Fall Prevention Training for Service Members With an Amputation or Limb Salvage Following Lower Extremity Trauma
Abstract
Recent military conflicts have resulted in a significant number of lower extremity injuries to U.S. service members that result in amputation or limb preservation (LP) procedures. Service members receiving these procedures report a high prevalence and deleterious consequences of falls. Very little research exists to improve balance and reduce falls, especially among young active populations such as service members with LP or limb loss. To address this research gap, we evaluated the success of a fall prevention training program for service members with lower extremity trauma by (1) measuring fall rates, (2) quantifying improvements in trunk control, and (3) determining skill retention at 3 and 6 months after training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 16, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usad005
Entities
People
- Brad D. Hendershot
- Caitlin E. Mahon
- Christine M Deml
- Christopher L Dearth
- Claire Z. Zai
- Emily J. Miller
- Julian C. Acasio
- Kenton R. Kaufman
- Marilynn Wyatt
- Mark D. Grabiner
- Meghan L. Tullos
- Riley C Sheehan
- Trevor Kingsbury
Organizations
- Center for the Intrepid
- Mayo Clinic
- Naval Medical Center San Diego
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center