Self-Managed Strength Training for Active Duty Military With a Knee Injury: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Abstract

Knee injuries among active duty military are one of the most frequent musculoskeletal injuries and are often caused by exercise or intense physical activity or combat training. These injuries pose a threat to force readiness. Our objective was to assess feasibility (including recruitment and retention rates) of three self-managed strengthening strategies for knee injuries and determine if they resulted in improvements in lower extremity strength, function, pain, and activity compared to usual physical therapy (PT) in military members.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 24, 2019
Source ID
10.1093/milmed/usy347

Entities

People

  • E. Jeffrey Metter
  • Emily Brede
  • Laura A Talbot, Col, Usafr (ret.)
  • Marquita N. Price
  • Pilar D Zuber

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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