Eythor Kristjansson
Prof
University of Iceland
Iceland
Biography
Eythor Kristjansson, graduated in Physical Therapy (BSc) in 1981, and finalized his 3 years post-graduate education in Manual Therapy in Oslo, Norway in 1987. He was acknowledged as specialist in Manual Therapy in 1992. He received his PhD in Health Science from University of Iceland in cooperation with University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia in 2004. Thesis: Investigations into the stability system of the cervical spine. He his former assistant professor in physical therapy and has been a supervisor for MSc and Ph.D. students at the University of Iceland, the last 15 years, while simultaneously working with patients for 37 years.
Research Interest
Facilitating utilization of research results into clinical practice for patients with neck pain and its associated disorders, with special emphasizes on patients who have endured whiplash-distortion injuries after motor vehicle collisions.