USASOC Injury Prevention/Performance Optimization Musculoskeletal Screening Initiative

Abstract

This collaborative research proposal was submitted to program announcement W81XWH-09-DMRDP-ARATDA at the request of the Command Surgeon of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) to scientifically develop THOR3's injury prevention and human performance program. This research will conduct the first three phases of a four phase research objective to ultimately improve physical readiness and mitigate unintentional musculoskeletal injuries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA612040

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Morgan
  • John Abt
  • Kim Crawford
  • Mita Lovalekar
  • Pete Benson
  • Russ Kotwal
  • Scott Lephart
  • Shawn F Kane
  • Timothy Sell

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Body Regions
  • Body Weight
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Health Services
  • Injury Prevention
  • Joint Diseases
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Meals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Muscular Diseases
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
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