aetiology. For decades, the association between motor control strategies and chronic pain has been a topic ... -
Assessment of Physical Work Demands of Home Care Workers in Norway: An Observational Study Using Wearable Sensor Technology
Tjøsvoll, Svein Ove; Wiggen, Øystein; Gonzalez, Victor; Seeberg, Trine Margrethe; Redzovic, Skender Elez; Liaset, Ingeborg Frostad; Holtermann, Andreas; Fimland, Marius Steiro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)High physical work demands are believed to be partly responsible for the high sickness absence among home care workers, but no studies have assessed their physical work demands using precise device-based measurements. ... -
Can home care work be organized to promote health among the workers while maintaining productivity? An investigation into stakeholders’ perspectives on organizational work redesign concepts based on the Goldilocks Work principles
Liaset, Ingeborg Frostad; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Holtermann, Andreas; Mathiassen, Svend Erik; Redzovic, Skender Elez (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023) -
Can home care work be organized to promote musculoskeletal health for workers? Study protocol for the Norwegian GoldiCare cluster randomized controlled trial
Lohne, Fredrik Klæboe; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Holtermann, Andreas; Mathiassen, Svend Erik; Fischer, Heike; Gellein, Trine Minde; Redzovic, Skender Elez (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Home care workers perform physically strenuous tasks, in particular when handling patients with high care demands. Thus, musculoskeletal pain and sick leave is greater in this group than in the general ... -
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
Coenen, Pieter; Huysmans, Maaike A; Holtermann, Andreas; Troiano, Richard; Mork, Paul Jarle; Krokstad, Steinar; Clays, Els; van Mechelen, Willem; van der Beek, Allard J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)People with a lower socioeconomic status have an increased risk of premature cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, compared with those with a higher socioeconomic status.1 2 To maintain a sustainable workforce, a better ... -
Comparison of physical behavior estimates from three different thigh-worn accelerometers brands: A proof-of-concept for the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS)
Crowley, Patrick; Skotte, Jørgen; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Hamer, Mark; Aadahl, Mette; Stevens, Matthew L.; Rangul, Vegar; Mork, Paul Jarle; Holtermann, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Pooling data from thigh-worn accelerometers across multiple studies has great potential to advance evidence on the health benefits of physical activity. This requires harmonization of information on body postures, ... -
Designing industrial work to be ‘just right’ to promote health - a study protocol for a goldilocks work intervention
Lerche, Anders Fritz; Mathiassen, Svend Erik; Rasmussen, Charlotte Lund; Straker, Leon; Søgaard, Karen; Holtermann, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The Goldilocks Work Principle expresses that productive work should be designed to promote workers’ health. We recently showed that it is feasible to develop and implement modifications to productive work that ... -
Device-measured physical activity and cardiometabolic health: the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep (ProPASS) consortium
Blodgett, Joanna M.; Ahmadi, Matthew N.; Atkin, Andrew J.; Chastin, Sebastian; Chan, Hsiu-Wen; Suorsa, Kristin; Bakker, Esmée A.; Hettiarcachchi, Pasan; Johansson, Peter J.; Sherar, Lauren B.; Rangul, Vegar; Pulsford, Richard M.; Mishra, Gita; Eijsvogels, Thijs M.H.; Stenholm, Sari; Hughes, Alun D.; Teixeira-Pinto, Armando; Ekelund, Ulf; Lee, I-Min; Holtermann, Andreas; Koster, Annemarie; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Hamer, Mark; Gupta, Nidhi; Stehouwer, Coen; Savelberg, Hans H. C. M.; de Galan, Bastiaan; van de Kallen, Karla; Thijssen, Dick H.J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and Aims: Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour (SB), and inadequate sleep are key behavioural risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. Each behaviour is mainly considered in isolation, despite clear behavioural ... -
Does occupational forward bending of the back increase long-term sickness absence risk? A 4-year prospective register-based study using device-measured compositional data analysis
Gupta, Nidhi; Bjerregaard, Søren Skotte; Yang, Liyun; Forsman, Mikael; Rasmussen, Charlotte Lund; Rasmussen, Charlotte Diana Nørregaard; Clays, Els; Holtermann, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective Forward bending of the back is common in many jobs and a risk factor for sickness absence. However, this knowledge is based on self-reported forward bending that is generally imprecise. Thus, we aimed to investigate ... -
Familial Risk of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and the Importance of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index: Prospective Data from the HUNT Study, Norway
Lier, Ragnhild; Mork, Paul Jarle; Holtermann, Andreas; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The main objectives of the current study was i) to prospectively examine if chronic musculoskeletal pain in parents is associated with risk of chronic musculoskeletal pain in their adult offspring, and ii) to assess if ... -
The impact of selected methodological factors on data collection outcomes in observational studies of device-measured physical behaviour in adults: A systematic review
