About SHARP
SHARP is an interdisciplinary research group focused on chronic pain, rehabilitation, physical activity, and health. We use large-scale registry data to study comorbidities, treatment outcomes, and health risks, with a special emphasis on chronic pain as both a disease and a risk factor for other conditions. Our projects explore links between pain and cardiovascular disease, as well as impacts on women during pregnancy and childbirth.
We develop digital tools to support rehabilitation, including personalized exercise programs and AI-based decision support. At Dalarna University’s Sports and Health Laboratory, we investigate how pain and training affect movement patterns.
SHARP collaborates with partners such as the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Transport Administration, and KTH in research on physical strain, work environment, and health. Our team combines expertise in medical science, physiotherapy, sports science, psychology, statistics, computer science, and epidemiology to drive innovation across academia and society.
Leader of the research group:
External members
Katja Boersma, Professor, Örebro University
katja.boersma@oru.se
Anna Grimby Ekman, Professor, University of Gothenburg
anna.ekman@gu.se
Andreas Monnier, The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten)
andreas.monnier@mil.se
Research projects
Project pAIn: Can a Personalised AI-driven Clinical Decision Support System Improve Interdisciplinary Treatment for Patients with Chronic Pain?
Start Date: 2023-01-01
Smärta efter hjärtinfarkt - en ökad risk för död?
Start Date: 2021-08-09
eVIS-projektet: utvärdering av eVISualisering av fysisk aktivitet och smärta (eVIS) som tillägg till multimodal smärtrehabilitering
Start Date: 2021-02-01
Långvarig smärta och utveckling av hjärtkärlsjukdom
Start Date: 2020-09-01
Effektivitet av multimodal rehabilitering vid långvarig muskuloskeletal smärta
Start Date: 2018-01-01
Fysisk aktivitet, rörelsekontroll och muskelaktivitet hos personer med långvarig smärta
Start Date: 2018-01-01