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Iben Axén

Iben Axén

Principal Researcher | Docent
Telephone: +46852483228
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Solna
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 IIR Axén, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Personal background
    Education: Doctor of Chiropractic from the Anglo-European College of
    Chiropractic, England
    Other experience: Practicing as a chiropractor since 1990.
    Nationality: Norwegian
    2017: Jean Robert Research Prize, European Chiropractors’ Union
    2010: Jean Robert Junior Research Prize (the European Academic Chiropractic
    Research Council).
    Doctor of Chiropractic from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic,
    England, 1990
    PhD in Medical Science from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2011

Research

  • My research is centered round low back pain and manual therapy. In our
    research group, we have studied the course/trajectory and the prevention of
    recurrent and persistent low back pain. We are also studying the neurological
    effects of manual therapy. A hallmark of my research is a Practice-Based
    Research Network, i.e. a group of clinicians all over Sweden that are helping
    with data collection. This ensures sufficiently large and relevant datasets
    and stimulates an interest for research results among the end users.
    My doctoral project were, thanks to frequent measures over time (collected
    with text messages), able to show detailed trajectories of pain over time.
    These clinical trajectories were used as the basis of sub-grouping patients.
    My post-doc-project investigated prevention of recurrent and persistent low
    back pain. Two existing strategies for preventive care were studied in a
    randomized controlled trial to evaluate effect and cost-effectiveness.
    I am currently engaged in:
    1: BACE (BAck Complaints in Elders), an international study that investigates
    the trajectory of low back pain in patients over 55 years.
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    2: Back-UP, a Horizon2020-project. The aim of this project is to develop a
    clinical tool to improve the care of patients with neck- and back-pain in
    Europe. This tool will ensure evidence-based care, minimize unnecessary
    interventions and increase shared decision-making involving the patient.

    3:SPARC (Spinal Pain and Autonomic Responses to Chiropractic care). In this
    randomized study, heart rate variability and pain-responses are investigated
    in relation to chiropractic care of patients with persistent neck pain.

Articles

  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH & WELL-BEING. 2024;19(1):2308674
    Karlsson I; Sandman L; Axen I; Kwak L; Sernbo E; Braemberg EB
  • Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2024;25(1):60
    Grondahl LK; Axen I; Stensrud S; Hoekstra T; Vigdal ON; Killingmo RM; Storheim K; Grotle M
  • Article: PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL. 2024;48(1):2-4
    Frontera WR; DeGroote W; Ghaffar A; Health Policy and Systems Research for Rehabilitat
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2024;24(1):20230049
    Gausel AM; Dalen I; Eklund A; Hoff Norvik A; Axen I
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(5):e0302519
    Bergstroem C; Axen I; Field J; Hartvigsen J; van der Marck M; Newell D; Rubinstein S; de Zoete A; Persson M
  • Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2023;103(11):pzad128
    Archer L; Snell KIE; Stynes S; Axen I; Dunn KM; Foster NE; Wynne-Jones G; van der windt DA; Hill JC
  • Article: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2023;31(1):34
    Weiss N; Skillgate E; Axen I
  • Article: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2023;31(1):33
    Myhrvold BL; Vollestad NK; Irgens P; Robinson HS; Axen I
  • Article: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2023;31(1):26
    Myhrvold BL; Vikhaug TB; DuRose A; Gausel AM; Eklund A; Axen I
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;23(3):571-579
    Bakken AG; Axen I; Eklund A; Warnqvist A; O'Neill S
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):940
    Karlsson I; Kwak L; Axen I; Bergstrom G; Bultmann U; Holmgren K; Bramberg EB
  • Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2023;23(1):385
    Myhrvold BL; Axen I; Leach MJ; Sundberg T; Gausel AM
  • Journal article: ADV REHABIL SCI PRACT. 2023;12:27536351231214307
    Frontera WR; DeGroote W; Ghaffar A
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES. 2023;4:1303135
    Frontera WR; De Groote W; Ghaffar A; Health Policy & Systems Research for Rehabilitatio
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(22):15309
    Ekstrand E; Brogardh C; Axen I; Fange AM; Stigmar K; Hansson EE
  • Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2022;23(1):895
    Bakken AG; Eklund A; Warnqvist A; O'Neill S; Hallman DM; Axen I
  • Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2022;23(1):861
    Axen I; Sennehed CP; Eek F; Stigmar K
  • Article: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2022;30(1):15
    Eklund A; Palmgren PJ; Jakobsson U; Axen I
  • Article: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2021;29(1):48
    Bakken AG; Eklund A; Hallman DM; Axen I
  • Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2021;22(1):903
    Bakken AG; Eklund A; Warnqvist A; O'Neill S; Axen I
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All other publications

