Annual Report Research Initiative for Physical Therapy. Forskningsinitiativet for Fysioterapi (FiF)

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1 1 Annual Report 2008 Research Initiative for Physical Therapy Forskningsinitiativet for Fysioterapi (FiF) Introduction Staff Professor Ewa Roos Associate professor (lektor) Hans Lund, 50 per cent Secretary Jette Tromborg, 20 per cent During 2008 the following persons have been employed: Professor Karen Søgaard, from 1 March PhD-student Jonas Bloch Thorlund, from 1 February. During 2009, another 2 PhD students will be formally accepted. Research collaboration During 2008 the FiF members had active research collaboration with the following persons/countries: Denmark SDU (University of Southern Denmark) Per Aagaard, Jan Hartvigsen, Kirsten Kaya Roessler, Gisela Sjøgaard. OUH (Odense University Hospital) Søren Overgaard Robin Christensen, Henning Bliddal, Bente Danneskiold- Samsøe, Marius Henriksen and Else Marie Bartels, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg KU (Bente R. Jensen, Nicolas Petersen, Mogens Teisen) AAU (Pascal Madeleine) AU (Kristian Overgaard) NFA (Andreas Holtermann, Lars L. Andersen) International Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, USA. Initiated research projects 1. Neuromuscular function in meniscectomised subjects (NeuFUNC) Jonas Bloch Thorlund employed from 1 February 2008 as a PhD-student

2 2 Data collection completed in November 2008 (30 meniscectomized patients and 30 controls) 2. Odense Principles on Exercise (OPEX) Preliminary project plan outlined Bente Andersen to be employed from 1 February 2009 International contacts established 3. Odense RCT on Meniscectomy vs. Exercise (OMEX) Multi-centre study within the Nordic Countries External funding (DKK 833,000) has been achieved First patients to be recruited in Meta-regression analyses of exercise studies including patients with knee osteoarthritis (MEREX) Project plan under preparation Carsten Juhl will submit PhD application in the winter 2008/ Exercise in knee osteoarthritis- unravelling the black box Invited review for Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Under preparation 6. Physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis an umbrella Review Indirect comparison of clinical efficacy across Cochrane reviewed physiotherapy interventions for patients with osteoarthritis - an umbrella review Data collected 7. Strengthening exercise for patients with knee osteoarthritis - the dose-response relationship Data collected. Applications for external funding Region Syddanmark: 1. Prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Main applicant Ewa Roos 2. Konservativ Behandling af Hofteartrose: effekt af manuel behandling og hofteskole på smerte, funktion og livskvalitet en klinisk kontrolleret undersøgelse. Main applicant Eric Poulsen, co-applicant Ewa Roos 3. Validation of patient reported outcome in total hip arthroplasty. A longitudinal study of 6000 patients from the Danish Hip Arthroplasty Registry. Main applicant Aksel Paulsen, co-applicant Ewa Roos

3 3 Forskningsrådet for sundhed og sygdom: 1. Prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Main applicant Ewa Roos 2. Biomechanics and motor control of scapular muscles in patients with neck shoulder pain compared to healthy controls and the effect of physical exercise. A Randomized Controlled Trial design. Main applicant: Karen Søgaard Højteknologifonden: 1. V-Fysio. Virtuell Fysioterapeut. Main applicant Gigtforeningen, co-applicant Ewa Roos Gigtforeningen: 1. Prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Main applicant Ewa Roos. Peer-reviewed publications (2008) 1. Ackerman I, Dieppe P, Marsh LM, Roos EM, Nilsdotter AK, Brown GC, Sloan K, Osborne RH. Variation in disease severity prior to hip and knee replacement surgery in Europe and Australia. Arthritis Care Res 2008, in press. 2. Ageberg E, Roos HP, Thomeé R, Grävare Silbernagel K, Roos EM. Knee extension and flexion muscle power after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon graft or hamstring tendons graft: A cross-sectional comparison 3 years post surgery. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2008, In press. 