• Collaborative effort to increase the physiotherapist’s competency in rehabilitation of torture survivors 

      Alme, Maria Nordheim; Jalovcic, Djenana; Fricker, Ilona; Peters, Sarah; Vårdal, Rolf; Rocca, Patricia; Hale, William; Alagöz, Esra; Leskovsek, Nika; Benyaich, Aicha; McGowan, Emer; Pettersson, Anna; Boström, Carina; Giusti, Line Merethe; Landry, Michel; Lowe, Rachael; Wilhelmsen, Kjersti Thulin; van Wijchen, Joost (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Thank you for this opportunity to share perspectives from our work within the Physiotherapy and Refugees Education Project, PREP, an Erasmus+ funded project within the KA2 strategic partnership program. Researchers, ...
    • Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial 

      Hasha, Wegdan; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Igland, Jannicke; Vårdal, Rolf; Giusti, Line; Strømme, Elisabeth Marie; Haj Younes, Jasmin; Heltne, Unni Marie; Kumar, Bernadette Nirmal; Diaz, Esperanza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background There is a high prevalence of pain and post-traumatic symptoms among refugees and feasible interventions to manage these are needed. However, knowledge about the effect of physiotherapy and psychological group ...