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Ari Heinonen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions spanning surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, biomedical engineering, physiology, as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their work covers a range of topics, with a particular focus on issues related to lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies, physical activity and health, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, sports injuries and prevention, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, and outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.

Heinonen has authored multiple recent papers in reputable scientific journals. Some of their notable publications include:

  • Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis, 2023, The Lancet Rheumatology
  • Effects of progressive aquatic resistance training on symptoms and quality of life in women with knee osteoarthritis: A secondary analysis, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants, 2024, Sports Medicine - Open
  • Minimal clinically important difference and minimal detectable change of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) amongst patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, 2020, Clinical Rehabilitation
  • Effectiveness of Exergame Intervention on Walking in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, 2021, Physical Therapy

Frequent collaborators in Heinonen's research include Hannu Kautiainen, Jari Parkkari, Juha Paloneva, Tommi Vasankari, and Niina Katajapuu.

The researcher often publishes in journals such as Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Physical Therapy in Sport, and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of hip fractures

    Pekka Kannus;Jari Parkkari;H. Sievanen;Ari Heinonen

  • Effect of Starting Age of Physical Activity on Bone Mass in the Dominant Arm of Tennis and Squash Players

    Pekka Kannus;Heidi Haapasalo;Marja Sankelo;Harri Sievanen

  • Randomised controlled trial of effect of high-impact exercise on selected risk factors for osteoporotic fractures

    Ari Heinonen;Pekka Kannus;Harri Sievänen;Pekka Oja

  • Targeted exercise against osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis for optimising bone strength throughout life

    Riku Nikander;Harri Sievänen;Ari Heinonen;Robin M Daly

  • Shifting the focus in fracture prevention from osteoporosis to falls

    Teppo L N Järvinen;Harri Sievänen;Karim M Khan;Ari Heinonen

  • Bone mineral density in female athletes representing sports with different loading characteristics of the skeleton

    A. Heinonen;P. Oja;P. Kannus;H. Sievanen

  • High-impact exercise and bones of growing girls : A 9-month controlled trial

    A Heinonen;H Sievänen;P Kannus;P Oja

  • Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

    Pekka Oja;Sylvia Titze;Sami Kokko;Urho M Kujala

  • Effect of long-term unilateral activity on bone mineral density of female junior tennis players.

    Heidi Haapasalo;Pekka Kannus;Harri Sievänen;Matti Pasanen

  • A randomized school-based jumping intervention confers site and maturity-specific benefits on bone structural properties in girls: a hip structural analysis study.

    M. A. Petit;H. A. McKay;K. J. MacKelvie;A. K. Heinonen

  • Community-based exercise program reduces risk factors for falls in 65- to 75-year-old women with osteoporosis: randomized controlled trial

    Nick D. Carter;Karim M. Khan;Heather A. McKay;Moira A. Petit

  • Bone mineral density of female athletes in different sports

    Ari Heinonen;Pekka Oja;Pekka Kannus;Harri Sievänen

  • Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in human long bones: evaluation of in vitro and in vivo precision.

    Harri Sievänen;Virpi Koskue;Anne Rauhio;Pekka Kannus

  • Femoral Neck Structure in Adult Female Athletes Subjected to Different Loading Modalities

    Riku Nikander;Harri Sievänen;Ari Heinonen;Pekka Kannus

  • Transmission of vertical whole body vibration to the human body

    Juha Kiiski;Ari Heinonen;Teppo L Järvinen;Pekka Kannus

  • Dimensions and estimated mechanical characteristics of the humerus after long-term tennis loading.

    Heidi Haapasalo;Harri Sievanen;Pekka Kannus;Ari Heinonen

  • Loading modalities and bone structures at nonweight-bearing upper extremity and weight-bearing lower extremity: a pQCT study of adult female athletes.

    Riku Nikander;Harri Sievänen;Kirsti Uusi-Rasi;Ari Heinonen

  • A multi-component exercise regimen to prevent functional decline and bone fragility in home-dwelling elderly women: randomized, controlled trial

    S. Karinkanta;A. Heinonen;H. Sievänen;K. Uusi-Rasi

  • Good Maintenance of Exercise-Induced Bone Gain with Decreased Training of Female Tennis and Squash Players: A Prospective 5-Year Follow-Up Study of Young and Old Starters and Controls

    Saija Kontulainen;Pekka Kannus;Heidi Haapasalo;Harri Sievänen

  • Effects of Unilateral Strength Training and Detraining on Bone Mineral Density and Content in Young Women: A Study of Mechanical Loading and Deloading on Human Bones

    I. Vuori;A. Heinonen;H. Sievänen;P. Kannus

Frequent Co-Authors

Pekka Kannus
Pekka Kannus Tampere University
Harri Sievänen
Harri Sievänen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute
Pekka Oja
Pekka Oja Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute
Ilkka Vuori
Ilkka Vuori Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute
Urho M. Kujala
Urho M. Kujala University of Jyväskylä
Markku Alen
Markku Alen Oulu University Hospital
Taina Rantanen
Taina Rantanen University of Jyväskylä
Heather A. McKay
Heather A. McKay University of British Columbia
Karim M. Khan
Karim M. Khan University of British Columbia
Hannu Kautiainen
Hannu Kautiainen University of Helsinki

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