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Curriculum Vitae

Current Position

Head of Master programme in musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, ZHAW, Dept. G, Institute for Physiotherapy, Winterthur, Switzerland (80% Vacation)

Prices & grants

·         Researcher of the year 2008. Swiss Physiotherapy Association.

·         PhD Grant from University of Kuopio, Finland 2007, 2009 (each for 2 months)

·         Swiss National Fond Grant for a RCT “Movement control of the low back as a subgroup of non specific low back pain” 191 000.- Sfr (a 3 year project)

Languages                 

·         Finnish (mother tongue)

·         German (fluent)

·         English (fluent)

·         Italian (fair)

·         French, Swedish (basics)

Memberships

·         PEDro reviewer (Physiotherapy Evidence Database, University of Sydney, Australia)

·         MPAA (Manipulative Physiotherapist Association of Australia)

·         IASP (International Association Study of Pain)

·         SVOMP (Schweizerische Vereinigung für Manuelle Physiotherapie)

·         SPV (Schweizerischer Physiotherapeuten Verband)

·         SFL  (Finnischer Physiotherapeuten Verband)

Lecturing Details

ZHAW

·         Msc Physiotherapy – Back and Pain

·         MAS msk Physiotherapy – Painphysiology, Low Back Pain, Evidence Based Practise, Preparation Master Thesis, Clinical Supervision

·         BSc Physiotherapy– Prevention of Back Pain

·         Courses: “Reflected Practise – Understanding Scientific work” (this course enables former dipl. Physiotherapists to up-grade their degree to BSc)

Others:

NOI International (Germany, UK, Italy, Finland)

-          Mobilization of the Nervous System, The sensitive nervous system, Advance Neurodynamics

DAHTH “Deutsche Handtherapie Gesellschaft” (Germany)

-          Pain, Evidence Based Practise

SOMTY (Finnish manual Therapy association)

-          Pain and Manual Therapy, Movement control

Current Research

Head Project: “Specific Training in a sub-group of LBP”: RCT. Grant of Swiss National Fond. Budget 300 000.- CHF

Co-Author and PhD Co-Supervisor “Specific mini-Intervention on movement control deficit: RCT”. University of East Finlnad. Kuopio, Finland.

Supervision of 6 Masters Thesis at ZHAW

Publications

Peer reviewed research papers

1.      Saner, J., Kool, J., de Bie, R. A., Sieben, J. M., & Luomajoki, H. (2011). Movement control exercise versus general exercise to reduce disability in patients with low back pain and movement control impairment. A randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 12(1), 207. doi: 1471-2474-12-207

2.      Luomajoki, H. and G.L. Moseley, Tactile acuity and lumbopelvic motor control in patients with back pain and healthy controls. Br J Sports Med, 2011. 45(5): p. 437-40.

3.      Wand, B.M., Parkitny, L.O'Connell, N E., Luomajoki, H., McAuley, J., H.Thacker, M. Moseley, G. L.: Cortical changes in chronic low back pain: current state of the art and implications for clinical practice. Man Ther, 2011. 16(1): p. 15-20.

4.      Luomajoki, H., et al., Improvement in low back movement control, decreased pain and disability, resulting from specific exercise intervention. Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol, 2010. 2(1): p. 11.

5.      Luomajoki, H., Movement control impairment as a possible sub-group of non specific Low Back Pain. International Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2010. 32:88.

6.      Page J , R.J., Luomajoki H, Schämann A, Kool J, Evidence Based Practice: Einstellungen, Kompetenzen und Barrieren bei Ergo- und Physiotherapeuten: Ergebnisse aus einer Kursevaluation an der ZHAW, Schweiz. Physioscience, 2010. 6(4): p. 161-167.

7.      Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2009):Reliabilität von Bewegungskontrolltests der LWS. Manuelle Therapie 1/90 (German)

8.      Schmid AB, Brunner F, Luomajoki H, Held U, Bachmann LM, Kunzer S, Coppieters MW (2009): Reliability of clinical tests to evaluate nerve function and mechanosensitivity of the upper limb peripheral nervous system. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10:11

9.      Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2008). Movement control tests of the low back; evaluation of the difference between patients with low back pain and healthy controls . BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:170

10.   Moseley GL, Zalucki N, Birklein F, Marinus J, Van Hilten JJ, Luomajoki H

11.   Thinking About Movement Hurts (2008): The Effect of Motor Imagery on swelling in People With Chronic Arm Pain Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research) Vol. 59, No. 5, May 15, 2008, pp 623–631