3. Ageberg E, Thomeé R, Neeter C, Grävare Silbernagel K, Roos EM. Muscle strength and functional performance in patients with ACL injury treated with training and surgical reconstruction or training only: A 2 to 5-year follow-up. Arthritis Care Res 2008., in press. 4. Andersen LL, Kjær M, Søgaard K, Hansen L, Kryger AI, Sjøgaard G Specifik styrketræning mindsker kroniske nakke/skulder muskelsmerter. Sekundærpublikation i Ugeskrift for læger. (In press) 5. Andersen LL, Nielsen PK, Søgaard K, Andersen CH, Skotte J, Sjøgaard G. (2008) Torque-EMG-velocity relationship in female workers with chronic neck muscle pain J Biomech;41(9): (E-pub ahead of print) 6. Lars L. Andersen, Mette K. Zebis, Christoffer H. Andersen, Pernille K. Nielsen, Birgit Juul Kristensen, Karen Søgaard, Gisela Sjøgaard. Effect of physical training on function of chronically painful muscles: A randomized controlled intervention. JAP. (Accepted) 7. Andersen LL, Kjær M, Søgaard K, Hansen L, Kryger AI, Sjøgaard G. (2008) Effect of two contrasting types of physical exercise on chronic neck muscle pain. Arthritis Care & Research. Jan;59(1): Blangsted A.K., Søgaard K., Hansen E.A., Hannerz H., Sjøgaard G. (2008) A one year randomized controlled trial with different activity programs to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in neck and shoulder among office workers. Scand J Work Environ Health. Scand J Work Environ Health, Feb;34(1):55-65

4 4 9. Busija L, Osborne RH, Nilsdotter AK, Buchbinder R, Roos EM. Magnitude and meaningsfulness of change in SF-36 scores in four types of orthopaedic surgery. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6: Christensen PA, Jacobsen O, Thorlund JB, Madsen T, Møller C, Jensen C, Suetta C, Aagaard P. Changes in Maximum Muscle Strength and Rapid Muscle Force Characteristics after Long Term Special Support and Reconnaissance Missions: A Preliminary Report. Military Medicine. 2008; 173(9) Davis A, PerruccioA, Canizares M, Tennant A, Hawker G, Conaghan P, Roos EM, Jordan J, Maillefert JF, Dougados M, Lohmander LS. The development of a short measure of physical function for hip OA HOOS- Physical Function Short-form (HOOS-PS). An OARSI/OMERACT Initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage Feb 22; [Epub ahead of print] 12. Ellegaard K, Torp-Pedersen S, Lund H, Henriksen M, Terslev L, Jensen P.S., Bliddal H. Quantification of Colour Doppler Activity in the Wrist in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis The Reliability of Different Methods for Image Selection and Evaluation. Ultraschall in Med, 29:393-98, Ericsson Y, Dahlberg L, Roos EM. Effects of Functional Exercise Training on Performance and Muscle Strength after Meniscectomy: A Randomized Trial. Scand J Med Sci Sports Apr 6; [Epub ahead of print] 14. Frobell RB, Roos EM, Roos HP, Hellio Le Graverand MP, Buck R, Tamez- Pena J, Totterman S, Boegard T, LS Lohmander. The acutely ACL injured knee assessed by MRI bone marrow lesions and their development during the first year from trauma. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2008; in press. 15. Frobell RB, Svensson E, Gottrick M, Roos EM. Self-reported activity level and knee function in amateur soccer players: the influence of age, gender, history of knee injury and level of competition. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Mar 19; [Epub ahead of print] 16. Frobell RB, Roos HP, Roos EM, Hellio Le Graverand MP, Buck R, Tamez- Pena J, Totterman S, Boegard T, LS Lohmander. The acutely injured knee assessed by MRI: Are large volume traumatic bone marrow lesions a sign of severe compression injury? Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008; 16(7) DOI information: /j.joca Gerdle B, Hilgenfeldt U, Larsson B,,Kristiansen J, Søgaard K, Rosendal L. (2008) Interstitial Bradykinin and Kallidin levels of the trapezius muscle in patients with workrelated trapezius myalgia, in patients with whiplash associated pain and in healthy controls - a study of women. Pain (E-pub ahead of print) 18. Henriksen M, Christensen R, Alkjaer T, Lund H, Simonsen EB, Bliddal H. Influence of pain and gender on impact loading during walking: a randomised trial, Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 23(2): Holtermann A, Søgaard K, Christensen H, Dahl B, Blangsted AK. (2008) The influence of biofeedback-training on trapezius activity and rest during occupational computer work at workplace. Eur J Appl Physiol (E-pub ahead of print) 20. Holtermann A, Roeleveld K, Mork PJ, Grönlund C, Karlsson SJ, Andersen LL, Olsen HB, Zebis MK, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K. (2008). Selective activation of neuromuscular compartments in the human trapezius muscle. J Electromyogr Kinesiol (E-pub ahead of print) 21. Juul-Kristensen B, Lund H, Hansen K, Christensen H, Danneskiold- Samsøe B, Bliddal H. Test-retest reliability of joint position and kinaesthetic sense in the elbow of healthy subjects. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 24(1):65-72, 2008

