Prediction of Injuries and Injury Types in Army Basic Training, Infantry, Armor, and Cavalry Trainees Using a Common Fitness Screen.

ABSTRACT:

Context

 Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) are among the most important challenges facing our military. They influence career success and directly affect military readiness. Several methods of screening initial entry training (IET) soldiers are being tested in an effort to predict which soldiers will sustain an MSI and to develop injury-prevention programs. The Army 1-1-1 Fitness Assessment was examined to determine if it could be used as a screening and MSI prediction mechanism in male IET soldiers.

Objective

 To determine if a relationship existed among the Army 1-1-1 Fitness Assessment results and MSI, MSI type, and program of instruction (POI) in male IET soldiers.

Design

 Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

 Fort Benning, Georgia.

Patients or other partic

SUBMITTER: Sefton JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5224725 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature