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Research interests
Evaluation and nonoperative management of all musculoskeletal injuries, with special interests in tendon and joint disorders, sports-related injures in runners and other endurance athletes as well as adaptive, overhead, and younger athletes.Common diagnoses treated include: Carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar herniated disc, osteoarthritis, radiculopathy (sciatica), stress fractures, tendon and ligament injuries. Common procedures include: Electrodiagnostic studies (EMG/nerve conduction studies), fluoroscopic lumbar spine injections, hyaluronic acid injections, peripheral joint injections (fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided).
Areas of Clinical Interest
Evaluation and nonoperative management of all musculoskeletal injuries, with special interests in tendon and joint disorders, sports-related injures in runners and other endurance athletes as well as adaptive, overhead, and younger athletes.Common diagnoses treated include: Carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar herniated disc, osteoarthritis, radiculopathy (sciatica), stress fractures, tendon and ligament injuries. Common procedures include: Electrodiagnostic studies (EMG/nerve conduction studies), fluoroscopic lumbar spine injections, hyaluronic acid injections, peripheral joint injections (fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided).
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Lumbar puncture: Creation and resident acceptance of a low-cost, durable, reusable fluoroscopic phantom with a fluid-filled spinal canal for training at an academic program
Lerner, D. J., Gifford, S. E., Olafsen, N., Mileto, A. & Soloff, E., Mar 1 2020, In: American Journal of Neuroradiology. 41, 3, p. 548-550 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hip, pelvis, and thigh injuries in runners
Olafsen, N. & Simpson, S., Jan 1 2019, Clinical Care of the Runner: Assessment, Biomechanical Principles, and Injury Management. Elsevier, p. 181-195 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Injectable Corticosteroids in Sport
Olafsen, N. P., Herring, S. A. & Orchard, J. W., Sep 1 2018, In: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine. 28, 5, p. 451-456 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Pain management in sport: therapeutic injections
Olafsen, N. P. & Herring, S. A., Jan 1 2018, Handbook of Clinical Neurology. Elsevier B.V., p. 431-442 12 p. (Handbook of Clinical Neurology; vol. 158).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Lumbar Muscle Cross-Sectional Areas Do Not Predict Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Spinal Stenosis: A Longitudinal Study
Gellhorn, A. C., Suri, P., Rundell, S. D., Olafsen, N., Carlson, M. J., Johnson, S., Fry, A., Annaswamy, T. M., Gilligan, C., Comstock, B., Heagerty, P., Friedly, J. & Jarvik, J. G., Jun 2017, In: PM and R. 9, 6, p. 545-555 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Scopus citations