Johanna Ihalainen

Johanna Ihalainen

Senior Lecturer
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Room number
VIV 233
Email
johanna.k.ihalainen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358407062521
Postal address
Rautpohjankatu 8a
Fields of science
315 Sport and fitness sciences

Research interests

My research focuses on the athletes health and performance.

Publications

Publication
2025

Effects of a multicomponent exercise regimen on subchondral bone and cartilage in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis : protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Konola, Ville-Markus
Parkkari, Jari
Multanen, Juhani
Nikander, Riku
Rantalainen, Timo
Vesanto, Johanna
Pekkala, Satu
Kalaja, Merja
Ihalainen, Johanna K.
Waller, Benjamin
Munukka, Matti
Sievänen, Harri
Nevalainen, Mika
Kautiainen, Hannu
Casula, Victor
Paloneva, Juha
Vasankari, Tommi
Peuna, Arttu
Saarakkala, Simo
Nieminen, Miika T.
Heinonen, Ari
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Research groups

Research group

FemInnovation - Female physiology, sports, and innovations

Do sex hormone profiles influence performance or training adaptations?
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Research group

Sound Science Lab

The Sound Science Lab advances research at the intersection of the creative and brain sciences to elucidate how we perceive, understand, and experience music in daily life and applied contexts.

Projects

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Project

The Power of Music for Sport & Physical Activity (MPOWER)

Project MPOWER combines sports science, music science, health & human sciences, and computer science to elucidate relationships between music, sport, and physical activity.
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Project

Female sex hormone and menopause effects on cortico-reticular functioning. (MENSA)

Estradiol and progesterone are known to interact with neurotransmitter receptors. But it is unknown if changes to hormone levels affects cortico-reticular functioning and if this, in turn, affects motor function.
Project

Head Impacts in Finnish Elite Women's Football

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Project

Music, Sports Performance and Physical Activity (MPACT)

This project aims to explore the use of music during sports performance and physical activity.
Project

The INnovation ecoSystem for Healthy Active People in Europe (i3-INSHAPE)

Tackling the sedentary lifestyle with the help of technology.
Project

WellbeingDataLab

The WellbeingDataLab project develops synthetic data from exercise and wellbeing data in order to facilitate successful innovation and product development for a wide range of companies in the wellbeing sector.