5 5 22. Kristiansen J, Mathiessen L, Nielsen PK, Hansen AM, Shibuya H, Petersen HM, Lund SP, Skotte J, Jørgensen MB, Søgaard K. Stress reactions to open-plan office noise and cognitively demanding tasks. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. (Accepted) 23. Larsman, P., Thorn, S., Sandsjö, L., Søgaard, K., Sjøgaard, G., Kadefors, R. (2008) Work related perceived stress and muscle activity during standardized computer work among female computer users. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. (In press) 24. Larsson B, Rosendal L, Kristiansen J, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K, Ghafouri B, Abdiu A, Kjaer M, Gerdle B. Interstitial alterations in metabolic and algesic substances of the trapezius muscle in myalgic and non myalgic women during eight hours of repetitive manual work. Pain (Accepted) 25. Lund H, Weile U, Christensen R, Rostock B, Downey A, Bartels EM, Danneskiold-Samsøe B, Bliddal H. A randomised controlled trial of aquatic and land-based exercise in patients with knee osteoarthritis, J Rehab Med, 40(2):137-44, Lund H, Henriksen M, Bartels EM, Danneskiold-Samsøe B, Bliddal H, Can stimulating massage improve joint repositioning error in patients with knee osteoarthritis? J Geriatric Phys Ther (accepted) 27. Nilsdotter A-K, Toksvig-Larsen S, Roos EM. Expectations of, and satisfaction with pain and physical function after total knee replacement - A prospective study with a five year follow-up. Acta Orthop 2008, in press. 28. Nielsen P.K., Søgaard K., Skotte J., Wolkoff P. (2008) Ocular surface area and human eye blink frequency during VDU work. The effect of monitor position and task. Eur J Appl Physiol May 103(1): Peruccio A, Lohmander LS, Canizares M, Tennant A, Hawker GA, Conaghan P, Roos EM, Jordan JM, Maillefert JF, Dougados M, Davis AM. The development of a short measure of physical function for knee OA KOOS-Physical Function Short-form (KOOS-PS) An OARSI/OMERACT Initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage Feb 20 (Epub ahead of print) 30. Pilgaard K, Lund H, Chronic muscle damage causing chronic pain problems. A case report proposing a syndrome called Chronic Muscle Damage Syndrome. Advances in Physiotherapy 2008 (accepted) 31. Renstrom P, Ljungqvist A, Arendt E, Beynnon B, Fukubayashi T, Garrett W, Georgoulis T, Hewett TE, Johnson R, Krosshaug T, Mandelbaum B, Micheli L, Myklebust G, Roos E, Roos H, Schamasch P, Shultz S, Werner S, Wojtys E, Engebretsen L. Non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes: an International Olympic Committee current concepts statement. Br J Sports Med 2008; Taylor J. L., Olsen, H. B., Sjøgaard, G., and Søgaard, K. (2008) Voluntary activation of trapezius during unilateral and bilateral voluntary contraction. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. (E-pub ahead of print)) 33. Thorlund JB, Michalsik LB, Madsen K, Aagaard P. Acute fatigue-induced changes in muscle mechanical properties and neuromuscular activity in elite handball players following a handball match. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ; 18(4) Thorlund JB, Aagaard P, Madsen K. Rapid Muscle Force Capacity Changes after Soccer Match Play. International Journal of Sports Medicine (accepted) 35. von Porat A, Holmstrom E, Roos EM. Reliability and validity of videotaped functional performance tests in ACL-injured subjects. Physiother Res Int (2)

