Physical and Performance Characteristics Related to Unintentional Musculoskeletal Injury in Special Forces Operators: A Prospective Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

  Seventy-seven percent of musculoskeletal injuries sustained by United States Army Special Forces Operators are preventable. Identification of predictive characteristics will promote the development of screening methods to augment injury-prevention programs.

Objective

  To determine physical and performance characteristics that predict musculoskeletal injuries.

Setting

  Clinical laboratory.

Patients or other participants

  A total of 95 Operators (age = 32.7 ± 5.1 years, height = 179.8 ± 6.9 cm, mass = 89.9 ± 12.7 kg).

Main outcome measure(s)

  Laboratory testing consisted of body composition, aerobic and anaerobic capacity, upper and lower body strength and flexibility, balance, and biomechanical evaluation. Injury data were captured for 12 mo

SUBMITTER: Heebner NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759699 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature