Sverker Johansson
Senior Lecturer/Physcial Therapist | Docent
E-mail: sverker.johansson@ki.se
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels All茅 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, v氓rdvetenskap och samh盲lle, H1 Fysioterapi, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I graduated in physiotherapy and became registered as physiotherapist in
June, 1989. In 2002 I acquired clinical specialist competence in
physiotherapy within neurology. I defended my thesis in 2008. I am since 2001
employed as a registered physiotherapist at Karolinska University Hospital,
Stockholm, Sweden, since 2009 I am employed as a registered physiotherapist
with a doctoral degree. In 2015 I acquired competence as associate professor
in physiotherapy at 探花精选.. Today I am an adjunct lecturer
(20%) at 探花精选, the division of physiotherapy, which give me
possibilities to to combine research and teaching with work within my
clinical position.
My clinical and research interests are within neurology and neurological
rehabilitation, particularly in multiple sclerosis but also in other
neurological conditions such as stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and
Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
2008 Doctor of Philosophy in Physiotherapy, 鈥淒isability in people
with multiple sclerosis with focus on fatigue鈥, 探花精选.
2002 Master鈥檚 degree in Clinical Science, 探花精选
1989 Registered Physiotherapist, Bachelor鈥檚 degree,
H盲lsouniversitetet in 脰sterg枚tland.
Research
- My focus in research are in functioning, disability, health and quality of
life in people with neurological diseases/disorders and how the life
situation might change over time in people living with chronic and/or
progessive diseases.
Primarily my research has an epidemiological and clinical focus on people
with multiple sclerosis, where I am currently responsible in research aiming
at development and testing an intervention of a highly challenging balance
training intervention in people with MS. Furthermore, I am active with
studies on how this disease influence the life situation including working
life and private life in this group.
Teaching
- I teach and supervise in physiotherapy at bachelor, master and PhD level.
Currently I am course responsible in two courses in the physiotherapy
programme, 探花精选 - 鈥淭heme Intervention 鈥 Physiotherapy
4鈥, and 鈥淭heme Healthcare - Specialised Studies in Physiotherapy鈥 (five
weeks, 7.5 credits). I have previously also developed an interdisciplinary
course on advanced level.
I supervise research projects on at bachelor, master and PhD level.
Articles
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2024;46(22):5227-5234
- Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2023;103(8):pzad065
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2023;23(1):124
- Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2023;9(1):41
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2022;67:104181
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(7):e061325
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES. 2021;8(6):1079-1088
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2021;43(17):2403-2410
- Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2021;101(5):pzab045
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2021;50:102799
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2021;43(3):406-413
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2020;26(13):1775-1784
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2020;46:102519
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2020;42(9):1270-1274
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2019;35:203-208
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2018;27(23-24):4321-4330
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES. 2018;5(4):439-449
- Article: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2018;99(8):1483-1490
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2018;40(14):1639-1645
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2018;265(1):119-126
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2016;38(24-26):2383-2391
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2016;370:269-273
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2016;48(10):872-879
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2016;367:319-325
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2016;72(7):651-662
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2016;362:251-257
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2016;16:32
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(8):e0161942
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2015;15:480
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2014;4(12):e006097
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2014;339(1-2):57-63
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2014;12:24
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2014;36(23):2012-2018
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2013;13:365
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2013;332(1-2):121-127
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2010;16(6):733-741
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2009;15(1):88-95
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2008;40(9):737-743
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2008;8:36
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2008;270(1-2):53-59
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2008;255(7):967-973
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2008;79(4):454-457
- Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;116(2):96-99
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2007;254(6):767-773
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2007;13(2):272-274
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All other publications
- Review: PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS. 2025;133:107310
- Review: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2023;37(2):162-176
- Review: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2023;47(1):3-15
- Review: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2023;69:104412
- Doctoral thesis: 2008
Employments
- Senior Lecturer/Physcial Therapist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 探花精选, 2021-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, 探花精选, 2015
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 探花精选, 2008
- Master Of Medical Science, 探花精选, 2001