Associations
Board Member of Finnish Association of Sports Medicine1989 -
Board Member of Finnish Association of Musculosceletal Medicine1988 -
President of Finnish Association of Musculosceletal Medicine1998 -
Vice President of Association of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Finland1995 - 97
President of the Association of PRM in Finland1997 - 2000
Delegation Member of Finnish Medical Association Duodecim1998 -
Member of IASP (International Association of Study for Pain)1990 -
Member of FIMM (Federation of Musculoskeletal Medicine)1988 -
Member of IFPRM (International Federation of Physical and Rehabilitation Med)1986 -
Member of ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine)1991 - 96
Board Member of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Finland2000 - 2004
Board Member of League Against Musculosceletal Disease, International Bone and Joint Decade leading group in Finland1999 - 2010
Member of Scientific Comittee of FIMM2003 - 2005
Board Member of Finnnish Antidoping Agency2006 -
Board Member of Scandinavian Foundation of Sports Medicine and Science2008 - 2010
President elected of Scandinavian Foundation of Sports Medicine and Science2010 - 2012
Member of ISSLS (International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine)2013 -
President of Scandinavian Foundation of Sports Medicine and Science2012 - 2014
Past President Scandinavian of Foundation of Sports Medicine and Science2014 -
Member Of Executive Board of Finnish Society for study of Low Back Pain2014 - 2015
President of Finnish Society for Study Lumbar Spine2015 -