SAARA RISSANEN

Senior Researcher

Physiological measurements and analysis

Research expertise in physiological measurements and data analysis. Special knowhow in developing of monitoring methods for movement disorders such as for Parkinson's disease.

Contact info

Organization

Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Applied Physics

Email

saara.rissanen@uef.fi

Phone

+358 50 349 7749

Keywords

digital signal processing movement disorders Parkinson's disease physiological measurements physiological signals

Teaching Activities

Teacher of mathematics, physics and computer science.

Research groups and research projects

New modalities of monitoring for movement disorders - Patient study and real-world data on EPM1

RESEARCH GROUPS - UEF

Biosignal Analysis and Medical Imaging research group (BSAMIG)

Publications

Rissanen, Saara M; Koivu, Maija; Hartikainen, Päivi; Pekkonen, Eero. 2020. Ambulatory surface electromyography with accelerometry for evaluating daily motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease Clinical neurophysiology 2021; 132 2: 469-479. 2020
Nguyen, D T A; Rissanen, S M; Julkunen, P; Kallioniemi, E; Karjalainen, P A. 2019. Principal Component Regression on Motor Evoked Potential in Single-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering 27 8: 1521-1528. 2019
Bauer, CM; Kankaanpää, MJ; Meichtry, A; Rissanen, SM; Suni JH. 2019. Efficacy of six months neuromuscular exercise on lumbar movement variability - A randomized controlled trial Journal of electromyography and kinesiology 48: 84-93. 2019
Miroshnichenko, German G; Meigal, Alexander Yu; Saenko, Irina, V; Gerasimova-Meigal, Liudmila, I; Chernikova, Liudmila A; Subbotina, Natalia S; Rissanen, Saara M; Karjalainen, Pasi A. 2018. Parameters of Surface Electromyogram Suggest That Dry Immersion Relieves Motor Symptoms in Patients With Parkinsonism Frontiers in Neuroscience 12: 667. 2018
Ruonala, V; Pekkonen, E; Airaksinen, O; Kankaanpää, M; Karjalainen, PA; Rissanen SM. 2018. Levodopa-Induced Changes in Electromyographic Patterns in Patients with Advanced Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology 9 35: 1-8. 2018
Wallius, Mari-Anne; Bragge, Timo; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Järvelin-Pasanen, Susanna; Rissanen, Saara M; Vartiainen, Paavo; Räsänen, Kimmo. 2018. Effects of mop handle height on forearm muscle activity, wrist and upper arm posture and movement during floor mopping IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 6 2: 84-97. 2018
Wallius, Mari-Anne; Järvelin-Pasanen, Susanna; Rissanen, Saara M; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Räsänen, Kimmo. 2018. An Overview of Strategies for Reducing Upper Extremity Physical Exposure Associated With Floor Mopping: A Systematic Review Human factors 2019; 61 1: 43-63. 2018
Zaproudina, Nina; Lipponen, Jukka A; Tarvainen, Mika P; Vierola, Anu; Rissanen, Saara M; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Närhi, Matti. 2018. Autonomic responses to tooth clenching in migraineurs - augmented trigeminocardiac reflex? Journal of oral rehabilitation 45 10: 764-769. 2018
Zaproudina, Nina; Rissanen, Antti-Pekka E; Lipponen, Jukka A; Vierola, Anu; Rissanen, Saara M; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Soinila, Seppo; Närhi, Matti. 2018. Tooth Clenching Induces Abnormal Cerebrovascular Responses in Migraineurs Frontiers in Neurology 9: 1112. 2018
Bauer CM, Rast FM, Ernst MJ, Meichtry A, Kool J, Rissanen SM, Suni JH, Kankaanpää M. 2017. The effect of muscle fatigue and low back pain on lumbar movement variability and complexity. JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY 33: 94-102. 2017
Wallius Mari-Anne, Rissanen Saara M, Bragge Timo, Vartiainen Paavo, Karjalainen Pasi A, Räsänen Kimmo, Järvelin-Pasanen Susanna. 2016. Muscular activity and perceived exertion while mopping using different mop handle heights. 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. 94-98. 2016
Rissanen Saara M, Ruonala Verneri, Pekkonen Eero, Kankaanpää Markku, Airaksinen Olavi, Karjalainen Pasi A. 2015. Signal features of surface electromyography in advanced Parkinson's disease during different settings of deep brain stimulation. CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 126 12: 2290-2298. 2015
Ruonala V, Tarvainen MP, Karjalainen PA, Pekkonen E, Rissanen SM. 2015. Autonomic nervous system response to L-dopa in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. In: - (ed.) , Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE. IEEE. 2015
Wallius Mari-Anne, Rissanen Saara M, Bragge Timo, Vartiainen Paavo, Karjalainen Pasi A, Räsänen Kimmo, Järvelin-Pasanen Susanna. 2015. Effects of mop handle height on shoulder muscle activity and perceived exertion during floor mopping using a figure eight method. Industrial Health [epub ahead of print Sep 30, 2015]: -. 2015
Meigal Alexander Yu, Miroshnichenko German G, Kuzmina Anna P, Rissanen Saara M, Georgiadis Stefanos D, Karjalainen Pasi A. 2015. Nonlinear parameters of surface EMG in schizophrenia patients depend on kind of antipsychotic therapy. Frontiers in Physiology 6: 197. 2015
Bauer CM, Rast FM, Ernst MJ, Oetiker S, Meichtry A, Kool J, Rissanen SM, Suni JH, Kankaanpää M. 2015. Pain intensity attenuates movement control of the lumbar spine in low back pain. JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY 25 6: 919-927. 2015