6 6 Books and book chapters Books (editor) Nina Beyer, Hans Lund, Klaus Klinge (redaktører), Træning i forebyggelse, behandling og rehabilitering, Munksgaard Danmark 2008 (384 sider) Book chapters Berit Schiøtz-Christensen, Hans Lund, Interaktion mellem træning og medicin, Træning i forebyggelse, behandling og rehabilitering, side 79-86, Munksgaard Danmark 2008 Nina Beyer, Hans Lund, Klaus Klinge,Vurdering af udgangspunkt for træning, træningsprogression og træningseffekt, Træning i forebyggelse, behandling og rehabilitering, side , Munksgaard Danmark 2008 Hans Lund, Artrose, Træning i forebyggelse, behandling og rehabilitering, side , Munksgaard Danmark 2008 Hans Lund, Claudicatio Intermittens, Træning i forebyggelse, behandling og rehabilitering, side , Munksgaard Danmark 2008 Nina Beyer, Hans Lund, Klaus Klinge, Kontraindikationer og generelle forholdsregler ved træning, Træning i forebyggelse, behandling og rehabilitering, side , Munksgaard Danmark 2008 Lea Sell, Anne Faber Hansen, Karen Søgaard. Impacts from Occupational Risk factors on self reported reduced Work Ability among Danish Wages Earners (In press). Thorstensson C & Roos EM. First line treatment of knee osteoarthritis [In Swedish: Grundbehandling vid knäartros]. Second edition. Reumatikerförbundet Conference attendance Invited lecturer Ewa Roos. Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI), Rome, Italy, September Prevention of osteoarthritis in the young: the role of injuries, training and muscles Ewa Roos. European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), Paris, June Exercise as prevention and treatment of knee OA in the young and middle aged in the symposium. Young patients with old knees: treatment and prevention of knee osteoarthritis in the young Ewa Roos. Swedish Society of Sports Medicine, Stockholm, May Moderator of symposium: Cartilage. Presentation on Rehabilitation of Cartilage injury Ewa Roos. International Olympic Committé (IOC) Concensus Meeting on Noncontact ACL injuries in the Female Athlete. Lausanne Switzerland, February I. Outcome in ACL injury, basic concepts and clinical outcome II. OA prevention after ACL injury Ewa Roos. Norwegian Physiotherapy Association. Voss Norway, February Knee injury, knee osteoarthritis and Exercise -An overview Ewa Roos. Danish Society of Sports Medicine. Presidents Lecture. Copenhagen Denmark. January Exercise as prevention and treatment of knee OA Søgaard K. Effects of physical exercise on musculoskeletal health from a biomechanical perspective. Nordic conference, Health, Participation and effects of sports and exercise. Halmstad, Sweden, October 2008

7 7 Søgaard K. Work site physical activity as prevention of Work-Related MusculoSkeletal Disorders. Presentation of current RCT studies based on the concept of Intelligent Physical Activity. Nordisk arbejdsmiljø conference, NAM. Oslo, Norway. August 2008 Søgaard K, Contrasting activity programs at the worksite in the prevention of MSD from different ongoing studies in Denmark International Conference of Physical Activity and Public Health, Amsterdam, 9-13 April, Abstracts accepted for presentation at conferences 1. Andersen LL, Søgaard K, Kjær M, Sjøgaard G. Impairment of torquetime and EMG-time parameters in female workers with chronic neck muscle pain International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 2. Andersen LL, Andersen CH, Søgaard K, Sjøgaard G. Torque-EMGvelocity relationship in females with chronic neck muscle pain: A randomized controlled physical activity intervention to relieve pain International Conference of Physical Activity and Public Health, Amsterdam, 9-13 April, Ageberg E, Björkman A, Rosén B, Lundborg G, Roos EM. Principles of brain plasticity in improving neuromuscular function of the knee and leg: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. OARSI, Rome September Ageberg E, Link A, Schoug P, Nilsdotter A, Roos EM. Feasibility of neuromuscular training in patients with severe hip or knee osteoarthritis. OARSI, Rome September Ageberg E. Thomeé R, Neeter C, Grävare Silbernagel K, Roos EM. Muscle strength and functional performance in patients with ACL injury treated with training and surgical reconstruction or training only: A 2 to 5-year follow-up. OARSI, Rome September Ageberg E, Thomée R, Neeter C, Grävare-Silbernagel K, Roos EM. Muscle strength and functional performance in patients with ACL injury treated with training and surgical reconstruction or training only: A 2- year follow-up. ESSKA, Porto, Portugal, May Ageberg E, Thomée R, Neeter