Risk Factors for Sprains and Strains Among Physically Active Young Men: A US Army Study.

This investigation aimed to identify risk factors for lower extremity sprain/strain injuries in physically active men. Lower extremity (LE) sprain/strain injuries are a significant source of morbidity among physically active populations. Data on and risk factors for injuries, including personal characteristics, and physical training and fitness were obtained from male Soldiers in an operational US Army division (N=6,865) by survey.

Functional Movement Screen: Pain versus composite score and injury risk.

Objectives: The Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) has been used as a screening tool to determine musculoskeletal injury risk using composite scores based on movement quality and/or pain. However, no direct comparisons between movement quality and pain have been quantified.

Design: Retrospective injury data analysis.

Evaluating Injury Risk and Gender Performance on Health- and Skill-Related Fitness Assessments.

Grier, TL, Canham-Chervak, M, Bushman, TT, Anderson, MK, North, WJ, and Jones, BH. Evaluating injury risk and gender performance on health- and skill-related fitness assessments. J Strength Cond Res 31(4): 971-980, 2017-The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the association of injury risk and gender performance on health- and skill-related fitness assessments.

Effect of Mandatory Unit and Individual Physical Training on Fitness in Military Men and Women.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to look at the effect of additional individual physical training (PT) in addition to mandatory unit PT as well as other risk factors on physical fitness.

Design: A cross-sectional design.

Setting: This study was conducted on a US military installation.

Validity of Self-Reported Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index in a Military Population.

Many epidemiological studies rely on valid physical fitness data. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the validity of self-reported Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) data and determine whether men and women recall APFT performance differently. U.

The Functional Movement Screen and Injury Risk: Association and Predictive Value in Active Men.

Background: The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a series of 7 tests used to assess the injury risk in active populations.

Purpose: To determine the association of the FMS with the injury risk, assess predictive values, and identify optimal cut points using 3 injury types.

Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.

Pain on Functional Movement Screen Tests and Injury Risk.

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a tool intended to evaluate limitations or asymmetries of movement to detect individuals at risk for exercise- and sports-related injury. The purpose was to determine the association and predictive value of specific FMS tests with injury risk in physically active men. Soldiers aged 18-57 years completed the FMS (n = 2,476).

Physical training, smoking, and injury during deployment: a comparison of men and women in the US Army.

Purpose: To investigate changes in physical training (PT), fitness, and injury during deployment and identify differences between men and women.

Methods: Data were collected on male and female US Army Soldiers through self-reported surveys completed before and after deployment to Afghanistan. Changes in physical training activities, physical fitness, injury incidence, BMI, and smoking status were analyzed.

The effects of cross-training on fitness and injury in women.

Background: As combat arms occupations become available to women, adequate muscular strength and aerobic endurance will be essential for the completion of physically demanding job-related tasks. Therefore, in addition to US Army Physical Readiness Training, Soldiers will often engage in their own personal physical fitness training programs.

Purpose: To evaluate fitness and injury outcomes for women participating in personal cross-training programs compared to women performing one mode of training or having no personal fitness program.

Risk factors associated with higher body fat in US Army female soldiers.

Unlabelled: Increased body fat among US Soldiers is a continuing challenge that contributes to increased health risks and decreased combat readiness. Factors contributing to higher body fat among US Army female Soldiers have been minimally investigated.

Purpose: To investigate the risk factors associated with exceeding US Army body fat standards among active duty women in a light infantry brigade.