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Muscle training for bone strengthHarri Suominen
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Aging Clin Exp Res 18:85-93. 2006....
Influence of long-term postmenopausal hormone-replacement therapy on estimated structural bone strength: a study in discordant monozygotic twinsTuija M Mikkola
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Bone Miner Res 26:546-52. 2011..In postmenopausal women, long-term HRT preserves estimated bone strength systemically by preventing bone mineral loss similarly in body weight-loaded and non-weight-loaded bone...- Muscle cross-sectional area and structural bone strength share genetic and environmental effects in older womenTuija M Mikkola
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Bone Miner Res 24:338-45. 2009..These results suggest that in older women the same genetic and environmental factors may predispose to or, conversely, protect from both sarcopenia and bone fragility... - Differential influence of peripheral and systemic sex steroids on skeletal muscle quality in pre- and postmenopausal womenEija Pöllänen
Gerontology Research Center, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, FIN 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
Aging Cell 10:650-60. 2011..We conclude that systemically delivered and peripherally produced sex steroids have distinct roles in the regulation of neuromuscular characteristics during aging... - Long-term leisure time physical activity and properties of bone: a twin studyHongqiang Ma
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Bone Miner Res 24:1427-33. 2009..These results suggest that LTPA has a potential causal role in decreasing the long-term risk of osteoporosis and thus preventing osteoporotic fractures... - Biomechanical and skeletal muscle determinants of maximum running speed with agingMarko T Korhonen
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:844-56. 2009..In the present study, we investigated the age-related decline in sprint running ability through a cross-sectional examination of biomechanical and skeletal muscle characteristics in 77 competitive male sprinters aged 17-82 yr... - Low volumetric BMD is linked to upper-limb fracture in pubertal girls and persists into adulthood: a seven-year cohort studySulin Cheng
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Bone 45:480-6. 2009..Hence low vBMD during childhood is not a transient deficit. Methods to monitor vBMD and to maximise bone mineral accrual and reduce risks of falling in childhood should be developed... - Long-term leisure-time physical activity has a positive effect on bone mass gain in girlsEszter Völgyi
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Bone Miner Res 25:1034-41. 2010..In addition, girls whose physical activity increases during adolescence also benefit from bone mass gain... - Effects of diet-induced obesity and voluntary wheel running on bone properties in young male C57BL/6J miceHongqiang Ma
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, P O Box 35 LL, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
Calcif Tissue Int 86:411-9. 2010..Thus, both diet and exercise should be considered when optimizing the effects on body composition and bone, even though the underlying mechanisms remain partly unknown... - Variability and symmetry of force platform variables in maximum-speed running in young and older athletesMarko T Korhonen
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Appl Biomech 26:357-66. 2010..Data also suggest that aging may increase variability in certain biomechanical measures, whereas symmetry is not affected by age... - Effects of combined hormone replacement therapy or its effective agents on the IGF-1 pathway in skeletal muscleEija Pöllänen
Gerontology Research Centre, University of Jyvaskyla, P O Box 35, FIN 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Growth Horm IGF Res 20:372-9. 2010..To investigate the effects of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and its effective agents on the IGF-1 signaling pathway... - Estrogen receptor alpha polymorphism modifies the association between childhood exercise and bone mass: follow-up studyMiia Suuriniemi
Dept of Cell Biology, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Pediatr Exerc Sci 19:444-58. 2007..05) lower in the Pp girls with LLPA than in their HHPA counterparts. These findings might partly explain the genetic basis of human variation associated with exercise training... - 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 trialSulin Cheng
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 82:1115-26; quiz 1147-8. 2005..Little is known about the relative effectiveness of calcium supplementation from food or pills with or without vitamin D supplementation for bone mass accrual during the rapid growth period... - Differential effects of sex hormones on peri- and endocortical bone surfaces in pubertal girlsQingju Wang
Department of Health Sciences, , P.O. Box 35 (LL, FIN-40014, , Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:277-82. 2006..At the periosteal surface, T promotes bone formation, whereas E2 does not affect it. In addition, OC might be used as a predictor of cortical BMD... - Assessing body composition with DXA and bioimpedance: effects of obesity, physical activity, and ageEszter Völgyi
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:700-5. 2008.... 
