Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: 10.17770/sie2020vol6.5094
Title: Self-reported musculoskeletal acute and overuse injuries among Latvian infantry soldiers
Authors: Nesterovica, Darja
Vaivads, Normunds
Stepens, Ainars
Lubkina, Velta
Kaupužs, Aivars
Znotiņa, Daina
Military Medicine Research and Study Centre
Keywords: 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
Issue Date: 20-May-2020
Publisher: Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija
Citation: 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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Series/Report no.: Society. Integration. Education=Sabiedrība. Integrācija. Izglītība
Abstract: 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
DOI: 10.17770/sie2020vol6.5094
ISSN: 1691-5887
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