Publications by authors named "Jonathan D Lesher"
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- * Out of 160 participants, 36% reported experiencing 78 MSI, with significant factors including heavy loads, prolonged carrying of gear, and strenuous lifting activities increasing injury risk.
- * The findings suggest that heavier equipment and frequent lifting elevate the likelihood of MSI, while better performance in sit-ups before deployment appears to lower that risk.
Each year musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) result in thousands of lost duty days and medical discharges. Women represent 15% of the Army and have higher incidence of injury than male soldiers; studies that have investigated MSIs in deployed women are lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this prospective cohort study was to investigate MSIs in women during a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Predictive validity/diagnostic test study.
Objective: To determine the predictive validity and interrater reliability of selected clinical exam items and to develop a clinical prediction rule (CPR) to determine which patients respond successfully to patellar taping.
Background: Patellar taping is often used to treat patients with PFPS.