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The Effect Of Tactical Tasks And Gear On Muscle Activation Of Swat Officers, Jason M. Keeler
The Effect Of Tactical Tasks And Gear On Muscle Activation Of Swat Officers, Jason M. Keeler
Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) officers constitute a subgroup of specialized law enforcement officers that perform a variety of tactical operations while wearing approximately 40 kg of tactical gear. Lower back pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal injury suffered by SWAT officers. Tactical gear places significant stress on the lower back. Thus, it is important to quantify the effect that tactical gear has on muscle activation levels of torso musculature while performing occupational tasks. Electromyography was evaluated on 20 male subjects (age: 34.7±4.5 yr.; height: 1.79±.10 m; body mass: 91.53±17.32 kg; mass of gear: 13.82±1.90 kg) while performing four tactical tasks …