Effects of diet-induced obesity and voluntary wheel running on the microstructure of the murine distal femurHongqiang Ma
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Nutr Metab (Lond) 8:1. 2011..abstract:..- Endogenous hormones, muscle strength, and risk of fall-related fractures in older womenSarianna Sipila
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, P O Box 35 VIV, FIN 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:92-6. 2006..This study investigates if, after adjustment for bone density, endogenous hormones and muscle strength would predict fall-related limb fracture incidence in older community-dwelling women followed-up over 10 years... - Effects of 32-year leisure time physical activity discordance in twin pairs on health (TWINACTIVE study): aims, design and results for physical fitnessTuija Leskinen
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Twin Res Hum Genet 12:108-17. 2009.... - Genetic and environmental influence on structural strength of weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing bone: a twin studyTuija M Mikkola
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Bone Miner Res 23:492-8. 2008..A bivariate genetic analysis among 217 older female twin pairs showed that, although the structural strength of tibia and radius are mainly regulated by same genetic and environmental factors, the tibia is more affected by environment... - Age and sex differences in blood lactate response to sprint running in elite master athletesMarko T Korhonen
Department of Health Sciences, , Finland
Can J Appl Physiol 30:647-65. 2005.... - Determinants of lower-body muscle power in early postmenopausal womenSarianna Sipila
Department of Health Sciences, Central Hospital, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:939-44. 2004..To investigate the association between muscle size, density, and fiber composition; body composition; maximal isometric knee extension strength (KES); and lower-body muscle power in healthy postmenopausal women... - Bone density, structure and strength, and their determinants in aging sprint athletesMarko T Korhonen
1Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland 2Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, FINLAND 3Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Oulu University Hospital and Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, FINLAND and 4Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:2340-9. 2012..In addition, the association of sport-specific ground reaction force, muscle, training, and hormone characteristics with the bone parameters was evaluated in the athletes... - Muscular transcriptome in postmenopausal women with or without hormone replacementEija Pöllänen
Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Rejuvenation Res 10:485-500. 2007.... - Serum osteocalcin in relation to calcaneal bone mineral density in elderly men and women: a 5-year follow-upSulin Cheng
Department of Health Sciences, , Finland
J Bone Miner Metab 20:49-56. 2002..038 and 0.087, respectively). Our results indicate that baseline serum tOC and iOC were associated with bone loss and predicted fracture in the two cohorts of independently living elderly men and women... - Age-related differences in 100-m sprint performance in male and female master runnersMarko T Korhonen
Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1419-28. 2003.... - Growth patterns at distal radius and tibial shaft in pubertal girls: a 2-year longitudinal studyQingju Wang
Department of Health Sciences, , , Finland
J Bone Miner Res 20:954-61. 2005..In the tibia, the mechanism of cortical thickening changes from periosteal apposition premenarche to both periosteal and endocortical apposition postmenarche... - Muscle strength as a predictor of onset of ADL dependence in people aged 75 yearsTaina Rantanen
Department of Health Sciences, and Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyvaskyla
Aging Clin Exp Res 14:10-5. 2002..Strength tests could be used to identify people who are still independent in ADL but who are at increased risk of becoming dependent because of poor muscle strength, and who could reduce their risk by strengthening exercises... - The effect of hormone replacement therapy and/or exercise on skeletal muscle attenuation in postmenopausal women: a yearlong interventionDennis R Taaffe
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 25:297-304. 2005.... - Risk factors for clinical stress fractures in male military recruits: a prospective cohort studyVille Valtteri Välimäki
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, FIN 00290 Helsinki, Finland
Bone 37:267-73. 2005..Given the poor vitamin D status of young Finnish men, intervention studies of vitamin D supplementation to lower serum PTH levels and to possibly reduce the incidence of stress fractures are warranted... - Aging, muscle fiber type, and contractile function in sprint-trained athletesMarko T Korhonen
Dept. of Health Sciences, , P.O. Box 35, , Finland
J Appl Physiol 101:906-17. 2006..However, the muscle characteristics were preserved at a high level in the oldest runners, underlining the favorable impact of sprint exercise on aging muscle... - Relationship of sex hormones to bone geometric properties and mineral density in early pubertal girlsQingju Wang
, , Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:1698-703. 2004.... - Vitamin D status as a determinant of peak bone mass in young Finnish menVille Valtteri Välimäki
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, FIN 00290 Helsinki, Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:76-80. 2004.... - Weight-bearing, muscle loading and bone mineral accrual in pubertal girls--a 2-year longitudinal studyQingju Wang
Endocrine Center, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia
Bone 40:1196-202. 2007..However, the effect of weight-bearing on bone mineral accrual is unclear. Comparing the relationship between muscle force and bone mineral content (BMC) in the upper and lower limbs provides a means of investigating this issue... - Improving cardiovascular fitness by strength or endurance training in women aged 76-78 years. A population-based, randomized controlled trialMauri Kallinen
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, FIN 40620, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Age Ageing 31:247-54. 2002..there have been few population-based, randomized controlled trials on the effects of strength or endurance training on cardiovascular fitness in older women... - Oral health and reduction in respiratory capacity in a cohort of community-dwelling elderly people: a population-based 5-year follow-up studyPiia Hämäläinen
Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Gerodontology 21:209-15. 2004..The aim was to evaluate both cross-sectionally and longitudinally the association between oral health status and forced expiratory volume during the first second (FEV1) in older residents of the city of Jyväskylä, Finland... - Monitoring bone growth using quantitative ultrasound in comparison with DXA and pQCTQingju Wang
Endocrine Center of Excellence, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
J Clin Densitom 11:295-301. 2008..The role of QUS in fracture-risk prediction in children and adolescents needs further investigation...