12.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2007): Reliability of movement control tests in the lumbar spine. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007, 8:90

13.   Luomajoki HA & Stoehl Y. (2006): Case study: Neurodynamic nach Mamma Ca Operation. Manuelle Therapie 6/2006. Thieme Verlag. (German)

14.   Luomajoki HA (2002): Was ist die Evidenz für Training und Übungen bei LBP. Manuelle Therapie. 1/2002 (German)

Invited papers

15.   Luomajoki, H., Testistö selkäpotilaiden liikekontrollin häiriöiden tunnistamiseksi. Fysioterapia, 2011. 58(1): p. 4-8. (finnish)

16.   Luomajoki, H., Liikekontrollin häiriöt voivat olla selkävaivan taustalla. Nikama, 2011(1): p. 7-9. (finnish)

17.   Luomajoki H & Schäman A (2008). Editorial; Akademisierung und Masters Studiengänge in Manueller Terapie. Zeitschrift Thieme Verlag 5/2008.

18.   Luomajoki H (2008). Neurodynaamiset testit ja hoito niskapotilaalla. Fysioterapia 3/2008

19.   Luomajoki H (2008). Ein fall für vier; Schulterschmerz und neurodynamik. Case study. Physiopraxis. Thieme Verlag (6/2008)

20.   Luomajoki HA (2007): Schmerzen verstehen. Physiopraxis 2/2007. Thieme Verlag

21.   Luomajoki HA (2007): Spinal; a valid measurement device of spinal movements. Manuaali 4/2007. (Finnish).

22.   Luomajoki HA. (2006): PEDro database. Fysioterapia (Finland). 2/2006

23.   Luomajoki HA (2002): Stellenwert der Physiotherapie in der Schmerzbehandlung. Hospitalis 72/1-2:17-19 (Switzerland; german)

24.   Luomajoki HA (2002): Placebo – Bedeutung in der Physiotherapie. Fisio Active-Zeitschrift. 8/2002 (Switzerland)

25.   Luomajoki HA (2001): Maitlandin metodi manuaaliterapiassa. Manuaali. 3/2001(Finnish)

26.   Luomajoki HA (2001): Kipumekanismit – kliininen tutkimus ja hoitolinjat. Manuaali. 4/2001(Finnish)

Books and Book Chapters:

27.   Oesch, P., Hilfiker, R, Keller, S, Kool, J, Luomajoki, H, Schädler, S, Tal-Akabi, A, Verra, M, Widmer Leu, C, Assessments in der Rehabilitation. Band 2: Bewegungsapparat. Assessments in der Rehabilitation. Vol. 2. 2011, Bern: Hans Huber Verlag.

28.   Luomajoki, H., Movement control impairment as a subgroup of non-specific Low Back Pain. 2010: University of eastern Finland. Kuopio, Finland.

29.   Luomajoki Hannu (2001): Von der Schwierigkeit, Theorie in die Praxis umzusetzen. Im:26 Einblicke in die Physiotherapie. Baviera B (Ed.) SynErg-Verlag. Zürich (German)

Peer reviewed International congress presentations

30.   Luomajoki H, S.A. Curricula modifications resulting from the change in the postgraduate musculoskeletal program from association based to academic Master level in WCPT World Congress of Physiotherapy. 2011. Amsterdam.

31.   Luomajoki H. Movement control of the back is impaired  in patients with pain in other body regions. in WCPT World congress of Physiotherapy. 2011. Amsterdam.

32.   Luomajoki, H., Reliability, validity and treatment effectivity of movement control imapirment of the back, in Internatioanal manual medicin conference (IAMM). 2010: Amsterdam.

33.   Luomajoki, H., Verbesserung der Bewegungskontrolle, Patientenspezifisches Leiden und Behinderung im Alltag, eine case series Studie., in Physiokongress PhysioSwiss. 2010: Basel.

34.   Luomajoki , H., Gestörtes Körperschema und fehlende Bewegungskontrolle bei Rückenschmerzen. , in Physiokongress PhysioSwiss. 2010: Basel.

35.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2008): Validity and reliability of the movement control test of lumbar spine. IFOMT Rotterdam.

36.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2008): Test retest reliability of the movement control test of lumbar spine. IFOMT Rotterdam.Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2008): Case series study of the movement control test of lumbar spine. IFOMT Rotterdam.

