| Physiotherapists' perceptions of learning and implementing a biopsychosocial intervention to treat musculoskeletal pain conditions: a systematic review and metasynthesis of … R Holopainen, P Simpson, A Piirainen, J Karppinen, R Schütze, A Smith, ... Pain 161 (6), 1150-1168, 2020 | 156 | 2020 |
| Competence areas of health science teachers–A systematic review of quantitative studies K Mikkonen, T Ojala, T Sjögren, A Piirainen, C Koskinen, M Koskinen, ... Nurse education today 70, 77-86, 2018 | 122 | 2018 |
| Chronic pain affects the whole person–a phenomenological study T Ojala, A Häkkinen, J Karppinen, K Sipilä, T Suutama, A Piirainen Disability and rehabilitation 37 (4), 363-371, 2015 | 112 | 2015 |
| System and Method for Providing Health Care Services KE Raij, AL Piirainen, SL Paula, P Nissinen, JT Kokkila US Patent App. 12/062,840, 2009 | 80 | 2009 |
| Although unseen, chronic pain is real–A phenomenological study T Ojala, A Häkkinen, J Karppinen, K Sipilä, T Suutama, A Piirainen Scandinavian journal of pain 6 (1), 33-40, 2015 | 55 | 2015 |
| From “non‐encounters” to autonomic agency. Conceptions of patients with low back pain about their encounters in the health care system R Holopainen, A Piirainen, A Heinonen, J Karppinen, P O'Sullivan Musculoskeletal Care 16 (2), 269-277, 2018 | 49 | 2018 |
| Problem-based learning in professional studies from the physiotherapy students’ perspective H Korpi, L Peltokallio, A Piirainen Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning 13 (1), 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
| Asiakkaan ja asiantuntijan pedagoginen suhde A Piirainen Fenomenologinen tutkimus, 2006 | 43 | 2006 |
| The dominance of chronic pain: a phenomenological study T Ojala, A Häkkinen, J Karppinen, K Sipilä, T Suutama, A Piirainen Musculoskeletal care 12 (3), 141-149, 2014 | 39 | 2014 |
| Higher education teachers’ descriptions of their own learning: a large-scale study of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences A Töytäri, A Piirainen, P Tynjälä, L Vanhanen-Nuutinen, K Mäki, V Ilves Higher Education Research & Development 35 (6), 1284-1297, 2016 | 38 | 2016 |
| Rehabilitees perspective on goal setting in rehabilitation–a phenomenological approach T Alanko, M Karhula, T Kröger, A Piirainen, R Nikander Disability and Rehabilitation 41 (19), 2280-2288, 2019 | 35 | 2019 |
| Fyysisen aktiivisuuden merkitys elämänkulussa L Karvonen, R Nikander, A Piirainen Liikunta & Tiede 53 (1), 68-74, 2016 | 30 | 2016 |
| Asiakkaan ja asiantuntijan pedagoginen suhde: fenomenologinen tutkimus fysioterapiatilanteista asiakkaiden ja fysioterapeuttien kokemana A Piirainen Helsingin yliopisto, 2006 | 29 | 2006 |
| The meaning of peer group mentoring in the university context T Skaniakos, A Piirainen | 28 | 2019 |
| Cardiac rehabilitees’ technology experiences before remote rehabilitation: qualitative study using a grounded theory approach MR Anttila, H Kivistö, A Piirainen, K Kokko, A Malinen, M Pekkonen, ... Journal of Medical Internet Research 21 (2), e10985, 2019 | 26 | 2019 |
| Reliability and validity study of the Finnish version of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) T Ojala, A Piirainen, K Sipilä, T Suutama, A Häkkinen Disability and rehabilitation 35 (4), 306-314, 2013 | 25 | 2013 |
| Does single-event multilevel surgery enhance physical functioning in the real-life environment in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP)?: patient perceptions five … K Lehtonen, H Mäenpää, A Piirainen Gait & Posture 41 (2), 448-453, 2015 | 24 | 2015 |
| The story models of physiotherapy students’ professional development. Narrative research H Korpi, L Peltokallio, A Piirainen The European Journal of Physiotherapy 16 (4), 219-229, 2014 | 23 | 2014 |
| An adventurous learning journey. Physiotherapists’ conceptions of learning and integrating cognitive functional therapy into clinical practice R Holopainen, A Piirainen, J Karppinen, SJ Linton, P O’Sullivan Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 38 (2), 309-326, 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
| Teacher students’ meaningful learning in widening learning worlds L Aarto-Pesonen, A Piirainen Teaching Education 31 (3), 323-342, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |