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Ørjan Nesse Vigdal

Ørjan Nesse Vigdal

Job title
  • Associate Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 44, 0167 Oslo
  • Office number: V211
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 414 59 314
  • Office: +47 672 36 830
E-mail
  • orjan-nesse.vigdal@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

I am an associate professor in Physiotherapy at the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences. I teach and supervise students in assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment, anatomy, academic writing and physiotherapy practice placements. 

I am a member of the research group MUSKHealth, affiliated with Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health. My primary research interests and activities are epidemiology and prognosis, most often related to back pain. My PhD research was connected to the cohort study Back Complaints in the Elders.

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Publications and research

Scientific publications

Kjønø, Lise Grethe ; Magnusson, Karin; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Clausen, Stine Haugaard; Wilhelmsen, Maja; O'Neill, Søren; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Berg, Bjørnar ; Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar; Hartvigsen, Jan; Grotle, Margreth ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse (2026). Predicting high health care use in patients with spinal disorder in secondary care: model development and validation. Pain Reports. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/https://journals.lww.com/painrpts/

Sannes, Ann-Christin ; Kretz, Lise; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Stensrud, Silje ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Grotle, Margreth ; Iben, Axén, (2025). Two-years clinical course of pain intensity and symptom satisfaction for latent classes in older adults with back pain | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Springer Nature Link. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09442-w

Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth ; Grotle, Margreth ; Traeger, Adrian C.; Aasdahl, Lene; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Aanesen, Fiona; Øiestad, Britt Elin ; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian; Dunn, Kate M.; Fors, Egil Andreas; Linton, Steven J.; Tveter, Anne Therese (2025). Predicting prolonged work absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: development, validation, and clinical usefulness of prognostic prediction models. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. Vol. 98.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-025-02129-8

Sannes, Ann-Christin ; Feller, Daniel; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Kretz, Lise; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Axén, Iben; Storheim, Kjersti ; Grotle, Margreth ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse (2025). Development, internal and external validation of a prognostic model for symptom dissatisfaction among older adults with a new episode of backpain. BMJ Open. Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102318

Feller, Daniel; Wingbermuhle, Roel; Berg, Bjørnar ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Innocenti, Tiziano; Grotle, Margreth ; Ostelo, Raymond Willem Jozef Gerardus; Chiarotto, Alessandro (2024). Improvements Are Needed in the Adherence to the TRIPOD Statement for Clinical Prediction Models for Patients With Spinal Pain or Osteoarthritis: A Metaresearch Study. Journal of Pain.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104624

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Flugstad, Solveig; Storheim, Kjersti ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Grotle, Margreth (2024). Predictive validity of the STarT Back screening tool among older adults with back pain. European Journal of Pain.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2281

Kretz, Lise; Axen, Iben; Stensrud, Silje ; Hoekstra, Trynke; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Grotle, Margreth (2024). Identifying latent subgroups in the older population seeking primary health care for a new episode of back pain – findings from the BACE-N cohort. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07163-0

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth ; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Gaag, Wendelien van der; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Koes, Bart W.; Grotle, Margreth (2023). External validation and updating of prognostic prediction models for nonrecovery among older adults seeking primary care for back pain. Pain. Vol. 164.
https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002974

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Grotle, Margreth (2022). The one-year clinical course of back-related disability and the prognostic value of comorbidity among older adults with back pain in primary care. Pain. Vol. 164.
https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002779

Kjønø, Lise Grethe ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Grotle, Margreth ; Storheim, Kjersti (2022). Assessing physical workload among people with musculoskeletal disorders: validity and reliability of the physical workload questionnaire. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05222-y



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Research reports

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Grotle, Margreth (2021). Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for: One-year clinical course of back-related disability and prognostic value of comorbidity on disability during one year follow-up in older patients visiting primary care with a new episode of back pain. ClinicalTrials.gov.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5054177

Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Windt, Danielle van der; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Kretz, Lise; Grotle, Margreth (2021). Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for: Healthcare utilization and related costs among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: a prospective cohort study with one year of follow up (working title). ClinicalTrials.gov.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4563785

Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Windt, Danielle van der; Storheim, Kjersti ; Koes, Bart W.; Bierma-Zienstra, Sita; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Kretz, Lise; Grotle, Margreth (2021). Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for: Modifiable prognostic factors of high cost related to healthcare utilization among older people seeking primary care with a new episode of back pain - an identification and replication study (working title). ClinicalTrials.gov.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4003274



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Dissemination

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse (2025). Developing and validating a prediction model for high healthcare utilization among patients with spinal pain visiting secondary care. 19th International Back and Neck Pain Research Forum. The International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3709330

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse (2025). Klinisk forløp og byrde av ryggsmerter hos eldre. NOSF Konferansen 2025. Norsk smerteforening.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3822776

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth ; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Gaag, Wendelien van der; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Koes, Bart W.; Grotle, Margreth (2023). External validation and updating of prognostic prediction models for nonrecovery among older adults seeking primary care for back pain. 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4534707

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth ; Pripp, Are Hugo ; Gaag, Wendelien van der; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Koes, Bart W.; Grotle, Margreth (2023). . External validation and updating of prognostic prediction models for nonrecovery among older adults seeking primary care for back pain. The International Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care. The International Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4245656

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Flugstad, Solveig; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Grotle, Margreth (2023). Predictive validity of STarT Back Screening Tool among adults with back pain in primary care: The BACE-N cohort study. 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3970061

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Flugstad, Solveig; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Grotle, Margreth (2023). Predictive validity of Start Back Screening Tool among adults with back pain in primary care: the BACE-N cohort study. The International Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care. The International Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4114365

Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Windt, Danielle Van Der; Storheim, Kjersti ; Bierma-Zienstra, Sita; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Zolic-Karlsson, Zinajda; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Koes, Bart W.; Grotle, Margreth (2023). Modifiable prognostic factors of high costs related to healthcare utilization among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: an identification and replication study. The International Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care. The International Forum on Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3296126

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse (2023). Lessons learned when conducting external validation with data from another country (BACE Consortium). 18th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3621929

Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Storheim, Kjersti ; Flugstad, Solveig; Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Grotle, Margreth (2022). Predictive validity of StarT Back Screening Tool in older adults with back pain in primary care: The BACE-N cohort study. 12th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC. European Pain Federation.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4169013

Killingmo, Rikke Munk ; Chiarotto, Alessandro; Windt, Danielle Van Der; Storheim, Kjersti ; Bierma-Zienstra, Sita; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Zolic-Karlsson, Zinajda; Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse ; Koes, Bart W.; Grotle, Margreth (2022). Modifiable prognostic factors of high costs related to healthcare utilization among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: an identification and replication study. MUSS. MUSS.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4141219



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