37.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2007). Reliability of movement control tests of lumbar spine. LBP and pelvic pain congress. Barcelona Nov/2007

38.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2007). Validity of movement control tests of lumbar spine. LBP and pelvic pain congress. Barcelona Nov/2007

39.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2007). Sensitivity and specificity of lumbar movement control tests. WCPT Congress. Vancouver

40.   Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O (2007). Intra- and intertester reliability of lumbar movement control tests. WCPT Congress. Vancouver

41.   Luomajoki HA (2004): The evidence of exercise and LBP. IFOMT Congress Cape Town. March 2004

42.   Luomajoki HA (2001): What is the evidence of exercises and training by LBP? Proceedings “Evidence Based Manual Therapy”. Antwerpen, Belgium, Sept. 2001

Invited congress presentations

43.   Luomajoki H, Pain mechanisms, in Annual Congress of Norwegian manual therapy association. 2011: Lillehammer, Norway

44.   Luomajoki H, Pain, Brain and placebo, in Annual Congress of Norwegian manual therapy association. 2011: Lillehammer.

45.   Luomajoki H, Body schema and movement control are disturbed by cronic pain. How can we assess and treat this?, in Annual Congress of norwegian manual therapy association. 2011: Lillehammer.

46.   Luomajoki H, Selkäkivun ja kipumekanismien luokittelu, in Voiko kroonistumista ehkäistä?   2011: Orton, Helsinki, Finland

47.   Luomajoki H, Selkäkivun toiminnallinen luokittelu, in Voiko kroonistumista ehkäistä? 2011: Orton, Helsinki, Finland

48.   Luomajoki, H., Movement control impairment as an output of distorted body image.  International NOI congress;, in NOI Congress. 2010: Nottingham, UK.

49.   Luomajoki H. How exactly can we assess / treat movement control dysfunctions? in Annual Congress OMT Italia: Does the efficacy of  manual therapy depend on its specificity? 2010. Parma, Italy.

50.   Luomajoki H, Dysfunktionen der Bewegungskontrolle der LWS als eine Subgruppe der Rückenschmerzen, in Muskuloskelettale Physiotherapie; eine Frage der Beweglichkeit? 2010: Winterthur, Schweiz.

51.   Luomajoki (2007): Explain pain. Annual meeting of Finnish physiotherapy association. Helsinki 4/2007 (finnish)

52.   Luomajoki (2007): Schmerzen verstehen. Physiokongress Aachen. 5/2007. (German)

53.   Luomajoki (2007): Von der Praxis in die Theorie der Neurodynamik. Physiokongress Aachen. 5/2007. (german)

54.   Luomajoki (2005): Subgrouping of low back pain. SOMTY annual meeting, Finland. (Finnish).

55.   Luomajoki HA (2005): Between clinical patterns and subgroups of LBP. Annual meeting of Finnish manual therapy association (SOMTY). Tampere, Finland. November 2005

56.   Luomajoki HA (2004): The subgroups of LBP. Annual meeting of Finnish manual therapy association (SOMTY). Tampere, Finland. November 2004

57.   Luomajoki HA (2004): The value of evidence based medicine. Annual meeting of Finnish manual therapy association (SOMTY). Tampere, Finland. November 2004

58.   Luomajoki HA (2002): Der Sinn und Unsinn der Evidence Based Medicine. Kongress Abstracts „Wissenschaft in der Physiotherapie“. Zurzach, Schweiz Feb. 2002

59.   Luomajoki HA (2002):Was ist die Evidenz für Übungen und Training bei lumbale Rückenbeschwerden?. Kongress Abstracts „Wissenschaft in der Physiotherapie“. Zurzach, Schweiz Feb. 2002

60.   Luomajoki HA (2002): Placebo; Effektmechanismen und Implikationen in der manuellen Therapie. Nationale Kongress des SVOMP (Schweizerische Vereinigung Orthopädischer Manuellen Therapie). Zürich. Okt. 2002

61.   Luomajoki HA (2002): Stellenwert der Physiotherapie in der Schmerzbehandlung. Interdisziplinäre Schmerz Kongress. Zürich. Nov. 2001

62.   Luomajoki HA (2002): OMT – die 2 jährige Ausbildung der svomp zum Manualtherapeut. Jahres Kongress des Schweizerischen Physiotherapie Verbands. Luzern, Schweiz. Mai 2002

63.   Luomajoki HA (2000): Current winds in the australian manual therapy. ( Miten crocodile Dundeen selkäkivut hoidetaan?) Congress Proceedings "Chronic LBP" Annual