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Occupational Relevance And Body Mass Bias In Military Physical Fitness Tests, Paul M. Vanderburgh
Occupational Relevance And Body Mass Bias In Military Physical Fitness Tests, Paul M. Vanderburgh
Paul M. Vanderburgh
Recent evidence makes a compelling case that U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force health-related physical fitness tests penalize larger, not just fatter, service members. As a result, they tend to receive lower scores than their lighter counterparts, the magnitude of which can be explained by biological scaling laws. Larger personnel, on the other hand, tend to be better performers of work-related fitness tasks such as load carriage, heavy lifting and materiel handling. This has been explained by empirical evidence that lean body mass and lean body mass to dead mass ratio (dead mass = fat mass and external load to …
Soldier Occupational Load Carriage – A Narrative Review Of Associated Injuries, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Venerina Johnston, Julia Coyle
Soldier Occupational Load Carriage – A Narrative Review Of Associated Injuries, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Venerina Johnston, Julia Coyle
Rodney P Pope
This narrative review examines injuries sustained by soldiers undertaking occupational load carriage tasks. Military soldiers are required to carry increasingly heavier occupational loads. These loads have been found to increase the physiological cost to the soldier and alter their gait mechanics. Aggregated research findings suggest that the lower limbs are the most frequent anatomical site of injury associated with load carriage. While foot blisters are common, other prevalent lower limb injuries include stress fractures, knee and foot pain, and neuropathies, like digitalgia and meralgia. Shoulder neuropathies (brachial plexus palsy) and lower back injuries are not uncommon. Soldier occupational load carriage …
Load Carriage: Impacts And Conditioning, Rob Orr
Load Carriage: Minimising Soldier Injuries Through Physical Conditioning - A Narrative Review, Rob M. Orr, Rodney Pope, Venerina Johnston, Julia Coyle
Load Carriage: Minimising Soldier Injuries Through Physical Conditioning - A Narrative Review, Rob M. Orr, Rodney Pope, Venerina Johnston, Julia Coyle
Rob Marc Orr
Background: With soldiers carrying increasing loads, physical conditioning may provide one means of reducing injuries and increasing the ability to train, maintain and retain soldiers.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the current literature on physical conditioning for load carriage and present the findings in a manner that will allow physical conditioning practitioners a means of applying them in a conditioning program.
Methods: Using key search terms, a literature search of academic databases (both civilian and military) was conducted, with additional relevant literature sought from military and civilian colleagues. Gathered papers were assessed against several key criteria …
Load Carriage: Minimising Soldier Injuries Through Physical Conditioning - A Narrative Review, Rob M. Orr, Rodney Pope, Venerina Johnston, Julia Coyle
Load Carriage: Minimising Soldier Injuries Through Physical Conditioning - A Narrative Review, Rob M. Orr, Rodney Pope, Venerina Johnston, Julia Coyle
Rodney P Pope
Background: With soldiers carrying increasing loads, physical conditioning may provide one means of reducing injuries and increasing the ability to train, maintain and retain soldiers.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the current literature on physical conditioning for load carriage and present the findings in a manner that will allow physical conditioning practitioners a means of applying them in a conditioning program.
Methods: Using key search terms, a literature search of academic databases (both civilian and military) was conducted, with additional relevant literature sought from military and civilian colleagues. Gathered papers were assessed against several key criteria …