About
My main research areas are in the fields of exercise, physical activity, health and clinical rehabilitation. Currently, I do research on people with cardiac disease, stroke, transfemoral amputations and musculoskeletal diseases.
I am head of the research group "Clinical interventions and biomedical engineering" (CiB) which is an interdisiplinary reseach group spanning physicists, orthopeadic engineers, physiotherapists, medical doctors and exercise physiologists.
Research groups
Research projects
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Diet, gut microbiota and metabolic regulation
We study the effects of dietary fat quality and fiber on metabolic regulation, and explore the association between diet, gut microbiota, and metabolic regulation.
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Effect of fiber-rich cereal products on metabolic regulation in people with gut symptoms or coeliac disease
We investigate the effect of cereal fiber on gut symptoms, gut microbiota, and metabolic regulation in people with coeliac disease or gut symptoms.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Gjøvaag, Terje
; Mellema, Mirjam
(2023).
Energy expenditure during typical household and community activities of daily living in persons with lower limb amputation: A pilot study.
8 p.
Prosthetics and orthotics international.
Vol. 48.
https://doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000287
Telle-Hansen, Vibeke
;
Gaundal, Line
; Bastani, Nasser Ezzatkhah; Rud, Ida; Byfuglien, Marte G.;
Gjøvaag, Terje
; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund;
Ulven, Stine Marie
;
Myhrstad, Mari
(2022).
Replacing saturated fatty acids with polyunsaturated fatty acids increases the abundance of Lachnospiraceae and is associated with reduced total cholesterol levels-a randomized controlled trial in healthy individuals.
Lipids in Health and Disease.
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-022-01702-1
Bertolaccini, Guilherme;
Sandnes, Frode Eika
; Medola, Fausto Orsi;
Gjøvaag, Terje
(2022).
Effect of Manual Wheelchair Type on Mobility Performance, Cardiorespiratory Responses, and Perceived Exertion.
11 p.
Rehabilitation Research and Practice.
Vol. 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5554571
Gaundal, Line
;
Myhrstad, Mari
; Rud, Ida;
Gjøvaag, Terje
; Byfuglien, Marte G.; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund;
Ulven, Stine Marie
;
Telle-Hansen, Vibeke
(2022).
Gut microbiota is associated with dietary intake and metabolic markers in healthy individuals.
14 p.
Food & Nutrition Research (FNR).
Vol. 66.
https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v66.8580
Mellema, Mirjam;
Gjøvaag, Terje
(2022).
Reported Outcome Measures in Studies of Real-World Ambulation in People with a Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review.
44 p.
Sensors.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062243
Mellema, Mirjam;
Mirtaheri, Peyman
;
Gjøvaag, Terje
(2021).
Relationship between level of daily activity and upper-body aerobic capacity in adults with a lower limb amputation.
Prosthetics and orthotics international.
Vol. 45.
https://doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000024
Mellema, Mirjam; Risnes, Martha;
Mirtaheri, Peyman
;
Gjøvaag, Terje
(2021).
Impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity and quality of life in adults with lower limb amputation.
6 p.
Prosthetics and orthotics international.
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000078
Gaundal, Line
;
Myhrstad, Mari
; Leder, Lena; Byfuglien, Marte Gjeitung;
Gjøvaag, Terje
; Rud, Ida; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund;
Ulven, Stine Marie
;
Telle-Hansen, Vibeke
(2020).
Beneficial effect on serum cholesterol levels, but not glycaemic regulation, after replacing SFA with PUFA for three days: a randomised crossover trial.
British Journal of Nutrition.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520003402
Kleffelgård, Ingerid; Bruusgaard, Kari A. ; Gjøvaag, Terje ; Søberg, Helene L. (2020). Subsymptomtrening for pasienter med trenings-intoleranse etter lett traumatisk hodeskade- en pilotstudie. Fysioterapeuten.
Schack, Jette;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Steen, Harald;
Mirtaheri, Peyman
; Güler, Evin;
Gjøvaag, Terje
(2020).
Increased prefrontal cortical activation during challenging walking conditions in persons with lower limb amputation – an fNIRS observational study.
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1758979