Bauer CM, Rast FM, Ernst MJ, Kool J, Oetiker S, Rissanen SM, Suni JH, Kankaanpää M. 2015. Concurrent validity and reliability of a novel wireless inertial measurement system to assess trunk movement. JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY 25 5: 782-790. 2015
Meigal A Yu, Rissanen S M, Zaripova Yu R, Miroshnichenko G G, Karjalainen P. 2015. Nonlinear Parameters of Surface Electromyogram for Diagnostics of Neuromuscular Disorders and Normal Conditions of the Human Motor System. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 41 6: 672-679. 2015
Miroshnichenko German, Kuzmina Anna, Meigal Alexander, Burkin Mark, Rissanen Saara M, Karjalainen Pasi A. 2014. Surface EMG parameters in schizophrenia patients. In: - (ed.) , Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE. IEEE. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Proceedings 36. s. 3260-3263. 2014
Rade M, Shacklock M, Rissanen SM, Peharec S, Bacic P, Candian C, Kankaanpää M, Airaksinen O. 2014. Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated Mills manipulation; relation to peripheral nerve biomechanics. BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS 15: 288. 2014
Ruonala V, Pekkonen E, Rissanen S, Airaksinen O, Miroshnichenko G, Kankaanpaa M, Karjalainen P. 2014. Dynamic tension EMG to characterize the effects of DBS treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease. In: - (ed.) , Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE. IEEE. 2014
Ruonala Verneri, Meigal Alexander, Rissanen Saara, Airaksinen Olavi, Kankaanpää Markku, Karjalainen Pasi. 2014. EMG signal morphology and kinematic parameters in essential tremor and Parkinson's disease patients. JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY 24: 300-306. 2014
Meigal AY, Rissanen SM, Tarvainen MP, Airaksinen O, Kankaanpää M, Karjalainen PA. 2013. Non-linear EMG parameters for differential and early diagnostics of Parkinson's disease. Frontiers in Neurology 4: 1-8. 2013
Ruonala Verneri, Meigal Alexander, Rissanen Saara, Airaksinen Olavi, Kankaanpää Markku, Karjalainen Pasi. 2013. EMG Signal Morphology in Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference. 5765-5768. 2013
Rissanen Saara. 2012. Feature extraction methods for surface electromyography and kinematic measurements in quantifying motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Forestry and Natural Sciences 62. 2012
Computational Intelligence in Electromyography Analysis - A Perspective on Current Applications and Future Challenges. Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Karjalainen PA. 2012 2012
Meigal A, Rissanen SM, Tarvainen MP, Georgiadis SD, Karjalainen PA, Airaksinen O, Kankaanpää M. 2012. Linear and nonlinear tremor acceleration characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT 33 3: 395-412. 2012
Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Novak V, Novak P, Hu K, Manor B, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2011. Analysis of EMG and acceleration signals for quantifying the effects of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 58 9: 2545-2553. 2011
Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Nuutinen J, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2011. EMG and acceleration signal analysis for quantifying the effects of medication in Parkinson's disease: Armentano R, Hudson D, Monzon JE, Patton JL, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). 7496-7499. 2011
Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Meigal A, Nuutinen J, Jäkälä P, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2010. Discrimination of EMG and acceleration measurements between patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls: Armentano R, Hudson D, Monzon J, Patton J, 32nd Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Proceedings. 4878-4881. 2010
Meigal AI, Rissanen S, Tarvainen MP, Karjalainen PA, Iudina-Vassel IA, Airaksinen O, Kankaanpää M. 2009. Novel parameters of surface EMG in patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy young and old controls JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY 19: e206-e213. 2009
Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Meigal AY, Nuutinen J, Tarkka IM, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2009. Analysis of dynamic voluntary muscle contractions in Parkinson's disease IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 56 9: 2280-2288. 2009
Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Meigal A, Tarvainen MP, Nuutinen J, Tarkka IM, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2008. Surface EMG and acceleration signals in Parkinson`s disease: feature extraction and cluster analysis. MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING 46: 849-858. 2008
Rissanen SM, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Meigal A, Nuutinen J, Tarkka IM, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2008. Analysis of dynamic EMG and acceleration measurements in Parkinson`s disease, 30th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Proceedings. 5053-5056. 2008
Rissanen S, Kankaanpää M, Tarvainen MP, Nuutinen J, Tarkka IM, Airaksinen O, Karjalainen PA. 2007. Analysis of surface EMG signal morphology in Parkinson¿s disease. PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT 28: 1507-1521. 2007