Musculoskeletal Complaint Epidemiology in Australian Special Operation Forces Trainees.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Elite military trainees are burdened by high numbers of musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and are a priority military population for injury prevention. This research aims to describe the MSK complaint epidemiology of trainees undertaking special forces (SF) training in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). One barrier to accurate injury surveillance in military populations is that traditional surveillance methods rely on personnel engaging with the military healthcare system to collect injury data. This approach is likely to underestimate the injury burden as it is known that many military personnel, particularly trainees, avoid reporting their injuries because of various motives. Subsequently, the insights from surveillance systems may underestimate the injury burden and l

SUBMITTER: Wolski L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629990 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature