Self-reported musculoskeletal acute and overuse injuries among Latvian infantry soldiers
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2020-05-20
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Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija
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Musculoskeletal injuryis the leading cause of disability among different military populationsthat results in socioeconomic burden and negatively affects military readiness. Study aim wasto describe self-reported musculoskeletal injuries among Latvian infantry soldiers during one-year period. Survey-based cross-sectional studywas carried out. Data was assessed using survey about injuries that occurred in one-year period during annual medical check-up.Musculoskeletal injuries were classified accordingto body regions as it is in Barellinjury matrix and by injury type –acute or overuse.Study results showed in one-year injury incidence rate was 867.8casesper 1000 person-years (95% CI 824.8 –913.0) with total 197 musculoskeletal injuries reported among active duty infantry soldiers.Typical acute injuries were superficial contusion injuries (n=24), fractures (n=21), joint dislocations (n=21) and sprains (n=29). Typical overuse diagnoses were lower back pain (n=42), patellofemoral pain syndrome (n=11), medial tibial stress syndrome (n=9), plantar fasciitis (n=8). Present study showed high incidenceof overuse back injuries and overuse and acute lower leg injuries. Mostly of reported injuriescould be classified as preventable andshouldbe reduced through injury reduction programmes
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Barell matrix, musculoskeletal injuries, military personnel, occupational health, 3.3 Health sciences, 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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Nesterovica, D, Vaivads, N & Stepens, A 2020, Self-reported musculoskeletal acute and overuse injuries among Latvian infantry soldiers. in V Lubkina, A Kaupužs & D Znotiņa (eds), Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība = Society. Integration. Education : starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli = proceedings of the international scientific conference. vol. 6 : Sabiedrības veselība un sports. Pētījumi ekonomikas un vadības jomā ilgtspējīgai izglītībai , Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība, Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija, Rēzekne, pp. 354-360, International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education: Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība”, 2020, Rēzekne, Latvia, 22/05/20. https://doi.org/10.17770/sie2020vol6.5094
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