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Kristín Briem - Professor
–
School of Health Sciences
Kristín Briem
Hún/Hennar
Íslenska
Professor
Department of physical therapy - research centre of movement science - faculty of medicine
Location
Stapi
Phone
525 - 4096
8410090
Email
kbriem [at] hi.is
Unit
Physiotherapy
Website
https://english.hi.is/staff/kbriem
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-991X
Research portal – Kristín Briem
 
 
 
Courses 2024 - 2025
SJÚ205G - Modalities in physical therapy I
SJÚ615G - BS-thesis B
SJÚ206F - Motion Analysis - biomechanics
SJÚ207F - Sport Physical Therapy
HVS202G - Introduction to multidisciplinary health sciences - The health science day
SJÚ401L - Final Project
SJÚ508G - Pathology and physical therapy of the musculoskeletal system
SJÚ307G - Statistics and research methods
SJÚ512G - BS-thesis A
SJÚ102F - Physical therapy of the musculoskeletal system IIA
SJÚ103F - Physical therapy of the musculoskeletal system IIB
SJÚ104F - Musculoskeletal physiotherapy III
SJÚ401L - Final Project
Education
2008
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Delaware
,
Biomechanics and movement science
2002
,
M.Sc.
,
University of St Augustine for Health Sciences
,
Orthopaedic physiotherapy/Health Sciences
1992
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Physiotherapy
Published works
2024
Effects of Various Foot Wedges on Thigh Muscle Activity during Squatting in Healthy Adults
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
A hybrid controller integrating finite-state impedance and electromyography (EMG)-driven musculoskeletal model for robotic active ankle prostheses
Teamwork is needed now
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Perceptions and biomechanical effects of varying prosthetic ankle stiffness during uphill walking
Gait and Posture
Quadriceps and Hamstrings Activation Peaks Earlier as Athletes Repeatedly Hop, but There are Differences Depending on ACL Reconstruction Technique
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
A Hybrid Controller Integrating Finite-State Impedance and Electromyography-Driven Musculoskeletal Model for Robotic Active Ankle Prostheses: A Case Study
IEEE Access
The early peak knee abduction moment waveform is a novel risk factor predicting anterior cruciate ligament injury in young athletes
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
2023
Effects of a Novel Web-Based Sensorimotor Exercise Program for Patients With Subacute Whiplash-Associated Disorders
Physical Therapy
Smoking and secondary ACL rupture are detrimental to knee health post ACL injury—a Bayesian analysis
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Boys demonstrate greater knee frontal moments than girls during the impact phase of cutting maneuvers, despite age-related increases in girls
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Mat á áhrifum mjaðmagrindarverkja á athafnagetu, á meðgöngu og eftir fæðingu; próffræðilegir eiginleikar íslenskrar útgáfu „The Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire
Ljósmæðrablaðið
Effects of gender and fatigue on strength and activity of gluteus medius muscle during a controlled cutting maneuver in preadolescent athletes
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Re-defining wearable robots
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Ultrasonographic Identification of Muscle Atrophy in Hamstring Muscles after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair among Soccer Players
Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy
2022
Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging of proximal and distal hamstrings cross sectional area in individuals with history of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
Don’t Peak Too Early
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
Determinants of physical function in community dwelling old people
Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Staðlaðir spurningalistar til mats á einkennum og færni í mjöðm og nára; Áreiðanleiki og réttmæti íslenskrar útgáfu
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
Determinants of physical function in community dwelling old people
Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics
2021
Kinematics observed during ACL injury are associated with large early peak knee abduction moments during a change of direction task in healthy adolescents
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Variable stiffness foot design and validation
Journal of Biomechanics
Validity and reliability of the Icelandic translation and transcultural adaptation of the Prosthetic Mobility Questionnaire in individuals with lower limb amputations
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
Combined effects of external moments and muscle activations on acl loading during numerical simulations of a female model in opensim
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Younger age increases the risk of sustaining multiple concomitant injuries with an ACL rupture
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Comparison method of biomechanical analysis of trans-tibial amputee gait with a mechanical test machine simulation
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
The effect of fear of reinjury on joint power distribution during a drop countermovement jump two years after an Achilles tendon rupture
Translational Sports Medicine
Task dependent changes in mechanical and biomechanical measures result from manipulating stiffness settings in a prosthetic foot
Clinical Biomechanics
2020
User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons
Effect of Sex on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury–Related Biomechanics During the Cutting Maneuver in Preadolescent Athletes
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Timing of frontal plane trunk lean, not magnitude, mediates frontal plane knee joint loading in patients with moderate medial knee osteoarthritis
Advances in Orthopedics
Benchmarking Wearable Robots
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Assessing the Involvement of Users During Development of Lower Limb Wearable Robotic Exoskeletons
Human Factors
Functional joint center of prosthetic feet during level ground and incline walking
Medical Engineering and Physics
2019
Cluster analysis successfully identifies clinically meaningful knee valgus moment patterns: frequency of early peaks reflects sex-specific ACL injury incidence
