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Þórarinn Sveinsson - Professor Emeritus

Þórarinn Sveinsson

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School of Health Sciences

Þórarinn Sveinsson

Professor Emeritus

Location
Stapi
Phone
525 - 4840
Email
thorasve [at] hi.is

Unit
Physiotherapy
Website
https://uni.hi.is/thorasve/

Published works

2023

Effects of gender and fatigue on strength and activity of gluteus medius muscle during a controlled cutting maneuver in preadolescent athletesJournal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Boys demonstrate greater knee frontal moments than girls during the impact phase of cutting maneuvers, despite age-related increases in girlsKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

2022

Líkamsástand barna og unglinga á Sauðárkróki og í Varmahlíð fyrr og núLæknablaðið

2021

Effects of intensive upright mobilisation on outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unitEuropean Journal of Physiotherapy

2020

Effect of Sex on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury–Related Biomechanics During the Cutting Maneuver in Preadolescent AthletesOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Predictive variables for poor long‐term physical recovery after intensive care unit stay:Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Exploring the needs, motivations, and identity of health science educators – A basis for improved support for university teachers
Predictive variables for poor long-term physical recovery after intensive care unit stayActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

2019

Posture Management: Assessment of posture
Needs, motivations, and identification with teaching: a comparative study of temporary part-time and tenure-track health science faculty in IcelandBMC Medical Education
Validity and reliability of an iPad with a three-dimensional camera for posture imagingGait & Posture
Dynamic sitting: Measurement and associations with metabolic healthJournal of Sports Sciences
Injury Pattern in Icelandic Elite Male Handball PlayersClinical Journal of Sport Medicine
Factors predicting identity as educators and openness to improveMedical Education
Above average increases in body fat from 9 to 15 years of age had a negative impact on academic performance, independent of physical activityActa Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
Posture Management: Assessment of posture

2018

Above average increases in body fat from 9 to 15years of age had a negative impact on academic performance, independent of physical activity.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Different cardiorespiratory fitness expressions based on the maximal cycle ergometer test show no effect on the relation of cardiorespiratory fitness to the academic achievement of nine-year-oldsPLoS ONE
Preferred posture in lying and its association with scoliosis and windswept hips in adults with cerebral palsyDisability and Rehabilitation
Self-reported health problems and prioritized goals in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury in SwedenJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Different factors associate with body image in adolescence than in emerging adulthood: A gender comparison in a follow-up studyHealth Psychology Report
Timing, not magnitude, of force may explain sex-dependent risk of ACL injuryKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Timing, not magnitude, of force may explain sex-dependent risk of ACL injuryKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

2017

Effects of Sex and Fatigue on Biomechanical Measures During the Drop-Jump Task in ChildrenOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
The effect of asymmetrical limited hip flexion on seating posture, scoliosis and windswept hip distortionResearch in Developmental Disabilities
Comparison of summer and winter objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: Age, gene/environment susceptibility Reykjavik studyInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Organized leisure-time sport participation and academic achievement in preadolescentsScandinavian Journal of Public Health

2016

Altered medial versus lateral hamstring muscle activity during hop testing in female athletes 1–6 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Do aerobic fitness and self-reported fitness in adolescence differently predict body image in young adulthood? An eight year follow-up studyMental Health and Physical Activity
Altered medial versus lateral hamstring muscle activity during hop testing in female athletes 1-6 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionKnee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
The association of cardiorespiratory fitness to health independent of adiposity depends upon its expressionAnnals of Human Biology
Association of change in brain structure to objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adultsBehavioural Brain Research
Influence of day length and physical activity on sleep patterns in older Icelandic men and womenJournal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

