• The McKenzie Method versus guideline-based advice in the treatment of sciatica : 24-month outcomes of a randomised clinical trial 

  Kilpikoski, Sinikka; Häkkinen, Arja H; Repo, Jussi P; Kyrölä, Kati; Multanen, Juhani; Kankaanpää, Markku; Vainionpää, Aki; Takala, Esa-Pekka; Kautiainen, Hannu; Ylinen, Jari (SAGE Publications, 2024)

  Objective To compare the effectiveness of a McKenzie Method intervention in patients with sciatica with guideline-based patient education. Design Multi-centre, assessor-blinded, parallel-group, randomised trial Setting Two ...

• Social support and online interaction and their links to psychosocial well‐being among Nordic adolescents : Integrating variable‐centered and person‐centered approaches 

  Gustafsson, Jasmine; Jasinskaja‐Lahti, Inga; Konttinen, Hanna; Simonsen, Nina; Löfstedt, Petra; Lyyra, Nelli (Wiley-Blackwell, 2025)

  The Nordic countries are among the most digitally advanced societies in the world. Past research suggests that both social support offline and interaction online are linked to adolescent psychological adjustment. However, ...

• Self-Reported Performance and Hormonal-Cycle-Related Symptoms in Competitive Female Athletes 

  Ihalainen, Johanna K.; Takalo, Sinikka; Mjøsund, Katja; Solli, Guro Strøm; Valtonen, Maarit; Kokkonen, Marja; Hackney, Anthony C.; Mikkonen, Ritva S. (Human Kinetics Publishers, 2024)

  Introduction: The present scientific consensus is that the menstrual cycle (MC) and hormonal contraceptive (HC) cycle only influence performance trivially. Nevertheless, athletes perceive changes in performance that they ...

• Motor Competence as Key to Support Healthy Development of 3- to 5-Year-Old Children : An Expert Statement on Behalf of the International Motor Development Research Consortium 

  Martins, Clarice; Valentini, Nadia C.; Sääkslahti, Arja; Africa, Eileen K.; Webster, E. Kipling; Nobre, Glauber; Robinson, Leah E.; Duncan, Michael; Tortella, Patrizia; Bandeira, Paulo F.; Barnett, Lisa M. (Human Kinetics Publishers, 2024)

  The first years of life are an optimal time for developing motor competence. However, the evidence regarding motor competence in early childhood is fragmented and needs to be clearly synthesized and presented. To establish ...

• Physical Fitness as a Predictor of Disability Retirement : A 9-Year Register Linked Follow-Up Study 

  Kuusela, Markus; Pohjola, Valtteri; Sarttila, Katariina; Munukka, Matti; Holopainen, Riikka; Laaksonen, Mikko; Lundqvist, Annamari; Lahti, Jouni (Human Kinetics Publishers, 2024)

  Background: To prospectively examine the association between physical fitness and risk of disability retirement in a large population-based cohort. Methods: This study utilized data from Health 2011 survey Physical Activity ...

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