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Urho Kujala

Faculty of Sport and Health sciences, University of Jyvaskyla
Verified email at fimnet.fi
Cited by 52349

Hamstring injuries: current trends in treatment and prevention

UM Kujala, S Orava, M Järvinen - Sports medicine, 1997 - Springer
Pre-exercise stretching and adequate warm-up are important in the prevention of hamstring
injuries. A previous mild injury or fatigue may increase the risk of injury. Hamstring muscle …

Is it possible to prevent sports injuries? Review of controlled clinical trials and recommendations for future work

J Parkkari, UM Kujala, P Kannus - Sports medicine, 2001 - Springer
Sports injuries are one of the most common injuries in modern western societies. Treating
sports injuries is often difficult, expensive and time consuming, and thus, preventive strategies …

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

P Oja, S Titze, S Kokko, UM Kujala… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
The aim was to assess the quality and strength of evidence for the health benefits of specific
sport disciplines. Electronic search yielded 2194 records and the selection resulted in 69 …

Scoring of patellofemoral disorders

UM Kujala, LH Jaakkola, SK Koskinen… - … : The Journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
A new questionnaire was used to evaluate subjective symptoms and functional limitations in
patellofemoral disorders. The questionnaire was completed independently by four groups of …

Relationship of leisure-time physical activity and mortality: the Finnish twin cohort

UM Kujala, J Kaprio, S Sarna, M Koskenvuo - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—Physical activity and fitness are believed to reduce premature mortality, but whether
genetic factors modify this effect is not known.Objective.—To investigate leisure physical …

Knee osteoarthritis in former runners, soccer players, weight lifters, and shooters

UM Kujala, J Kettunen, H Paananen… - … : Official Journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To determine the relationship between different physical loading conditions and
findings of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. We selected 117 male former top‐level athletes …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term and recent trends in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in 12 high-income countries: an analysis of 123 nationally representative …

…, M Joffres, YH Khang, S Koskinen, D Kuh, UM Kujala… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Antihypertensive medicines are effective in reducing adverse cardiovascular
events. Our aim was to compare hypertension awareness, treatment, and control, and how …

Cumulative incidence of achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy in male former elite athletes

UM Kujala, S Sarna, J Kaprio - Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To study the cumulative incidence of Achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy
among former top-level athletes. Design: Historical cohort study. Setting: Finland. Participants: …

The prevalence of low back pain among children and adolescents: a nationwide, cohort-based questionnaire survey in Finland

S Taimela, UM Kujala, JJ Salminen, T Viljanen - Spine, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A nationwide, cohort-based cross-sectional questionnaire survey as a part of
a population study. Objectives. To evaluate the prevalence of low back pain among Finnish …

Physical inactivity and obesity: a vicious circle

…, P Borg, G Plasqui, H Yki‐Järvinen, UM Kujala… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Physical activity (PA) begins to decline in adolescence with a concomitant increase
in weight. We hypothesized that a vicious circle may arise between decreasing PA and …