Neuromuscular performance and bone loading 1 NEUROMUSCULAR PERFORMANCE AND BODY MASS AS INDICES OF BONE LOADING IN PRE- AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN Rantalainen Timo 1 , Nikander Riku 2,3 , Heinonen Ari 4 , Multanen Juhani 4 , Häkkinen Arja 4 , Jämsä Timo 5 , Kiviranta Ilkka 6,7 , Linnamo Vesa 1 , Komi Paavo V. 1 & Sievänen Harri 2,3 . 1) Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 2) Bone Research Group, UKK Institute, Tampere, Finland 3) Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Science Center, Tampere, Finland. 4) Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 5) Department of Medical Technology, University of Oulu, Finland 6) Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki, Finland 7) Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland Correspondence: Timo Rantalainen, MSc University of Jyväskylä P. O. Box 35 40014 Jyväskylä, FINLAND timo.j.rantalainen@jyu.fi Tel. +358 14 260 2086 Fax +358 14 260 2071