J Parkkari

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..Injuries represent an important cause of mortality among young adults. Longitudinal studies on risk factors are scarce. We studied associations between adolescents' perceived health and health behaviour and injury death...

..We followed both respondents and non-respondents by registry linkage to determine whether there is a risk of death, related to non-response at baseline...

..The purpose of the study was to examine associations between various risk factors and MSDs with special attention to the physical fitness of the conscripts...

..The purpose of the study was to investigate the incidence and nature of MSDs in Finnish conscripts...

..However, at a population level, these low-to-moderate intensity activities are widely practised producing a rather high absolute number of injuries, and thus, preventive efforts are needed in these activities, too...

..The knee joint is the most common site for injury among younger people, the injury often resulting in expensive (surgical) treatment, long-term rehabilitation and permanent functional impairment and disability...

..The most urgent needs are in commonly practised or high-risk sports, such as soccer, American football, rugby, ice hockey, European team handball, karate, floorball, basketball, downhill skiing and motor sports...

..The objective of this study was to investigate whether a neuromuscular training programme with injury prevention counselling is effective in preventing acute musculoskeletal injuries in young men during military service...

..Before initiation of clinical trials on prevention of floorball injuries, an exact knowledge of the risk factors and mechanisms of floorball injuries are needed...

..Eleven injuries (6%) needed hospital admission. The study attested that injury rate in floorball game is very high. Injury prevention strategies in female floorball should be targeted at injuries occurring at the knee and ankle...

..Although various fall-induced injuries and deaths among older adults are increasing, little is known about the epidemiology of these events...

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..Although osteoporosis, falls, and fractures among older adults are said to be a continuously increasing public health problem, reliable epidemiological information on their secular trends is very limited...

..We aimed to make such a prediction for people aged 50 years or more in Finland...

..If this trend continues, there will be three times more osteoporotic fractures of the proximal humerus in Finland in the year 2030 than there were in 1998...

..Effective fracture prevention could be achieved by minimizing the obvious risk factors of falling and reducing the fall-induced impact force with injury site protection...

..Health behavior in adolescence, particularly sports club activity, predicted injury hospitalization. Preventive interventions directed toward adolescents who participate in sports clubs may decrease injury occurrence...

..At population level, however, widely practiced low-to-moderate intensity activities with relatively low injury risk per exposure hours produce a large absolute number of knee injuries...

..To compare the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports between two different surfaces: artificial floors and wooden floors...

..Exact reasons for the decline are unknown, but a cohort effect toward a healthier female population with improved functionality and reduced risk of injurious slips, trips and falls could partly explain the phenomenon...

..This epidemiologic change will give a new challenge for injury prevention in the new millennium...

..To investigate the secular trends in childhood poisonings leading to hospitalization in Finland...

..Men's risk was markedly higher than women's risk, but in the later years, women's risk was increasing. Poisoning death rates among children and adolescents were low throughout the period...

..To investigate whether a 6-month neuromuscular warm-up programme could improve muscle power, balance, speed and agility...

..If the above-described trends continue, the number of elderly Finns admitted to a hospital due to a rib fracture will more than double in next three decades...

..After a clear rise until the late 1990s, the incidence of hip fracture has continuously declined...

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..To determine whether genetic factors partly explain variation in risk of osteoporotic fracture, the true end point of the osteoporosis problem...

..However, the true efficacy of any protector in the prevention of hip fractures can only be evaluated in randomized clinical trials...

..Acute poisonings are a major cause of morbidity among children. This study aims to describe the incidence and nature of emergency visits for acute paediatric poisoning among Finnish children...

..The finding underscores an increasing influence of falls on well-being of our elderly persons, and therefore, effective fall-prevention actions should be initiated to control this development...

..Low-trauma fractures of older adults have been recognized as a major public health problem in developed societies with aging populations. However, nationwide information on recent fracture trends is rather scarce...

..Although various low-trauma fractures among older adults are said to be a major public health concern in contemporary societies with aging populations, reliable epidemiologic information on their secular trends is scarce...

..To investigate whether a neuromuscular training programme is effective in preventing non-contact leg injuries in female floorball players...

..Further study of these common risk factors and their modifications may lead to a better understanding of the causes of lumbar disc herniation...

..In this study, cruciate ligament rupture was used to assess the coverage and accuracy of the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR)...

..Reasons for this are largely unknown, but a cohort effect toward a healthier aging population with improved functional ability and reduced risk of injurious falls cannot be ruled out...

..Trends in paediatric deaths due to poisoning are little studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the cause and secular trend of poisoning deaths among Finnish children...

..Coaches should pay special attention to the nature of physical training and personal exercises in females, and physiotherapists and sports physicians to the prevention of LBP hospitalization...

..The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence, trends and associated factors of dietary supplements (DS) and anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) use among Finnish adolescents...

..The precise reasons for this secular change are unknown, but a cohort effect towards improved functionality among older women and actions and interventions in preventing falls and minimizing fall severity cannot be ruled out...

..The trend in intentional deaths showed no change during the 32-year study period and therefore prevention of adolescent violence and suicides should also receive attention...

..This being the case, it is evident that sideways falls can be very dangerous and thus a natural target for fracture prevention...

..Level of Evidence: Prognostic study, Level IV (case series). See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...

..Care must be taken, however, to rigorously select the right actions for those people most likely to benefit, such as vitamin D and calcium supplementation and hip protectors for elderly people living in institutions...

..A randomized controlled study with 12 months intervention...

..Not all elderly people with a high risk of hip fracture will agree to use hip protectors and in those who do, long-term adherence may decrease. Caregiver motivation and involvement appear therefore to be crucial...

..Reasons for this are largely unknown, but a cohort effect toward a healthier aging population and increased average body weight and improved functional ability among elderly Finns could partly explain the phenomenon...

..The rising incidence of women's deaths due to alcohol poisoning needs close follow-up...

..To describe the incidence, trends and nature of hospitalisation for injuries among Finnish conscripts between 1990 and 1999...

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..The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, nature, and severity of violence and violence-related injuries, and the occurrence of alcohol-related violence among Finnish adolescents...

..Finally, concerning injury-site protection, padded strong-shield hip protectors whose effectiveness is scientifically proven seem to be a promising option in preventing hip fractures...

..Although fall-induced injuries among older adults are said to be a major public health concern in modern societies with aging populations, reliable epidemiologic information on their secular trends is limited...

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..The exact interaction of these factors cannot be explained entirely at the moment. Further studies will be necessary in order to get more information...

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..To examine the dose-response relationship of specific strength- and endurance-training regimes for the cervical muscles, which have been shown to be effective among women with chronic neck pain and disability...

..In conclusion, both training modes improved similarly health-enhancing physical fitness, and they were feasible and safe...

..Even a mild asthma decreases minute ventilation and maximal performance of winter sport athletes. Therefore, skiers with long-term respiratory symptoms or decreased performance should be studied for EIA and treated adequately...

..There was evidence that high-risk behaviour and supplement use increased the risk of doping...

..A decreased risk of sports injuries was associated with the use of insoles, external joint supports, and multi-intervention training programs. More high-quality randomized controlled trials in different sports and populations are needed...

..This article attempts to characterise this problem; however, more detailed studies are needed, particularly because the training regimens of the athletes seem to be increasingly demanding...