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Programme
12.00 Introduction of the ACHILLES project (in Finnish), Prof. Taija Juutinen Finni, JYU
12.15 What new is known about Achilles 3D structure? Dr. Raad Khair, JYU
12.45 On the role of soleus in Achilles pain (in Finnish), Dr. Riitta Tötterman, Porvoo
Demonstration on manipulation of calf in case of Achilles pain (in Finnish), Dr. Riitta Tötterman
13.30 Break
14.00 Novel methods to assess Achilles tendon. Ass.Prof Stephanie Cone, University of Delaware, USA
14.30 Modeling Achilles tendon. Prof. Marko Matikainen, LUT Yliopisto
Speakers
Taija Juutinen (Finni) is professor of kinesiology at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She is a PI of ACHILLES-research funded by the Research Council of Finland. In addition her research covers physcial activity across lifespan and neuromuscular function. https://www.jyu.fi/en/people/taija-juutinen
Raad Khair is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä. Currently active in the ACHILLES project, focusing on innovative methods to study the structure and loading of the Achilles tendon. Previously completed a PhD investigating the biomechanical recovery factors in non-surgically treated ruptured Achilles tendons. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-9693-2
Riitta Tötterman is a specialist in general surgery and working in a private clinic in Porvoo. Holistic treatment is in focus. Pain patients, gastrointestinal patients and locomotor problems.
Trained in Fascial Manipulation Level 3. Also acupuncture and kinesiology taping.
Stephanie Cone is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware (United States) and director of the Orthopaedic Tissue Mechanics Laboratory. Her group studies structure-function relationships in commonly injured tendons and ligaments, especially the Achilles tendon and the anterior cruciate ligament.
Marko Matikainen is acting as an associate professor in the Laboratory of Computational Mechanics at LUT University. In addition to the ACHILLES research funded by the Academy of Finland, his research focuses on various nonlinear challenges, including material, geometrical, and boundary nonlinearities in dynamic applications of mechanical engineering. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkmatikainen/
More information:
Contact e-mail for the project: achilles-projekti@jyu.fi
