Musculoskeletal injuries in UK Service Personnel and the impact of in-theatre rehabilitation during Cold Weather Warfare training: Exercise CETUS 2020.

Introduction: The Royal Marines provide the lead Service for UK Defence Mountain and Cold Weather Warfare capability. This is the first prospective study addressing musculoskeletal injury rates sustained during Cold Weather Warfare training, with the aim of informing injury mitigation interventions and assist military medical planning with respect to delivering primary care rehabilitation in theatre.

Methods: All musculoskeletal injuries were surveyed by the Forward Rehabilitation Team (Nov 2019-Mar 2020) during a Cold Weather Deployment to Norway (Ex CETUS 2019/20).