Rikke Munk Killingmo

Rikke Munk Killingmo is an Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology. She works within the Interaction, Development and Innovation Research groups focusing on Musculoskeletal Health. Her office is located at Pilestredet 50, 0167 Oslo (Office L131a), with contact numbers +47 486 04 494 (mobile) and +47 672 36 740 (office).

Dr. Killingmo's research focuses on musculoskeletal health, particularly back pain in elderly populations, cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions, and prognostic factors related to healthcare utilization and productivity loss. She is actively involved in the Back Complaints in the Elders, Norway (BACE-N) research project, which is part of an international consortium creating standardized methodology for large cohort studies on back pain burden in the elderly.

Her recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate expertise in developing and validating prognostic models for back pain outcomes, analyzing societal costs related to musculoskeletal disorders, and evaluating cost-effectiveness of exercise interventions for conditions like knee osteoarthritis. Her work frequently appears in high-impact journals including BMJ Open, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, and European Journal of Pain.

• Research on modifiable prognostic factors of high societal costs among people on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of strength versus aerobic exercise for knee osteoarthritis
• Development and validation of prognostic models for back pain outcomes in elderly populations
• Analysis of healthcare utilization patterns in older adults with back pain

Dr. Killingmo collaborates extensively with researchers including Margreth Grotle, Are Hugo Pripp, Anne Therese Tveter, and Kjersti Storheim. Her work bridges clinical rehabilitation science with health economics, providing valuable insights for optimizing healthcare resource allocation and improving patient outcomes in musculoskeletal conditions.