Search Results - "Parkkari, J"

High ankle injury rate in adolescent basketball: A 3‐year prospective follow‐up study by Pasanen, K., Ekola, T., Vasankari, T., Kannus, P., Heinonen, A., Kujala, U. M., Parkkari, J.

“…This prospective study investigated the incidence and pattern of acute time‐loss injuries in young female and male basketball players. Eight basketball teams…”
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Continuous decline in incidence of hip fracture: nationwide statistics from Finland between 1970 and 2010 by Korhonen, N., Niemi, S., Parkkari, J., Sievänen, H., Palvanen, M., Kannus, P.

“…Summary We determined the current trend in the number and incidence of hip fracture among persons 50 years of age or older in Finland between 1970 and 2010…”
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Incidence and risk factors for back pain in young floorball and basketball players: A Prospective study by Rossi, M. K., Pasanen, K., Heinonen, A., Myklebust, G., Kannus, P., Kujala, U. M., Tokola, K., Parkkari, J.

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of back pain in young basketball and floorball players under 21 years of age. The secondary aim was to…”
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Reliability and construct validity of the modified Finnish version of the 9-item patient health questionnaire and its associations within the biopsychosocial framework among female health-care workers with sub-acute or recurrent low back pain by Suni, J H, Virkkunen, T, Husu, P, Tokola, K, Parkkari, J, Kankaanpää, M

“…Health-care workers have an increased risk for chronic low back pain (LBP) leading to reduced workability. Depression, a highly prevalent, costly and disabling…”
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The risk for a cruciate ligament injury of the knee in adolescents and young adults: a population-based cohort study of 46 500 people with a 9 year follow-up by Parkkari, J, Pasanen, K, Mattila, V M, Kannus, P, Rimpelä, A

“…The knee joint is the most common site for injury among younger people, the injury often resulting in expensive (surgical) treatment, long-term rehabilitation…”
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Performance in dynamic movement tasks and occurrence of low back pain in youth floorball and basketball players by Rossi, M K, Pasanen, K, Heinonen, A, Äyrämö, S, Räisänen, A M, Leppänen, M, Myklebust, G, Vasankari, T, Kannus, P, Parkkari, J

“…Prospective studies investigating risk factors for low back pain (LBP) in youth athletes are limited. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the…”
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Investigation of knee control as a lower extremity injury risk factor: A prospective study in youth football by Räisänen, A. M., Arkkila, H., Vasankari, T., Steffen, K., Parkkari, J., Kannus, P., Forsman, H., Pasanen, K.

“…This prospective study in youth football examined the relationship between frontal plane knee projection angle (FPKPA) during the single‐leg squat and…”
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Increasing number and incidence of low-trauma ankle fractures in elderly people: finnish statistics during 1970–2000 and projections for the future by Kannus, P, Palvanen, M, Niemi, S, Parkkari, J, Jrvinen, M

“…To increase knowledge about recent trends in the number and incidence of various low-trauma injuries among elderly people, we selected, from the National…”
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Association between lower extremity muscle strength and acute ankle injury in youth team-sports athletes by J, Hietamo, K, Pasanen, M, Leppänen, K, Steffen, P, Kannus, A, Heinonen, Vm, Mattila, J, Parkkari

“…To investigate lower extremity muscle strength as risk factor for an acute ankle injury in youth athletes. Cohort study. Basketball and floorball clubs. 188…”
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Acute and overuse injuries among sports club members and non-members: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study by Ristolainen, L, Toivo, K, Parkkari, J, Kokko, S, Alanko, L, Heinonen, O J, Korpelainen, R, Savonen, K, Selänne, H, Vasankari, T, Kannas, L, Villberg, J, Kujala, U M

“…Physical activity in adolescence is promoted for its multi-dimensional health benefits. However, too intensive sports participation is associated with an…”
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Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers by Toivo, K., Vähä-Ypyä, H., Kannus, P., Tokola, K., Alanko, L., Heinonen, O. J., Korpelainen, R., Parkkari, J., Savonen, K., Selänne, H., Kokko, S., Kujala, U. M., Villberg, J., Vasankari, T.

“…The purpose of this descriptive cross-sectional study is to describe the amount and intensity of physical activity (PA) measured by accelerometry among…”
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Low back and neck and shoulder pain in members and non-members of adolescents' sports clubs: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study by Rossi, M, Pasanen, K, Kokko, S, Alanko, L, Heinonen, O J, Korpelainen, R, Savonen, K, Selänne, H, Vasankari, T, Kannas, L, Kujala, U, Villberg, J, Parkkari, J

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of self-reported low back pain (LBP) and neck and shoulder pain (NSP), and the related factors in…”
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Effect of a neuromuscular warm-up programme on muscle power, balance, speed and agility: a randomised controlled study by Pasanen, K, Parkkari, J, Pasanen, M, Kannus, P

“…To investigate whether a 6-month neuromuscular warm-up programme could improve muscle power, balance, speed and agility. Cluster randomised controlled study…”
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Alarming Rise in the Number and Incidence of Fall-Induced Cervical Spine Injuries Among Older Adults by Kannus, Pekka, Palvanen, Mika, Niemi, Seppo, Parkkari, Jari

“…Background. Although fall-induced injuries among older adults are said to be a major public health concern in modern societies with aging populations, reliable…”
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Knee Control and Jump-Landing Technique in Young Basketball and Floorball Players by Leppänen, M, Pasanen, K, Kulmala, J-P, Kujala, U M, Krosshaug, T, Kannus, P, Perttunen, J, Vasankari, T, Parkkari, J

“…Poor knee alignment is associated with increased loading of the joints, ligaments and tendons, and may increase the risk of injury. The study purpose was to…”
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Majority of hip fractures occur as a result of a fall and impact on the greater trochanter of the femur: a prospective controlled hip fracture study with 206 consecutive patients by Parkkari, J, Kannus, P, Palvanen, M, Natri, A, Vainio, J, Aho, H, Vuori, I, Järvinen, M

“…The objectives of this study were to learn how hip fracture patients fall, and to compare the mechanics of their falls with those falls that did not result in…”
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Is it possible to prevent sports injuries? Review of controlled clinical trials and recommendations for future work by PARKKARI, Jari, KUJALA, Urho M, KANNUS, Pekka

“…Sports injuries are one of the most common injuries in modern western societies. Treating sports injuries is often difficult, expensive and time consuming, and…”
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Artificial playing surface increases the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports: a prospective one-season follow-up study in Finnish female floorball by Pasanen, K, Parkkari, J, Rossi, L, Kannus, P

“…To compare the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports between two different surfaces: artificial floors and wooden floors. Female players (n = 331) from 26…”
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Self-guided brisk walking training with or without poles: a randomized-controlled trial in middle-aged women by Kukkonen-Harjula, K., Hiilloskorpi, H., Mänttäri, A., Pasanen, M., Parkkari, J., Suni, J., Fogelholm, M., Laukkanen, R.

“…Walking with poles (Nordic walking, NW) has become popular. We compared training responses of brisk walking (W) or NW on cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular…”
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Comparison of force attenuation properties of four different hip protectors under simulated falling conditions in the elderly: an in vitro biomechanical study by Kannus, P, Parkkari, J, Poutala, J

“…The purpose of this in vitro biomechanical study is to determine the force attenuation capacity of four different hip protectors (KPH1, KPH2, Safehip, and…”
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