A Narrative Review of Performance and Health Research in US Army Rangers.

Roberts, BM, Mantua, J, Naylor, JA, and Ritland, BM. A narrative review of performance and health research in US army rangers. J Strength Cond Res 37(5): 1157-1161, 2023-The 75th Ranger Regiment (75RR) is an elite airborne infantry unit that is prepared to deploy on short notice and is resourced to maintain exceptional proficiency and readiness through prolonged deployments.

Sleep and Infantry Battle Drill Performance in Special Operations Soldiers.

Although multiple studies have documented the impact of insufficient sleep on soldier performance, most studies have done so using artificial measures of performance (e.g., tablet or simulator tests).

Active Duty Service Members, Primary Managers, and Administrators' Perspectives on a Novel Sleep Telehealth Management Platform in the U.S. Military Healthcare System.

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common in the military, and there is a gross shortage of sleep specialists in the military health system. The purposes of the present study were to (1) understand perceptions and expectations surrounding sleep telehealth approaches and (2) solicit feedback to optimize and refine a proposed novel sleep telehealth management platform. To accomplish these objectives, we investigated the perceptions, expectations, and preferences of active duty service members (ADSMs) with sleep disorders, primary care managers (PCMs), and administrative stakeholders regarding sleep telehealth management.

Age-related changes in sleep-dependent novel word consolidation.

Learning new words is a vital, life-long process that benefits from memory consolidation during sleep in young adults. In aging populations, promoting vocabulary learning is an attractive strategy to improve quality of life and workplace longevity by improving the integration of new technology and the associated terminology. Decreases in sleep quality and quantity with aging may diminish sleep-dependent memory consolidation for word learning.

Association Between Self-Reported Sleep Quality and Musculoskeletal Injury in Male Army Rangers.

Introduction: Musculoskeletal injuries and insufficient sleep are common among U.S. Army Rangers.

Physical sleeping environment is related to insomnia risk and measures of readiness in US army special operations soldiers.

Background: US military service members have characteristically poor sleep, even when '' or at one's home base. The physical sleeping environment, which is often poor in military-provided housing or barracks, may contribute to poor sleep quality in soldiers. The current study aimed to assess whether the sleeping environment in garrison is related to sleep quality, insomnia risk and military readiness.

Transitioning from daytime to nighttime operations in military training has a temporary negative impact on dynamic balance and jump performance in U.S. Army Rangers.

Objectives: Explore the impact transitioning from daytime to nighttime operations has on performance in U.S. Army Rangers.

Sleep and occupational well-being in active duty special operations soldiers: A replication and expansion.

Objective: To assess the relationship between sleep quality and occupational well-being in active duty military Service Members.

Design: Longitudinal prospective analysis.

Setting: An annual military training event.

Sleep and high-risk behavior in military service members: a mega-analysis of four diverse U.S. Army units.

Experimental sleep restriction and deprivation lead to risky decision-making. Further, in naturalistic settings, short sleep duration and poor sleep quality have been linked to real-world high-risk behaviors (HRB), such as reckless driving or substance use. Military populations, in general, tend to sleep less and have poorer sleep quality than nonmilitary populations due to a number of occupational, cultural, and psychosocial factors (e.

Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Is Associated with Poor Occupational Outcomes in Elite Soldiers.

We aimed to assess the relationship between subjective sleep quality and occupationally-relevant outcomes in military personnel. Participants were from an elite unit of US Army soldiers who worked extended (~30 h) shifts (with minimal recovery time between shifts) during 3-week work sessions. Questionnaires assessing subjective sleep quality during the month prior (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]) were administered at the beginning of the session.

Sleep loss is related to unstable stationary balance in U.S. Army soldiers in an operationally-relevant context.

Background: Sleep loss negatively impacts stationary balance in a laboratory setting, but few studies have examined this link in a naturalistic environment. We tested this relationship in U.S.

Self-Reported Sleep Need, Subjective Resilience, and Cognitive Performance Following Sleep Loss and Recovery Sleep.

Objective: Individuals vary in response to sleep loss: some individuals are "vulnerable" and demonstrate cognitive decrements following insufficient sleep, while others are "resistant" and maintain baseline cognitive capability. Physiological markers (e.g.

Emotion habituation is accelerated in chronic mild traumatic brain injury.

: Risk for mental health disturbances (e.g., depression and anxiety), is elevated following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), even in the chronic stages of injury.

Sleep extension reduces fatigue in healthy, normally-sleeping young adults.

Objective: To assess the effects of one week of sleep extension on mood, fatigue and subjective sleepiness in normal-sleeping young adults.

Methods: Twenty-seven adults (age 24.4±5.

Effects of sleep extension on cognitive/motor performance and motivation in military tactical athletes.

Objective: Investigate the immediate and residual impacts of sleep extension in tactical athletes.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial (Sleep extension = EXT vs Control = CON) was conducted on 50 (EXT: 20.12 ± 2.

A Review of Environmental Barriers to Obtaining Adequate Sleep in the Military Operational Context.

Introduction: Sleep loss is ubiquitous in military settings, and it can be deleterious to cognitive, physiological, and operational functioning. This is especially true in the military operational context (e.g.

Sleep extension reduces pain sensitivity.

Introduction: Insufficient sleep increases pain sensitivity in healthy individuals. Additionally, extending sleep (eg, increasing nocturnal sleep time or adding a mid-day nap) has been shown to restore pain sensitivity to baseline levels in sleep deprived/restricted individuals. Whether sleep extension can reduce pain sensitivity beyond baseline levels in non-sleep restricted/deprived individuals remains unknown.

The role of sleep in emotional memory processing in middle age.

Sleep benefits memory in young adults, and this effect may be particularly strong for representations associated with negative emotion. Many aspects of sleep important for memory consolidation change with aging, particularly by middle age, suggesting that sleep-related consolidation may be reduced. However, the influence of sleep on memory has rarely been investigated in a middle-aged population.

Sleep Quality and Emotion Regulation Interact to Predict Anxiety in Veterans with PTSD.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating and common consequence of military service. PTSD is associated with increased incidence of mood disturbances (e.g.