Injury Prevention Exercises for Reduced Incidence of Injuries in Combat Soldiers
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Nili Steinberg [2] ; Uria Moran [3] ; Michal Pantanowitz ; Gordon Waddington [1] ; Roger Adams ; Shani Svorai Band [4] ; Funk, Shany Funk, Shany [5]
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[1] University of Canberra
University of Canberra
Australia
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[2] Wingate College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
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[3] Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Israel
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[4] Military Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Israel
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[5] Combat Fitness Department, Doctrine and Research Branch, Israel Defense Forces, Israel
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- Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 35, Nº. 11, 2021, págs. 3128-3138
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The aim of this study was to determine the influence of an "all-cause injury" prevention program, focused on static-to-dynamic transitions, on injury prevalence in a military commanders course. Two cohorts of male infantry commanders were recruited (intervention [INT group], n = 196 and controls [CO group], n = 169) and tracked by a physiotherapist, who recorded any injuries that occurred during the 14-week course. Soldiers were tested precourse, midcourse, and postcourse for anthropometrics, proprioception ability, and dynamic postural balance (DPB). The INT group performed injury prevention exercises for 5 minutes, 3 times a week, and the CO group continued with their routine physical fitness sessions. The prevalence of injuries reported to the physiotherapist during the course was significantly lower for the INT group compared with the CO group (14.8 and 34.3%, respectively, p < 0.001). Similarly, rates of injury in the INT group were significantly lower than in the CO group (p < 0.001; hazard = 2.53, 95% confidence interval = 1.62-3.95). Precourse proprioception ability was significantly lower in those that became injured during the commanders course, irrespective of the group. Likewise, for DPB parameters, the injured subjects in both groups had significantly lower precourse scores than the noninjured subjects. From pretesting to midtesting, the injured soldiers in the INT group improved their ability up to the level of the noninjured subjects. A reduced prevalence of injuries was found for soldiers who completed the injury prevention program. Because the subjects soldiers injured on the course had reduced somatosensory abilities at the outset, and as these abilities can be improved by static-to-dynamic exercises, identifying at-risk soldiers and providing them with appropriate strategies for improvement beforehand is indicated.
