Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement in 101st Airborne Soldiers

Abstract

To date, a total of 250 Soldiers have undergone a comprehensive human performance screening for injury prevention and optimal performance to evaluate musculoskeletal strength and flexibility, balance, VO2 max, lactate threshold, body composition, movement patterns during functional (tactical) tasks, along with nutritional screening. The data collected to date suggest that there are areas where a significant number of Soldiers could improve their physical readiness, mechanical, and nutritional preparation for tactical operations. These data will be compared to injury surveillance data to prospectively establish risk factors for injury. Based on the preliminary data, an injury prevention and performance optimization intervention is being developed to address the suboptimal biomechanical, physiological, and musculoskeletal characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA497613

Entities

People

  • Anthony Yates

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Armor
  • Body Composition
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lower Extremity
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motor Skills
  • Resilience
  • Risk Factors
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training
  • United States

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