Ottar Vasseljen

Researcher

Born: 20. april 1958, Trondheim, Norway

 Academic degree: PhD, 1995, University of Trondheim

Mailing address: ISM, MTFS, N-7489 TRONDHEIM, NORWAY

Visiting address: Undervisningsbygget, Håkon Jarls g 12, Trondheim, Norway

Phone: +47 73 59 75 21 or +47 73 59 88 76

Fax: +47 73 59 87 89

E-mail: ottar.vasseljen@medisin.ntnu.no

Tutoring and teaching students enrolled in The Master of Health Science Program. The program is primarily aimed at clinical health professionals, and is is a collaboration between The Medical Faculty and The Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management. Furthermore, tutor for research projects within musculoskeletal disorders. Course instructor in clinical research methods and basic biomedical statistics.

Research interests are in laboratory and clinical trials within musculoskeletal disorders, muscle pain and neuromuscular control, with main focus on the lower back and the shoulder and neck area. Also involved in The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), which is one of the largest health studies ever performed. Engaged in developing research and PhD program for physiotherapists within the the Faculty of Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

1. Holte KA, Vasseljen O., Westgaard R.H.: Exploring perceived tension as a response to psychosocial work stress. Scand J Work, Env & Health 2003; 29(2): 124-133.
2. Aure, O.F., Nilsen, J.H., Vasseljen, O.: Manual therapy and exercise therapy in patients with chronic low back pain. Spine 2003 Mar 15; 28(6): 525-532.
3. Vasseljen O.: Critically Appraised Papers (CAPS): For patients with tennis elbow, physiotherapy is superior to corticosteroid injections in the long term. (Invited Commentary to Smidt N et. al. Corticosteroid injections, physiotherapy, or wait-and-see policy for lateral epicondylitis: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2002 Feb 23; 359(9307):657-62.) Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2002; 48: 239.
4. Westgaard, R.H., Vasseljen, O., Holte K.A.: Trapezius muscle activity as a risk indicator for shoulder and neck pain in female service workers with low biomechanical exposure.
   Ergonomics 2001 Feb 20;44(3):339-53
5. Vasseljen, O., Holte K.A., Westgaard, R.H.: Shoulder and neck complaints in customer relations: individual risk factors and perceived exposures at work Ergonomics 2001 Mar 15;44(4):355-72.
6. Vasseljen, O., Westgaard, R.H., Holte K.A.: Perceived and recorded exposures related to shoulder and neck pain (abstract). Third International Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, and 13^th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health. (PREMUS-ISEOH >98). Helsinki, Finland, 21 - 25 September, 1998. p. 111.
7. Vasseljen, O.jr., Westgaard, R.H.: Arm and trunk posture during work in relation to shoulder and neck pain and trapezius activity. Clin Biomech 12: 22-31, 1997.
8. Vasseljen, O.jr., Westgaard, R.H.: Can stress-related shoulder and neck pain develop independently of muscle activity? Pain 64:221-230, 1996.
9. Vasseljen, O.jr., Mørk Johansen, B., and Westgaard, R.H.: The effect of pain reduction on perceived general tension and EMG recorded trapezius muscle activity in workers with shoulder and neck pain. Scand J Rehab Med 27:243-252, 1995.
10. Vasseljen, O.jr., Westgaard, R.H., and Larsen, S.: A case-control study of psychological and psychosocial risk factors for shoulder and neck pain at the work place. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 66:375-382, 1995.
11. Vasseljen, O.jr., Westgaard, R.H.: A case-control study of trapezius muscle activity in office and manual workers with shoulder and neck pain and symptom-free controls. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 67:11-18, 1995.
12. Jensen, C., Vasseljen, O., and Westgaard, R.H.: The influence of electrode position on bipolar surface electromyogram recordings of the upper trapezius muscle. Eur J Appl Physiol 67:266-273, 1993.
13. Vasseljen, O.jr.: Low-level laser versus traditional physiotherapy in the treatment of tennis elbow. Physiotherapy 78:329-334, 1992.
14. Vasseljen, O.jr., Høeg, N., Kjeldstad, B., Johnsson, A., and Larsen, S.: Low level laser versus placebo in the treatment of tennis elbow. Scand J Rehab Med 24:37-42, 1992.

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