C, Grävare-Silbernagel K, Roos EM. Muscle strength and functional performance in patients with ACL injury treated with training and surgical reconstruction or training only: A 2- year follow-up. Swedish Society of Sports Medicine, Stockholm, April, Ageberg E, Roos H, Grävare-Silbernagel K, Thomée R, Roos EM. Knee extension and flexion muscle power after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon graft or hamstring tendons graft: A cross-sectional comparison 3 years post surgery. Swedish Society of Sports Medicine, Stockholm, April, Christensen PA, Jacobsen O, Thorlund JB, Madsen T, Møller C, Jensen C, Suetta C, Aagaard P. Changes in Maximum Muscle Strength and Rapid Muscle Force Characteristics after Long Term. Special Support and Reconnaissance Missions: A Preliminary Report. Military Medicine. 2008; 173(9) Dahl AW, Toksvig-Larsen S, Roos EM. Relation between knee alignment and knee pain in patients surgically treated for medial knee osteoarthritis by high tibial osteotomy A one year follow-up study. OARSI, Rome September 2008

8 8 11. Duval A, Ornetti P, Gossec L, Tavernier C, Roos E, Guillemin F, Maillefert JF. Sensibilité au changement après infiltration échoguidées des membranes inférieurs de la version francaise du questionnaire RAOS (rheumatoid arthritis outcome score). 21e congrès francais de rheumatologie, Frobell R Buck R, Roos EM, Hellio LeGraverand M-P, Roos HP, Lohmander LS: The acutely ACL injured knee assessed by MRI: Morphometric change of cartilage over the first two years after injury. OARSI, Rome September Holterman A, Roeleveld K, Mork PJ, Grönlund C, Karlsson SJ, Andersen LL, Olsen HB, Zebis MK, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K. Selective control of neuromuscular compartments in the trapezius muscle International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 14. Jørgensen MB, Kirk N, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K. Evaluation of a coordination training program designed to improve work ability among cleaners. A pilot study International Conference of Physical Activity and Public Health, Amsterdam, 9-13 April, Jørgensen MB, Faber A, Hansen K, Sell L, Ekner D, Holtermann A, Søgaard K (2008). Coordination training and cognitive behavioral training to reduce and prevent deterioration and maintain work ability. A randomised controlled trial among cleaners. Nordisk arbejdsmiljø conference, NAM. Oslo, Norway. August Jørgensen MB, Skotte J, Zebis MK, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K. Coordination training of postural muscles - does it improve postural control? International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 17. Kallio, J., Holmes M., Sogaard K, Avela J, Komi P, Linnamo V. Soleus motor unit firing behavior during ramp and constant force condition. ECSS, Estoril, Portugal 18. Nielsen PK, Blangsted AK, Søgaard K. Electro- and mechanomyogram during low-force static contraction in subjects with epicondylitis lateralis compared to healthy control International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 19. Ornetti P, Perruccio AV, Parratte S, Roos EM, Hawker GA, Dougados M, Lohmander LS, Davis AM, Maillefert JF. Validity and reproducibility of the French translation of the reduced KOOS and HOOS (KOOS-PS and HOOS- PS). OARSI, Rome September Petersson I, Boegård T, Roos EM, Lohmander SL. Natural course of MRI detected knee cartilage defects over 5 years in middle aged individuals. Associations with muscle function and clinical outcome. OARSI, Rome September Samani, A, Søgaard K, Holtermann A, Madeleine P. High density semg recordings for online biofeedback applications International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 22. Søgaard K, Zebis MK, Andersen LL, Jørgensen MB, Sjøgaard G. Contrasting activity programs at the worksite in the prevention of MSD from different ongoing studies in Denmark International Conference of Physical Activity and Public Health, Amsterdam, 9-13 April, 2008

