Accession Number:

AD1105321

Title:

A Prospective Field Study of U.S. Army Trainees To Identify The Physiological Bases and Key Factors Influencing Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Study Protocol

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article - Open Access

Corporate Author:

United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Natick

Personal Author(s):

• Hughes,Julie M
• Foulis,Stephen A
• Taylor,Kathryn M
• Guerriere,Katelyn I
• Walker,Leila A
• Hand,Amy F
• Popp,Kristin L
• Gaffney-Stomberg,Erin
• Heaton,Kristin J
• Sharp,Marilyn A
• Grier,Tyson L
• Hauret,Kieth G
• Jones,Bruce H
• Bouxsein,Mary L
• McClung,James P
• Matheny,Ronald W
• Proctor,Susan P

Report Date:

2019-06-12

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

Musculoskeletal injuries MSKIs are common in military trainees and present a considerable threat to occupational fitness, deployability, and overall military readiness. Despite the negative effects of MSKIs on military readiness, comprehensive evaluations of the key known and possible risk factors for MSKIs are lacking. The U.S.Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine ARIEM is initiating a large-scale research effort, the ARIEMReduction in Musculoskeletal Injury ARMI Study, to better understand the interrelationships among a wide range of potential MSKI risk factors in U.S. Army trainees in order to identify those risk factors that most contribute to MSKI and may be best targeted for effective mitigation strategies.

Descriptors:

• musculoskeletal physiology
• physical fitness
• trainees
• risk factors
• performance tests
• army
• wounds and injuries
• bone fractures
• army training

Subject Categories:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE