Paavo Vartiainen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral researcher
Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Department of Technical Physics
paavo.vartiainen@uef.fi | +358 50 442 4427
Paavo has strong experience in conducting measurements and developing data analysis methods for biomechanical motion analysis. Motion capture system, force platforms, instrumented treadmill, wearable IMU sensors and EMG measurement systems are equipment that he is putting into practice.
In addition to the motion laboratory, he is developing software for robot-assisted rehabilitation environment. Also developing laboratory hardware of all four laboratories of the research group with technical experts is his duty.
Paavo is conduction musculoskeletal modelling in OpenSim-platform to analyze knee contact forces and muscle activations. Current research interests include analysis on patient-specific rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis and analysis of muscle forces at sports movements such as dance and ski-jump takeoff.
His another major research&development area is robotics and VR in neurological rehabilitation.
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Lower limb muscle activation patterns in ice-hockey skating and associations with skating speed
Kaartinen, Sami; Venojärvi, Mika; Lesch, Kim J; Tikkanen, Heikki; Vartiainen, Paavo; Stenroth, Lauri. Sports biomechanics [Epub ahead of print 20 Dec 2021]: 1-16. 2021 -
A Perturbed Postural Balance Test Using an Instrumented Treadmill - Precision and Accuracy of Belt Movement and Test-Retest Reliability of Balance Measures
Lesch, Kim J.; Lavikainen, Jere; Hyrylä, Vesa; Vartiainen, Paavo; Venojärvi, Mika; Karjalainen, Pasi A.; Tikkanen, Heikki; Stenroth, Lauri. Frontiers in sports and active living 3: 688993. 2021 -
Hyvinrobo: Puhetta ja tekoja robotiikasta Pohjois-Savossa
Arpola, Tiina; Kinnunen, Anu; Väisänen, Tarja; Honkanen, Jesse; Mertanen, Petrus; Vartiainen, Paavo; Piispanen, Ville-Veikko; Henttonen, Kaisa. 2020 2020 -
Force-velocity profiling in ice hockey skating: reliability and validity of a simple, low-cost field method
Stenroth, Lauri; Vartiainen, Paavo; Karjalainen, Pasi A. Sports biomechanics [Epub ahead of print 17 Jun 2020]: -. 2020 -
The potential of dance art in the recovery from a stroke: a case study
Pohjola, Hanna; Vartiainen, Paavo; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Hänninen, Vilma. Nordic journal of dance: practice, education and research 10 1+2: 32-43. 2019 -
Lumbopelvic movement control in contemporary dancers: A multiple case study
Pohjola, Hanna; Vartiainen, Paavo; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Stenroth, Lauri; Venojärvi, Mika. Translational sports medicine 2 4: 214-220. 2019 -
Evaluation of the effect of bariatric surgery-induced weight loss on knee gait and cartilage degeneration
Liukkonen, MK; Mononen, ME; Vartiainen, P; Kaukinen, P; Bragge, T; Suomalainen, JS; Malo, MKH; Venesmaa, S; Käkelä, P; Pihlajamäki, J; Karjalainen, PA; Arokoski, JP; Korhonen, R. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING 14 4: 041008. 2018 -
Effects of mop handle height on forearm muscle activity, wrist and upper arm posture and movement during floor mopping
Wallius, Mari-Anne; Bragge, Timo; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Järvelin-Pasanen, Susanna; Rissanen, Saara M; Vartiainen, Paavo; Räsänen, Kimmo. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 6 2: 84-97. 2018 -
Advanced methods for human motion analysis - applications to gait and spine biomechanics
Vartiainen Paavo. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Forestry and Natural Sciences 267. 2017 -
The load of repositioning the supine patient by using draw sheet versus CareCare Transfer Slide Film
Muona Anneli, Karjalainen Pasi, Vartiainen Paavo, Räsänen Kimmo. In: Järvelin-Pasanen Susanna (ed.) , NES2016 - Ergonomics in theory and practice: Proceedings of 48th Annual Conference of Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and Studies in Health Sciences 22. s. 136-140. 2016