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Kristín Briem - Professor
–
School of Health Sciences
Kristín Briem
Íslenska
Professor
Department of physical therapy - research centre of movement science - faculty of medicine
Location
Stapi
Phone
525 - 4096
Email
kbriem [at] hi.is
Unit
Physiotherapy
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-991X
Research portal – Kristín Briem
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
 
Courses 2022 - 2023
SJÚ205G - Modalities in physical therapy I
SJÚ615G - BS-thesis B
SJÚ201F - Research methods
SJÚ206F - Motion Analysis - biomechanics
SJÚ401L - Final Project
SJÚ508G - Pathology and physical therapy of the musculoskeletal system
SJÚ512G - BS-thesis A
SJÚ102F - Physical therapy of the musculoskeletal system IIA
SJÚ103F - Physical therapy of the musculoskeletal system IIB
SJÚ104F - Musculoskeletal physiotherapy III
SJÚ301F - Complicated cases
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
2023
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
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: Evidence for an ACL Injury Prevention Mechanism of the 11+ Program
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
2021
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
Comparison Method of Biomechanical Analysis of Trans-Tibial Amputee Gait with a Mechanical Test Machine Simulation
Applied Sciences
Combined Effects of External Moments and Muscle Activations on ACL Loading during Numerical Simulations of a Female Model in OpenSim
Applied Sciences
Determinants of physical function in community dwelling old people
Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Variable stiffness foot design and validation
Journal of Biomechanics
Younger age increases the risk of sustaining multiple concomitant injuries with an ACL rupture
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
2020
Assessing the Involvement of Users During Development of Lower Limb Wearable Robotic Exoskeletons: A Survey Study
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Functional joint center of prosthetic feet during level ground and incline walking
Medical Engineering & Physics
Validity and reliability of the Icelandic translation and transcultural adaptation of the Prosthetic Mobility Questionnaire in individuals with lower limb amputations
Sjukrathjalfarinn
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
Benchmarking Wearable Robots: Challenges and Recommendations From Functional, User Experience, and Methodological Perspectives
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Effect of Sex on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury–Related Biomechanics During the Cutting Maneuver in Preadolescent Athletes
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
User Involvement, Device Safety, and Outcome Measures During Development of Walking Exoskeletons: Current Practices
Biosystems and Biorobotics
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
2018
Timing of Frontal Plane Trunk Lean, Not Magnitude, Mediates Frontal Plane Knee Joint Loading in Patients with Moderate Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Advances in Orthopedics
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
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
Timing, not magnitude, of force may explain sex-dependent risk of ACL injury.
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
2017
Nationwide study highlights a second peak in ACL tears for women in their early forties.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol
Gender, Success, and Drop-Out during a Resistance Exercise Program in Community Dwelling Old Adults
Journal of Aging Research
Effects of Sex and Fatigue on Biomechanical Measures During the Drop-Jump Task in Children
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
2016
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.
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
[Validation of the Icelandic Knee Outcome Survey-Activities of Daily Living Scale.]
Sjúkraþjálfarinn
Medial hamstring muscle activation patterns are affected 1-6 years after ACL reconstruction using hamstring autograft
Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among Icelandic music students: Differences between students playing classical vs rhythmic music
2013
Response to 'Increasing physical activity requires increasing energy intake in elderly'
The role of bracing
Effects of whey proteins and carbohydrates on the efficacy of resistance training in elderly people: Double blind, randomised controlled trial
2012
Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the icelandic version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS),KOOS-spurningalistinn til matsá einkennum og færni í hné; réttmæti og áreioanleiki íslenskrar pýoingar
Laeknabladid
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
[Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Icelandic version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS)].
Physical function predicts improvement in quality of life in elderly icelanders after 12 weeks of resistance exercise
2011
Effects of Kinesio Tape compared with nonelastic sports tape and the untaped ankle during a sudden inversion perturbation in male athletes
2009
Medial knee joint loading increases in those who respond to hyaluronan injection for medial knee osteoarthritis
Proximal gait adaptations in medial knee OA
Functional and perceived response to intra-articular hyaluronan injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Persistence of treatment effects over 5 months
2007
Immediate effects of inhibitive distraction on active range of cervical flexion in patients with neck pain: A pilot study
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
A mechanical theory for the effectiveness of bracing for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee
2006
Rehabilitation of articular lesions in the athlete's knee
Keywords for Specialisation:
Orthopaedic physical therapy
Rehabilitation
Movement Science
Motion analysis
Physical therapy
Biomechanics of motion
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