2015

Algengi íþróttameiðsla, íþróttaþátttaka og brottfall vegna meiðsla hjá 17 og 23 ára ungmennumLaeknabladid
Algengi íþróttameiðsla, íþróttaþátttaka og brottfall vegna meiðsla hjá 17 og 23 ára ungmennumLæknablaðið
Importance of physical health and health-behaviors in adolescence for risk of dropout from secondary education in young adulthood: an 8-year prospective studyInternational Journal for Equity in Health
Gender differences in development of mental well-being from adolescence to young adulthoodScandinavian Journal of Public Health

2014

Is there a sex difference in accelerometer counts during walking in older adults?Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Midlife determinants associated with sedentary behavior in old ageMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

2013

Objective measurements of daily physical activity patterns and sedentary behaviour in older adultsAge and Ageing
Líftölfræði; helstu aðferðir og áherslur í heilbrigðisvísindum

2012

Limited effects of a 2-year school-based physical activity intervention on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in 7-year-old childrenHealth Education Research

2011

Líkamshreyfing 9 og 15 ára íslenskra barna í ljósi lýðheilsumarkmiðaLaeknabladid
Effects of Kinesio Tape compared with nonelastic sports tape and the untaped ankle during a sudden inversion perturbation in male athletesJournal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Physical Activity and Fitness of 7- and 9-year-old Icelanders - A Comparison of Two Cohorts and the Effects of a Two-Year School-Based Intervention
Assessment of a two-year school-based physical activity intervention among 7-9-year-old childrenInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

2009

Association between aerobic fitness, body composition, and physical activity in 9- and 15-year-oldsEuropean Journal of Sport Science

2008

The relation of fatness to insulin is independent of fitness in 9- but not 15-yr-oldsMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Predictors of fatness and physical fitness in nine-year-old Icelandic school childrenInternational Journal of Pediatric Obesity
Peak oxygen uptake in childrenPediatric Exercise Science

2006

Tracking of overweight from early childhood to adolescence in cohorts born 1988 and 1994International Journal of Obesity

2003

Notkun lífeðlisfræðilegra mælinga í rannsóknum

2002

Chemical control of Penthaleus major (AcariJournal of Economic Entomology

2000

Olfactory sensitivity and specificity of Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus, to a putative male pheromone, prostaglandin F(2α)Physiology and Behavior
Olfactory sensitivity and specificity of Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus, to a putative male pheromone, prostaglandin F-2 alphaPhysiology & Behavior

1998

Importance of the lactate anion in control of breathingJournal of Applied Physiology
Importance of the lactate anion in control of breathingJournal of Applied Physiology

1995

MATURE MALES OF ARCTIC CHARR, SALVELINUS-ALPINUS, RELEASE F-TYPE PROSTAGLANDINS TO ATTRACT CONSPECIFIC MATURE FEMALES AND STIMULATE THEIR SPAWNING BEHAVIOREnvironmental Biology of Fishes
Mature males of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, release F-type prostaglandins to attract conspecific mature females and stimulate their spawning behaviourEnvironmental Biology of Fishes
EFFECTS ON GROWTH OF ARCTIC CHARR OF HANDLING, ANESTHESIA AND REPEATED FORMALIN BATHING SHORTLY AFTER FIRST EXOGENOUS FEEDINGJournal of Fish Biology
Effects on growth of Arctic charr of handling, anaesthesia and repeated formalin bathing shortly after first exogenous feedingJournal of Fish Biology

1993

Chemical communication in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) during spawning
Morphological and functional characteristics of the olfactory and gustatory organs of three Salvelinus speciesCanadian Journal of Zoology
Effects of LHRHa treatments upon the timing of ovulation and upon egg and offspring quality in Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (L.)Aquaculture Research

1991

Resources and productivity in radiation oncology in Denmark, finland, iceland, norway and sweden during 1987Acta Oncologica

1990

Analysis of olfactory responses to amino acids in arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) using a linear multiple-receptor modelComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
Multiple olfactory receptors for amino acids in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) evidenced by cross-adaptation experimentsComparative Biochemistry and Physiology

Keywords for Specialisation:

Research of physical activity in children

Electromyography