Relationship of footwear comfort, selected size, and lower leg overuse injuries among infantry soldiers

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dc.contributor.authorNesterovica, Darja
dc.contributor.authorVaivads, Normunds
dc.contributor.authorStepens, Ainars
dc.contributor.institutionMilitārās medicīnas pētījumu un studiju centrs
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T09:45:01Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T09:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-15
dc.descriptionFunding Information: This research was financially supported by a Rīga Stradiņš University doctoral research grant. Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the soldiers who participated in the study and the Latvian National Army Logistic Command Military Medical Support Centre for the support. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s).
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: High rates of musculoskeletal injuries such as plantar fasciitis and stress fractures have been observed among physically active military personnel. During service time, infantry soldiers use issued boots daily that should fit well and provide comfort to prevent injuries and decrease lower extremity pain effectively. The association of military boot comfort with overuse injuries remains unclear. This study investigates the relationship between the chosen military boot size, perceived boot comfort and lower leg overuse injury. METHODS: During the cross-sectional study, 227 (males, n = 213; females, n = 14) active-duty infantry soldiers at a mean age of 29.5 years old, and with an average service time of 7.2 years were assessed for a history of overuse injury, footprint length, appropriate shoe size, and footwear comfort. Males with a history of overuse injury (n = 32) and non-injured age-matched controls (n = 34) were selected for detailed testing and establishing the possible relationship between footwear comfort and lower leg overuse injury. RESULTS: No relationship was found between footwear comfort and a history of lower leg overuse injury. N = 38 (57.6%) of study subjects were wearing an inappropriate shoe size daily. Inappropriate shoe size usage affected footwear comfort ratings significantly. CONCLUSIONS: Study results showed that improper boot size was significantly related to comfort ratings but was not associated with a history of lower leg overuse injury.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent898306
dc.identifier.citationNesterovica, D, Vaivads, N & Stepens, A 2021, 'Relationship of footwear comfort, selected size, and lower leg overuse injuries among infantry soldiers', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 22, no. 1, 952. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04839-9
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12891-021-04839-9
dc.identifier.issn1471-2474
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC8594192
dc.identifier.otherunpaywall: 10.1186/s12891-021-04839-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/6863
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119038663&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectCumulative Trauma Disorders/diagnosis
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLeg
dc.subjectLeg Injuries
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMilitary Personnel
dc.subjectShoes
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject3.1 Basic medicine
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.titleRelationship of footwear comfort, selected size, and lower leg overuse injuries among infantry soldiersen
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