Scientific articles
1) Axelsson CK, Ballegaard S, Karpatschof B, Schousen P. Pressure pain sensitivity as a marker for stress and pressure pain sensitivity-guided stress management in women with primary breast cancer. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2014 Aug; 74(5): 399-407. doi:10.3109/00365513.2014.900187.
2) Ballegaard S, Borg E, Karpatschof B, Nyboe J, Johannessen A. Long-term effects of integrated rehabilitation in patients with advanced angina pectoris: a nonrandomized comparative study. J Altern Complement Med. 2004; 10(5): 777-83. doi: 10.1089/acm.2004.10.777.
3) Ballegaard S, Karpatschof B, Trojaborg W, Hansen AM, Magnusson G, Petersen PB. A simple and objective marker for stress. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2009; 69(6): 713-21. doi: 10.1080/00365510903042734.
4) Ballegaard S, Petersen PB, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. The association between pressure pain sensitivity, and answers to questionnaires estimating psychological stress level in the workplace. A feasibility study. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2012; 72(6): 459-66. doi:10.3109/00365513.2012.695023.
5) Ballegaard S, Petersen PB, Harboe GS, Karpatschof B, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. The association between changes in pressure pain sensitivity and changes in cardiovascular physiological factors associated with persistent stress. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2014; 74: 116-25. doi: 10.3109/00365513.2013.862847
6) Ballegaard S, Bergmann N, Karpatschof B, Kristiansen J, Gyntelberg F, Arendt-Nielsen L, Bech P, Hjalmarson Å, Faber J. Association between pressure pain sensitivity and autonomic function as assessed by a tilt table test. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2015 Sep; 75(5): 345-54. doi:10.3109/00365513.2015.1028095.
7) Ballegaard S, Bergmann N, Karpatschof B, Kristiansen J, Gyntelberg F, Arendt-Nielsen L, Bech P, Hjalmarson Å, Faber J. Association between Depression, Pressure Pain Sensitivity, Stress, Autonomic Nervous System Function in stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Impact of Beta-adrenergic Receptor Blockade. J Behav & Brain Science. 2016; 6: 317-28. doi:10.4236/jbbs.2016.68031.
8) Ballegaard S, Petersen BP, Harboe GS, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. Association between Pressure Pain Sensitivity, Performance Stability and Overall Performance in Olympic Sailors. Sports Medicine & Doping Studies. 2016; 6(2): 177. doi: 10.4172/2161-0673.1000177.
9) Bergmann N, Ballegaard S, Holmager P, Kristiansen J, Gyntelberg F, Andersen LJ, Hjalmarson Å, Bech P, Arendt-Nielsen L, Faber J. Pressure pain sensitivity: a new method of stress measurement in patients with ischemic heart disease. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2013 Aug; 73(5): 373-9. doi:10.3109/00365513.2013.785588.
10) Bergmann N, Ballegaard S, Holmager P, Bech P, Hjalmarson Å, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. Diabetes and ishemic heart disease: Double jeopardy with regard to depressive mood and quality of life. Endocrin Connect.2014; 3(4): 156-60. doi:10.1530/EC-14-0083.
11) Bergmann N, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. The appraisal of chronic stress and the development of the metabolic syndrome: a systematic review of prospective cohorte studies. Endocrin Connect. 2014; 3(2): R55-80. doi:10.1530/EC-14-0031.
12) Bergmann N, Ballegaard S, Bech P, Hjalmarson A, Krogh J, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. The effect of daily self-measurement of pressure pain sensitivity followed by acupressure on depression and quality of life versus treatment as usual in ischemic heart disease: a randomized clinical trial. PLOS ONE. 2014; 9(5): e97553. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097553.
13) Bergmann N, Ballegaard S, Krogh J, Bech P, Hjalmarson A, Gyntelberg F, Faber J. Chronic psychological stress seems associated with elements of the Metabolic syndrome in patients with ischemic heart disease. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2017; 77(7): 513-19. doi:10.1080/00365513.2017.1354254
14) Califf RM, DeMets DL. Principles from clinical trials relevant to clinical practice: Part I. Circulation. 2002 Aug 20; 106(8): 1015-21. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000023260.78078.bb.
15) Faber J, Eldrup E, Selmer C, Pichat C, Hecquet SK, Watt T, Kreiner S, Karpatschof B, Gyntelberg F, Ballegaard S, Gjedde A. Reduction of Pressure Pain Sensitivity as Novel Non-pharmacological Therapeutic Approach to Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial. Front Neurosci. 2021; 15: 613858. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.613858
16) Frontiers - Editorial: New challenges and future perspectives in autonomic neuroscience
17) Article - In Ischemic Heart Disease, Reduced Sensitivity to Pressure at the Sternum Accompanies Lower Mortality after Five Years: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
18) Article - In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, normalization of hemoglobin A1c accompanies reduced sensitivity to pressure at the sternum
19) Hochman JS, Anthopolos R, Reynolds HR, Bangalore S, Xu Y, O'Brien SM, Mavromichalis S, Chang M, Contreras A, Rosenberg Y, Kirby R, Bhargava B, Senior R, Banfield A, Goodman SG, Lopes RD, Pracoń R, López-Sendón J, Maggioni AP, Newman JD, Berger JS, Sidhu MS, White HD, Troxel AB, Harrington RA, Boden WE, Stone GW, Mark DB, Spertus JA, Maron DJ; ISCHEMIA-EXTEND Research Group. Survival After Invasive or Conservative Management of Stable Coronary Disease. Circulation. 2023; 147(1): 8-19. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062714.
20) Krawcyk R, Vinther A, Petersen NC, Faber J, Iversen HK, Christensen T, Lambertsen KL, Rehman S, Wirenfeldt Klausen T, Rostrup E, Kruuse C. Effect of Home-Based High-Intensity Interval Training in Patients With Lacunar Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Neurol. 2019; 10: 664. doi:10.3389/fneur.2019.00664.
21) Magnusson G, Ballegaard S, Karpatschof B, Nyboe J. Long-term effects of integrated rehabilitation in patients with stroke: a nonrandomized comparative feasibility study. J Altern Complement Med. 2010; 16(4):369-74. doi: 10.1089=acm.2009.0097.
22) McEwen BS, Gianaros PJ. Stress- and allostasis-induced brain plasticity. Annu Rev Med. 2011; 62: 431-45. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-052209-100430.1.
23) Vanecek V, Tusec M, Ballegaard S. Pressure pain sensitivity: Marker for stress affecting general health. Centr Eur J Pub Health. 2017; 25 (1): 64-66. doi:10.21101/cejph.a4931.