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Cluster analysis successfully identifies clinically meaningful knee valgus moment patterns
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
2018
Timing, not magnitude, of force may explain sex-dependent risk of ACL injury
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Frontal plane pelvis and hip kinematics of transfemoral amputee gait. Effect of a prosthetic foot with active ankle dorsiflexion and individualized training–a case study
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
Effects of an Education and Prevention Course for University Music Students on Their Body Awareness and Attitude Toward Health and Prevention
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
Effects of an education and prevention course for university music students on their body awareness and attitude toward health and prevention
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
Hemoglobin Concentrations Predict Physical Function After A 12-Week Resistance Exercise Training and Subsequent Changes After 11 Months of Follow-Up Among Community Dwelling Older Adults
Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research
Nationwide study highlights a second peak in ACL tears for women in their early forties
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Timing, not magnitude, of force may explain sex-dependent risk of ACL injury
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Timing of frontal plane trunk lean, not magnitude, mediates frontal plane knee joint loading in patients with moderate medial knee osteoarthritis
Advances in Orthopedics
2017
Effects of Sex and Fatigue on Biomechanical Measures During the Drop-Jump Task in Children
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Gender, Success, and Drop-Out during a Resistance Exercise Program in Community Dwelling Old Adults
Journal of Aging Research
2016
Altered medial versus lateral hamstring muscle activity during hop testing in female athletes 1–6 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Áhrif þátttöku í forvarnar- og fræðslunámskeiði á líkamsvitund tónlistarnemenda og viðhorf þeirra til forvarna og góðrar heilsu
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
The Effect of Tibial Rotation on the Contribution of Medial and Lateral Hamstrings During Isometric Knee Flexion
Sports Health
Altered medial versus lateral hamstring muscle activity during hop testing in female athletes 1-6 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
Vitamin D and Associations with Walking Ability in Community- Dwelling Elderly Adults
Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders
2015
Muscular strength and physical function in elderly adults 6–18 months after a 12-week resistance exercise program
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
2014
Activation pattern of m.gluteus medius in pre-pubescent female and male athletes during drop-jump and cutting maneuvers.
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Muscular strength and physical function in elderly adults 6-18 months after a 12-week resistance exercise program.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Áhrif ökklateipinga á vöðvavirkni langa dálklæga vöðva við innsnúningsálag
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among Icelandic music students
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
KOS-ADLS kvarðinn
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
Medial hamstring muscle activation patterns are affected 1-6 years after ACL reconstruction using hamstring autograft
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
2013
Response to 'Increasing physical activity requires increasing energy intake in elderly'
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Effects of whey proteins and carbohydrates on the efficacy of resistance training in elderly people
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The role of bracing
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
2012
Physical function predicts improvement in quality of life in elderly icelanders after 12 weeks of resistance exercise
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Effect of 12-week resistance exercise program on body composition, muscle strength, physical function, and glucose metabolism in healthy, insulin-resistant, and diabetic elderly icelanders
Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
KOOS-spurningalistinn til matsá einkennum og færni í hné; réttmæti og áreioanleiki íslenskrar pýoingar
Laeknabladid
2011
Effects of kinesio tape compared with nonelastic sports tape and the untaped ankle during a sudden inversion perturbation in male athletes.
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Effects of Kinesio Tape compared with nonelastic sports tape and the untaped ankle during a sudden inversion perturbation in male athletes
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
2009
Functional and perceived response to intra-articular hyaluronan injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Proximal gait adaptations in medial knee OA
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Medial knee joint loading increases in those who respond to hyaluronan injection for medial knee osteoarthritis
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
2007
Effects of the amount of valgus correction for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis on clinical outcome, knee kinetics and muscle co-contraction after opening wedge high tibial osteotomy
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
An alternative mechanical hypothesis for the effectiveness of knee bracing for medial knee osteoarthritis
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A
A mechanical theory for the effectiveness of bracing for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A
Immediate effects of inhibitive distraction on active range of cervical flexion in patients with neck pain
Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy
Prevention of Injury
2006
Rehabilitation of articular lesions in the athlete's knee
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Keywords for Specialisation:
Orthopaedic physical therapy
Rehabilitation
Movement Science
Motion analysis
Physical therapy
Biomechanics of motion
Prosthetics
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