Military Training and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Leggat, Peter A.; Smith, Derek

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“…Specifi c consideration of the environment (terrain and climate) along with progressive increments in distance, intensity and frequency accompanied by adequate periods for rest and recovery have been advised [8,[18][19][20]23]. This is particularly relevant to those recruits who sustain overuse injuries and serves as a recommended area for consideration in future reviews of the content of infantry training at ITC.…”

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“…MSKI have long been recognised to represent a signifi cant challenge to the effi ciency and therefore operational effectiveness of global military populations [1,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. The incidence of MSKI within infantry training establishments has drawn specifi c attention with injury rates reported to range globally from 20% to 60% [1][2][3][4]6,8,15,16].…”

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A Retrospective analysis of Five Years Musculoskeletal Injury Data in British Infantry Recruits

Heagerty¹,

Sharma²,

Clayton³

2017

Ann Musculoskelet Med

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A Retrospective analysis of Five Years Musculoskeletal Injury Data in British Infantry Recruits

Heagerty¹,

Sharma²,

Clayton³

2017

Ann Musculoskelet Med

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“…Basic Military Training (BMT) is a psychologically and physically demanding process entailing high intensity training for the purpose of attaining physical standards set by armies (Leggat & Smith, 2007). Despite medical and training advances, injuries sustained to the lower limb during BMT remain common (Jones et al, 2010) and often result in failure to progress through training (Heir & Glomsaker, 1996), trainee wastage (Talcott et al, 1999) and present a considerable financial burden.…”

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Risk factors for lower leg, ankle and foot injuries during basic military training in the Maltese Armed Forces

Psaila¹,

Ranson

2017

Physical Therapy in Sport

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Please cite this article as: Psaila, M., Ranson, C., Risk factors for lower leg, ankle and foot injuries during basic military training in the Maltese Armed Forces, Physical Therapy in Sports (2016Sports ( ), doi: 10.1016Sports ( /j.ptsp.2016 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Design: This was a prospective cohort study. Setting: An armed forces barracks.Participants: 127 recruits commencing one basic military training course agreed to participate in the study. The cohort comprised 114 males and 13 females with a mean age of 21.7 ± 2.4 years. Main Outcome Measures:All injuries to the lower leg, ankle and foot were recorded using the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System. Injuries were analysed for associations with fitness scores, smoking status, body mass index and foot type.Results: A total of 34 (26.2%) recruits sustained at least one injury, with 10 recruits (7.9%) terminating their training prematurely (three due to musculoskeletal injury). Smoking history, body mass index and foot type were not associated with injury risk. Lower fitness levels at the commencement of basic military training compared with fitness levels measured six months prior, were associated with higher injury risk.Conclusions: Lower fitness at the commencement of basic training was associated with higher injury risk in army recruits. Thus, conditioning

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“…Musculoskeletal pathologies are linked to extrinsic factors such as inappropriate biomechanical loads, vibration, organizational relationships, psychosocial climate and culture, as well as work-related cognitive, sensory and psychosocial load [8,9]. It is also related to intrinsic factors such as body built, body composition, anthropometric characteristics, and inheritance.…”

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The rate of the musculoskeletal pathology assessment for military personnel and civil population

Pļaviņa

Kārkliņa

Viksne³

2016

SHS Web Conf.

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Abstract.Musculoskeletal disorders are an important cause of morbidity for civil population as well as for military personnel. Musculoskeletal disorders represent a prevalent source of patient visits, lost work time, hospitalization and disability. The three most important pain areas are those of lumbar spine, shoulders and lower extremities. We provide assessment of Anthropometric characteristics in two groups. Anthropometric characteristics of military personnel (n = 60) that leave the active service and civil population of the same age (n = 100) were collected during two year period (2011/2012). The anthropometric characteristics were evaluated for military personnel going for retirement with diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathology. The evaluated anthropometric characteristics were the height, the body mass and the anthropometric indices. Body fat ranges for standard adults were calculated according to NIH/WHO BMI guidelines. 30% of military persons with diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathology and individuals from civil population group with diagnosis of the musculoskeletal pathology have values of body mass index above the standard level One of the reasons the musculoskeletal pathology is the overweight it may be important to provide preventive measures to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders linked to specific job and treatment at early stage.

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Military Training and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Cited by 14 publications

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A Retrospective analysis of Five Years Musculoskeletal Injury Data in British Infantry Recruits

A Retrospective analysis of Five Years Musculoskeletal Injury Data in British Infantry Recruits

Risk factors for lower leg, ankle and foot injuries during basic military training in the Maltese Armed Forces

The rate of the musculoskeletal pathology assessment for military personnel and civil population

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