  • Editorial comment: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2024;70(1):1-3
    Frontera WR; DeGroote W; Ghaffar A; Health Policy & Systems Research for Rehabilitatio
  • Letter: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2024;32(1):5
    Weiss N; Skillgate E; Axen I
  • Editorial comment: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2023;102(11):951-952
    Frontera WR; DeGroote W; Ghaffar A; Health Policy & Systems Research for Rehabilitatio
  • Corrigendum: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):1135
    Karlsson I; Kwak L; Axen I; Bergstrom G; Bultmann U; Holmgren K; Bramberg EB
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac130.210
    Karlsson I; Sandman L; Axen I; Bergstrom G; Kwak L; Sernbo E; Bramberg EB
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Eklund A; Palmgren P; Jakobsson U; Axén I
  • Letter: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2021;29(1):26
    Cote P; Hartvigsen J; Axen I; Leboeuf-Yde C; Corso M; Shearer H; Wong J; Marchand A-A; Cassidy JD; French S; Kawchuk GN; Mior S; Poulsen E; Srbely J; Ammendolia C; Blanchette M-A; Busse JW; Bussieres A; Cancelliere C; Christensen HW; De Carvalho D; De Luca K; Rose AD; Eklund A; Engel R; Goncalves G; Hebert J; Hincapie CA; Hondras M; Kimpton A; Lauridsen HH; Innes S; Meyer A-L; Newell D; O'Neill S; Page I; Passmore S; Perle SM; Quon J; Rezai M; Stupar M; Swain M; Vitiello A; Weber K; Young KJ; Yu H
  • Letter: JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS. 2021;44(6):514-515
    Hartvigsen J; Axen I; Leboeuf-Yde C; Cote P
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Hjertstrand J; Palmgren P; Axén I; Eklund A
  • Corrigendum: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2021;29(1):11
    Cote P; Hartvigsen J; Axen I; Leboeuf-Yde C; Corso M; Shearer H; Wong J; Marchand A-A; Cassidy JD; French S; Kawchuk GN; Mior S; Poulsen E; Srbely J; Ammendolia C; Blanchette M-A; Busse JW; Bussieres A; Cancelliere C; Christensen HW; De Carvalho D; De Luca K; Du Rose A; Eklund A; Engel R; Goncalves G; Hebert J; Hincapie CA; Hondras M; Kimpton A; Lauridsen HH; Innes S; Meyer A-L; Newell D; O'Neill S; Page I; Passmore S; Perle SM; Quon J; Rezai M; Stupar M; Swain M; Vitiello A; Weber K; Young KJ; Yu H
  • Review: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2021;29(1):8
    Cote P; Hartvigsen J; Axen I; Leboeuf-Yde C; Corso M; Shearer H; Wong J; Marchand A-A; Cassidy JD; French S; Kawchuk GN; Mior S; Poulsen E; Srbely J; Ammendolia C; Blanchette M-A; Busse JW; Bussieres A; Cancelliere C; Christensen HW; De Carvalho D; De Luca K; Du Rose A; Eklund A; Engel R; Goncalves G; Hebert J; Hincapie CA; Hondras M; Kimpton A; Lauridsen HH; Innes S; Meyer A-L; Newell D; O'Neill S; Page I; Passmore S; Perle SM; Quon J; Rezai M; Stupar M; Swain M; Vitello A; Weber K; Young KJ; Yu H
  • Editorial comment: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2020;28(1):65
    Axen I; Bergstrom C; Bronson M; Cote P; Nim CG; Goncalves G; Hebert JJ; Hertel JA; Innes S; Larsen OK; Meyer A-L; O'Neill S; Perle SM; Weber KAII; Young KJ; Leboeuf-Yde C