Pulsford, Richard M.; Brocklebank, Laura; Fenton, Sally A.M.; Bakker, E; Mielke, Gregore I.; Tsai, Li-Tang; Atkin, Andrew J.; Harvey, Danielle; Blodgett, Joanna; Ahmadi, Matthew; Wei, Le; Rowlands, Alex; Doherty, Aiden; Rangul, Vegar; Koster, Annemarie; Sherar, Lauren B; Holtermann, Andreas; Hamer, Mark; Stamatakis, Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Accelerometer measures of physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in observational studies offer detailed insight into associations with health and disease. Maximising recruitment ... -
Inhomogeneous activation of skeletal muscles. Investigated by multi-channel surface electromyography
Holtermann, Andreas (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:8, Doctoral thesis, 2008)Background The current understanding of neuromuscular control is based on the related characteristics of the motoneuron (size) and its belonging muscle fibers resulting in a stereotyped activation of all motor units within ... -
Objectively measured occupational and leisure-time physical activity: cross-sectional associations with sleep problems
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives This study aimed to investigate (i) the associations between occupational physical activity (OPA) and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) with insomnia symptoms and non-restorative sleep and (ii) the joint ... -
Occupational and leisure-time physical activity and risk of disability pension: prospective data from the HUNT Study, Norway
Fimland, Marius Steiro; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Holtermann, Andreas; Krokstad, Steinar; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives To prospectively investigate the association between occupational physical activity (OPA) and disability pension due to musculoskeletal cause, mental cause or any cause. We also examined the combined association ... -
Occupational physical activity and risk of mortality in women and men: the Tromsø Study 1986–2021
Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Eggen, Anne Elise; Ekelund, Ulf; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Heitmann, Kim Arne; Holtermann, Andreas; Johansen, Kristoffer Robin; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Morseth, Bente; Wilsgaard, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Associations between occupational physical activity (OPA) and mortality risks are inconclusive. We aimed to examine associations between (1) OPA separately and (2) jointly with leisure time physical activity ... -
Physical Work Demands of Maintenance Workers on Onshore Petroleum Facilities in Norway: An Observational Study Utilizing Wearable Sensor Technology
Tjøsvoll, Svein Ove; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Gonzalez Sanchez, Victor Evaristo; Seeberg, Trine Margrethe; Holtermann, Andreas; Færevik, Hilde; Wiggen, Øystein Nordrum (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives: High physical work demands can cause musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave in petroleum workers. However, our knowledge of their physical work demands is scarce and based on self-report. The objective of our ... -
Psychosocial work stress, leisure time physical exercise and the risk of chronic pain in the neck/shoulders: Longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study
Fanavoll, Rannveig; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas; Mork, Paul Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objectives: To prospectively investigate if the risk of chronic neck/shoulder pain is associated with work stress and job control, and to assess if physical exercise modifies these associations. Material and Methods: The ... -
Sleep positions and nocturnal body movements based on free-living accelerometer recordings: association with demographics, lifestyle, and insomnia symptoms
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Holtermann, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: In order to establish normative values for body positions and movements during sleep, the objective of this study was to explore the distribution of sleep positions and extent of nocturnal body moments and the ... -
The Surveillance of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep: Protocol for the Development and Feasibility Evaluation of a Novel Measurement System
Crowley, Patrick; Ikeda, Erika; Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful; Kildedal, Rasmus; Jacobsen, Sandra Schade; Larsen, Jon Roslyng; Johansson, Peter J.; Hettiarachchi, Pasan; Aadahl, Mette; Mork, Paul Jarle; Straker, Leon; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; Holtermann, Andreas; Gupta, Nidhi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: There is increasing recognition of the need for more comprehensive surveillance data, including information on physical activity of all intensities, sedentary behavior, and sleep. However, meeting this need ... -
The joint association of musculoskeletal pain and domains of physical activity with sleep problems: cross-sectional data from the DPhacto study, Denmark
Skarpsno, Eivind S.; Mork, Paul Jarle; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Jørgensen, Marie Birk; Holtermann, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose To investigate if occupational physical activity (OPA) and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) influence the association between musculoskeletal pain and sleep problems. Methods Cross-sectional study includes ...