9 9 23. Søgaard K., Holtermann A, Zebis M, Andersen LL, Sjøgaard G (2008). Work site physical activity as prevention of Work-Related MusculoSkeletal Disorders. Presentation of current RCT studies based on the concept of Intelligent Physical Activity. Nordisk arbejdsmiljø conference, NAM. Oslo, Norway. August Søgaard K, Andersen L, Nielsen PK, Sjøgaard G (2008). Effects of physical exercise on musculoskeletal health from a biomechanical perspective. Nordic conference, Health, Participation and effects of sports and exercise. Halmstad, Sweden, October Thorlund JB, Christensen PA, Jacobsen O, Madsen T, Suetta C, Aagaard P.Effect of immobilization on Rapid Muscle Force Capacity Following a Special Support and Reconnaissance Mission. 6th International Conference on Strength Training, Oct/Nov Thorstensson CA, Lohmander LS, Frobell RB, Roos EM, Gooberman-Hill R (poster). Choosing surgery: Patient preference within a trial of treatments for anterior cruciate ligament injury. OARSI, Rome September Olsen HB, Holtermann A, Mork PJ, Larsen MK and Søgaard K Selective activation of neuromuscular compartments in the serratus anterior muscle International Society of Electromyography and Kinesiology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada 28. Lund H, Christensen R, Bliddal H, Indirect comparison of clinical efficacy across Cochrane reviewed physiotherapy interventions for patients with osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis with mixed treatment comparisons, OARSI, Rome, Italy, September Initiatives to enhance and disseminate physiotherapeutic research in Denmark Seminars and courses held at SDU: FiF-seminar January First network meeting for Physiotherapists with a PhD and PhD-students within physiotherapeutic research Meetings during 2008 for Network for physiotherapist working with qualitative methods (Chairman: Jeanette Præstegaard) Organisation and possibilities for development of physiotherapy presentation at the annual meeting for Praksiskonsulenter in Denmark 23 January Presentation of FiF to the vice-president for Danske Fysioterapeuter, Birgitte Kure, 24 January Participating in the preparation of the Nordic Physiotherapy Congress 2009 Participating in the preparation of Danske Fysioterapeuter Fagfestival 2009 Course: Motor Control and Balance Rehabilitation: Translating Research into Evidence Based Practice, lecturers Marjorie Woollacott, PhD og Anne Shumway-Cook (130 participants), SDU 7-9 May 2008 Presentation by FiF-members at: Symposium Region Hovedstaden, 8 April Visions for research in Physiotherapy (ER) Mini Fagfestival Region Sjælland, 15 November 2008 (HL) Annuel meeting of Praktiserende fysioterapeuters og Praksisfondens bestyrelse (KS), Ebeltoft, 17 September 2008.

10 10 Other: Our submission was among the 366 submissions forming the basis for the finally 21 strategic research themes released by the Videnskabsministeriet in May 2008 Proposal of Master program in physiotherapy was submitted to SDU in October Initiatives to enhance collaboration with the physiotherapy educations in Denmark FiF is represented in the Uddannelsesudvalg in UC Vest, UC Lillebælt and UC Sjælland by Hans Lund Bachelor students work as studentermedhjælpere in ongoing research projects. Council and international advisor A council will be established by the stakeholders of the Research Initiative for Physical Therapy, i.e. the University of Southern Denmark, the Association of Danish Physiotherapists, the Danish Rheumatism Association and other stakeholders will be invited as well. The first meeting is to be held in November Professor Maura Iversen visited Odense for the first time in her role as international advisor for the Research Initiative in March Maura Iversen is a professor and associate director at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Institute of Health Professions and an instructor in Medicine at Harvard University, Boston, USA. In summary, professor Iversen found that the FiFteam has made substantial progress during its first year of inception, and five separate benchmarks were suggested for the upcoming year. The full report from professor Iversen s visit is available separately. Other Ewa Roos serves as grant panel member for the Danish Rheumatism Association from 2008 Ewa Roos is Associate Editor of Osteoarthritis & Cartilage from 2008 Karen Søgaard is member of the Editorial board of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology and of International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics Karen Søgaard is Council member of The International Society of Biomechanics.