  • Review: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2020;93(7):823-838
    Axen I; Bramberg EB; Vaez M; Lundin A; Bergstrom G
  • Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2020;24(6):1007-1022
    Overas CK; Villumsen M; Axen I; Cabrita M; Leboeuf-Yde C; Hartvigsen J; Mork PJ
  • Editorial comment: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2020;28(1):21
    Cote P; Bussieres A; Cassidy JD; Hartvigsen J; Kawchuk GN; Leboeuf-Yde C; Mior S; Schneider M; Aillet L; Ammendolia C; Arnbak B; Axen I; Baechler M; Barbier-Cazorla F; Barbier G; Bergstrom C; Beynon A; Blanchette M-A; Bolton PS; Breen A; Brinch J; Bronfort G; Brown B; Bruno P; Konner MB; Burrell C; Busse JW; Byfield D; Campello M; Cancelliere C; Carroll L; Cedraschi C; Cheron C; Chow N; Christensen HW; Claussen S; Corso M; Davis MA; Demortier M; Descarreaux M; De Carvalho D; de Luca K; de Zoete A; Doktor K; Downie A; du Rose A; Eklund A; Engel R; Erwin M; Eubanks JE; Evans R; Evans W; Fernandez M; Field J; Fournier G; French S; Fuglkjaer S; Gagey O; Giuriato R; Gliedt JA; Goertz C; Goncalves G; Grondin D; Gurden M; Haas M; Haldeman S; Harsted S; Hartvigsen L; Hayden J; Hincapie C; Hebert JJ; Hesby B; Hestbaek L; Hogg-Johnson S; Hondras MA; Honore M; Howarth S; Injeyan HS; Innes S; Irgens PM; Jacobs C; Jenkins H; Jenks A; Jensen TS; Johhansson M; Kongsted A; Kopansky-Giles D; Kryger R; Lardon A; Lauridsen HH; Leininger B; Lemeunier N; Le Scanff C; Lewis EA; Linaker K; Lothe L; Marchand A-A; McNaughton D; Meyer A-L; Miller P; Molgaard A; Moore C; Murphy DR; Myburgh C; Myhrvold B; Newell D; Newton G; Nim C; Nordin M; Nyiro L; O'Neill S; overas C; Page I; Pasquier M; Penza CW; Perle SM; Picchiottino M; Piche M; Poulsen E; Quon J; Raven T; Rezai M; Roseen EJ; Rubinstein S; Salmi L-R; Schweinhardt P; Shearer HM; Sirucek L; Sorondo D; Stern PJ; Stevans J; Stochkendahl MJ; Stuber K; Stupar M; Srbely J; Swain M; Teodorczyk-Injeyan J; Theroux J; Thiel H; Uhrenholt L; Verbeek A; Verville L; Vincent K; Vitiello AL; Dan Wang AL; Weber KA; Whedon JM; Wong J; Wuytack F; Young J; Yu H; Ziegler D; Dissing KB
  • Corrigendum: CHIROPRACTIC AND MANUAL THERAPIES. 2020;28(1):11
    Axen I; Hestbaek L; Leboeuf-Yde C
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019
    Bakken AG; Eklund A; O'neill S; Axén I
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2019
    Jenks AD; Hoekstra T; Axén I; de Luca K; Field J; Newell D; Hartvigsen J; French SD; Koes B; van Tulder MW; Rubinstein SM
  • Review: SPINE. 2019;44(15):E914-E926
    Wirth B; Gassner A; de Bruin ED; Axen I; Swanenburg J; Humphreys BK; Schweinhardt P
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019
    Bakken AG; Eklund A; O'neill S; Axén I
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Employments

  • Principal Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2016
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Institute of Environmental Medicine, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2011

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