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Arja Häkkinen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, as well as orthopedics and sports medicine.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various topics, including:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Spine and intervertebral disc pathology
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation
  • Spinal fractures and fixation techniques
  • Physical activity and health
  • Lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies

Arja Häkkinen has published in several academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Clinical Rehabilitation
  • Spine
  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery

Among recent papers associated with Häkkinen's work are:

  • High-intensity versus low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial, 2022, Clinical Rehabilitation
  • 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
  • Structural validity of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and its short version, the 6-Item CTS symptoms scale: a Rasch analysis one year after surgery, 2020, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Relationship between different domains of physical activity and positive mental health among young adult men, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men, 2020, BMC Public Health

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Jussi P. Repo
  • Hannu Kautiainen
  • Jari Ylinen
  • Marko H. Neva
  • Juhani Multanen

Best Publications

  • Neuromuscular adaptations during concurrent strength and endurance training versus strength training

    K. Häkkinen;M. Alen;W. J. Kraemer;E. Gorostiaga

  • Active neck muscle training in the treatment of chronic neck pain in women: a randomized controlled trial.

    Jari Ylinen;Esa-Pekka Takala;Matti Nykänen;Arja Häkkinen

  • Changes in Muscle Morphology, Electromyographic Activity, and Force Production Characteristics During Progressive Strength Training in Young and Older Men

    Keijo Häkkinen;Robert U. Newton;Scott E. Gordon;Matthew McCormick

  • Selective muscle hypertrophy, changes in EMG and force, and serum hormones during strength training in older women.

    Keijo Häkkinen;Arto Pakarinen;William J. Kraemer;Arja Häkkinen

  • Physical inactivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Data from twenty-one countries in a cross-sectional, international study

    Tuulikki Sokka;Arja Häkkinen;Hannu Kautiainen;Jean Francis Maillefert

  • Mixed-methods resistance training increases power and strength of young and older men.

    Robert U Newton;Keijo Hakkinen;Arja Hakkinen;Matt McCormick

  • A randomized two-year study of the effects of dynamic strength training on muscle strength, disease activity, functional capacity, and bone mineral density in early rheumatoid arthritis

    Arja Häkkinen;Tuulikki Sokka;Antero Kotaniemi;Pekka Hannonen

  • Decreased Isometric Neck Strength in Women With Chronic Neck Pain and the Repeatability of Neck Strength Measurements

    Jari Ylinen;Petri Salo;Matti Nykänen;Hannu Kautiainen

  • Evaluation of repeatability of pressure algometry on the neck muscles for clinical use

    Jari Ylinen;Matti Nykänen;Hannu Kautiainen;Arja Häkkinen

  • Strength training induced adaptations in neuromuscular function of premenopausal women with fibromyalgia: comparison with healthy women

    A Häkkinen;K Häkkinen;P Hannonen;M Alen

  • Body composition, fitness, and metabolic health during strength and endurance training and their combination in middle-aged and older women

    Elina Sillanpää;David E. Laaksonen;Arja Häkkinen;Laura Karavirta

  • Exercise in waist‐high warm water decreases pain and improves health‐related quality of life and strength in the lower extremities in women with fibromyalgia

    N. Gusi;P. Tomas-Carus;A. Häkkinen;K. Häkkinen

  • Muscle cross-sectional area, force production and relaxation characteristics in women at different ages.

    K. Häkkinen;A. Häkkinen

  • Normative values for the Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index: benchmarking disability in the general population.

    Eswar Krishnan;Tuulikki Sokka;Arja Häkkinen;Helen Hubert

  • Stretching exercises vs manual therapy in treatment of chronic neck pain: a randomized, controlled cross-over trial.

    Jari Ylinen;Hannu Kautiainen;Kaija Wirén;Arja Häkkinen

  • Functional disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with a community population in Finland.

    Tuulikki Sokka;Eswar Krishnan;Arja Häkkinen;Pekka Hannonen

  • Physical fitness profiles in young Finnish men during the years 1975-2004.

    Matti Santtila;Heikki Kyröläinen;Tommi Vasankari;Seppo Tiainen

  • Body composition and fitness during strength and/or endurance training in older men.

    Elina Sillanpää;Arja Häkkinen;Kai Nyman;Mari Mattila

  • Eight months of physical training in warm water improves physical and mental health in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.

    Pablo Tomas-Carus;Narcis Gusi;Arja Häkkinen;Keijo Häkkinen

  • Aquatic training and detraining on fitness and quality of life in fibromyalgia.

    Pablo Tomas-Carus;Arja Häkkinen;Narcis Gusi;Alejo Leal

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Kautiainen
Hannu Kautiainen University of Helsinki
Keijo Häkkinen
Keijo Häkkinen University of Jyväskylä
Tuulikki Sokka
Tuulikki Sokka University of Eastern Finland
William J. Kraemer
William J. Kraemer The Ohio State University
Jaro Karppinen
Jaro Karppinen University of Oulu
Joost Dekker
Joost Dekker University of Amsterdam
Ari Heinonen
Ari Heinonen University of Jyväskylä
Markku Alen
Markku Alen Oulu University Hospital
Willem F. Lems
Willem F. Lems Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Urho M. Kujala
Urho M. Kujala University of Jyväskylä

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