Joonas Virtanen

My love for sports and movement, and thus my passion for musculoskeletal disorders, made me apply to be a student at the Finnish Sports Massage College in 2015. However, this was not enough, and I moved on to study at the Orthopedic Osteopathy Training Center, from which I graduated in 2020. I completed my last training at the University of Applied Sciences of Southeast Finland, which consisted of Sports Medicine and from coaching studies (30 credits). As a junior, I was an all-rounder at ball games, and today my free time hobbies include floorball and gym training.

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The best at work

The best feeling at work comes when I have been able to help a person return to important physical activities or everyday chores even after difficult pain conditions. At work, I see various body pain conditions every day, and especially back and pelvic area problems have been treated very successfully.

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Future

My passion for the field is great, which means that there is never enough preparation in this profession. In the future, I plan to study the literature and practice of the field as much as I have time for it. In addition to continuing education, I have considered studying exercise science in Jyväskylä or a physiotherapist's degree.