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• "Successful and feminine athlete" and "natural-born fighter" : a discursive exploration of female judoka's identities in Greece and Finland 

  Kavoura, Anna (University of Jyväskylä, 2018)

  Despite feminist concerns about the asymmetrical distribution of power in martial arts and combat sports (MACS), sport psychology research has overlooked issues of inequality and socio-cultural difference, as well as ...

• “Some Women Are Born Fighters” : Discursive Constructions of a Fighter’s Identity by Female Finnish Judo Athletes 

  Kavoura, Anna; Kokkonen, Marja; Chroni, Stilitiani; Ryba, Tatiana V. (Springer New York LLC, 2018)

  Martial arts and combat sports have been traditionally associated with masculinity, and a range of contradictory meanings have been attached to women’s engagement and experiences. The present study draws on cultural praxis ...

• MRI findings and physical performance as predictors of flight-induced musculoskeletal pain incidence among fighter pilots 

  Rintala, Harri; Sovelius, Roope; Rintala, Pirjo; Huhtala, Heini; Siitonen, Simo; Kyröläinen, Heikki (de Gruyter, 2017)

  Study aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible association of pre-career magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and physical performance level with possible musculoskeletal disorders during jet flight ...

• Muscular Fitness Improves during the First Year of Academy Studies among Fighter Pilot Cadets 

  Honkanen, Tuomas; Rintala, Harri; Vaara, Jani P.; Kyröläinen, Heikki (MDPI, 2020)

  An adequate level of muscular fitness is related to occupational performance in military personnel, including pilots flying high performance aircraft. The aim of this study was to describe the baseline level and the change ...

• Cross-sectional area of the paraspinal muscles and its association with muscle strength among fighter pilots : a 5-year follow-up 

  Honkanen, Tuomas; Mäntysaari, Matti; Leino, Tuomo; Avela, Janne; Kerttula, Liisa; Haapamäki, Ville; Kyröläinen, Heikki (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

  Background: A small cross sectional area (CSA) of the paraspinal muscles may be related to low back pain among military aviators but previous studies have mainly concentrated on spinal disc degeneration. Therefore, the ...