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• The effectiveness of 12 months' intensive shoulder strength training on disability, health-related quality of life and shoulder function after rotator cuff repair 

  Piitulainen, Kirsi (University of Jyväskylä, 2017)

  This study examined the effectiveness of intensive shoulder strength training on disability, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and shoulder function in patients who had undergone rotator cuff repair (RCR). In ...

• Disability and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing spinal fusion: a comparison with a general population sample. 

  Liisa, Pekkanen; Marko, Neva; Hannu, Kautiainen; Joost, Dekker; Kirsi, Piitulainen; Marko, Wahlman; Häkkinen, Arja (BioMed Central, 2013)

  Background. The aim of the present study was to compare one-year-follow-up data on disability and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between spinal fusion patients and age- and sex-matched general population. ...

• Associations of neck muscle strength and cervical spine mobility with future neck pain and disability : a prospective 16-year study 

  Multanen, Juhani; Häkkinen, Arja; Kautiainen, Hannu; Ylinen, Jari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)

  Background Neck pain has been associated with weaker neck muscle strength and decreased cervical spine range of motion. However, whether neck muscle strength or cervical spine mobility predict later neck disability has ...

• Investigating dose–response effects of multimodal exercise programs on health-related quality of life in older adults 

  Kaushal, Navin; Langlois, Francis; Desjardins-Crépeau, Laurence; Hagger, Martin; Bherer, Louis (Dove Press, 2019)

  Background: Older adults are at risk of multiple chronic diseases, most of which could be prevented by engaging in regular physical activity. Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to diseases. Worsening symptoms ...

• Spinopelvic changes based on the simplified SRS-Schwab adult spinal deformity classification: relationships with disability and health-related quality of life in adult patients with prolonged degenerative spinal disorders 

  Kyrölä, Kati; Repo, Jussi; Mecklin, Jukka-Pekka; Ylinen, Jari; Kautiainen, Hannu; Häkkinen, Arja (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc, 2018)

  Study Design. Cross-sectional, observational study. Objective. To study the occurrence of sagittal malalignment, the adaptability of a simplified sagittal modifiers grading of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-Schwab ...