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Markku Alen is affiliated with Oulu University Hospital in Finland and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Physiology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Geriatrics and Gerontology, and Clinical Psychology.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Bone Health and Osteoporosis Research

The scientist has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers published in various academic journals. Some key recent publications are:

  • Effects of physical and cognitive training on gait speed and cognition in older adults: A randomized controlled trial, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Associations of physical activity in detailed intensity ranges with body composition and physical function: A cross-sectional study among sedentary older adults, 2020, European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
  • Accelerometer-measured and self-reported physical activity in relation to extraversion and neuroticism: A cross-sectional analysis of two studies, 2020, BMC Geriatrics
  • Low physical activity is a risk factor for sarcopenia: A cross-sectional analysis of two exercise trials on community-dwelling older adults, 2024, BMC Geriatrics
  • Associations of neuroticism with falls in older adults: Do psychological factors mediate the association?, 2020, Aging & Mental Health

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Bone

Markku Alen's collaborations are notable with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Sarianna Sipilä
  • Tiina Savikangas
  • Timo Törmäkangas
  • Anna Tirkkonen
  • Timo Rantalainen

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Changes in agonist-antagonist EMG, muscle CSA, and force during strength training in middle-aged and older people

    K. Häkkinen;M. Kallinen;M. Izquierdo;K. Jokelainen

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

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

  • Changes in isometric force‐ and relaxation‐time, electromyographic and muscle fibre characteristics of human skeletal muscle during strength training and detraining

    K. Häkkinen;M. Alén;P. V. Komi

  • Muscle hypertrophy, hormonal adaptations and strength development during strength training in strength-trained and untrained men.

    Juha P. Ahtiainen;Arto Pakarinen;Markku Alen;William J. Kraemer

  • Neuromuscular adaptation during prolonged strength training, detraining and re-strength-training in middle-aged and elderly people.

    K. Häkkinen;M. Alen;M. Kallinen;R. U. Newton

  • 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

  • Changes in electromyographic activity, muscle fibre and force production characteristics during heavy resistance/power strength training in middle-aged and older men and women.

    K. Häkkinen;W. J. Kraemer;R. U. Newton;M. Alen

  • Neuromuscular and hormonal adaptations in athletes to strength training in two years

    K. Hakkinen;A. Pakarinen;M. Alen;H. Kauhanen

  • Short vs Long Rest Period Between the Sets in Hypertrophic Resistance Training: Influence on Muscle Strength, size and Hormonal Adaptations in Trained Men

    Juha P. Ahtiainen;Arto Pakarinen;Markku J. Alen;William J. Kraemer

  • Aging, muscle fiber type, and contractile function in sprint-trained athletes.

    Marko T. Korhonen;Alexander Cristea;Markku Alén;Keijo Häkkinen

  • Preoperative predictors for postoperative clinical outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis: systematic review.

    TJ Aalto;Antti Malmivaara;F Kovacs;A Herno

  • Assessing Body Composition With DXA and Bioimpedance: Effects of Obesity, Physical Activity, and Age

    Eszter Völgyi;Frances A. Tylavsky;Arja Lyytikäinen;Harri Suominen

  • Basal concentrations and acute responses of serum hormones and strength development during heavy resistance training in middle-aged and elderly men and women.

    K Häkkinen;A Pakarinen;W J Kraemer;R U Newton

  • Are skeletal muscle FNDC5 gene expression and irisin release regulated by exercise and related to health

    Satu Pekkala;Petri K Wiklund;Juha J Hulmi;Juha P Ahtiainen

  • Association of low 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with elevated parathyroid hormone concentrations and low cortical bone density in early pubertal and prepubertal Finnish girls

    Sulin Cheng;Frances Tylavsky;Heikki Kröger;Merja Kärkkäinen

  • Effects of calcium, dairy product, and vitamin D supplementation on bone mass accrual and body composition in 10–12-y-old girls: a 2-y randomized trial

    Sulin Cheng;Arja Lyytikäinen;Heikki Kröger;Christel Lamberg-Allardt

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

    A Häkkinen;K Häkkinen;P Hannonen;M Alen

  • Relationships between training volume, physical performance capacity, and serum hormone concentrations during prolonged training in elite weight lifters.

    Häkkinen K;Pakarinen A;Alén M;Kauhanen H

  • Interexaminer reliability of low back pain assessment using the McKenzie method.

    Sinikka Kilpikoski;Olavi Airaksinen;Markku Kankaanpää;Päivi Leminen

Frequent Co-Authors

Keijo Häkkinen
Keijo Häkkinen University of Jyväskylä
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Urho M. Kujala
Urho M. Kujala University of Jyväskylä
Taina Rantanen
Taina Rantanen University of Jyväskylä
Ari Heinonen
Ari Heinonen University of Jyväskylä
William J. Kraemer
William J. Kraemer The Ohio State University
Paavo V. Komi
Paavo V. Komi University of Jyväskylä
Frances A. Tylavsky
Frances A. Tylavsky University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Arja Häkkinen
Arja Häkkinen University of Jyväskylä
Heikki Kröger
Heikki Kröger University of Eastern Finland

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