Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .
Cigarette smoking, physical fitness, and injuries in infantry soldiers.
Reliable data on the impact of physical training on light infantry units in terms of injuries and time loss are sparse . This study evaluated a light infantry unit ( n = 181 ) prospect ively and followed it throughout one year of infantry training and operations . Fifty-five percent of the soldiers ( n = 101 ) experienced one or more injuries . Eighty-eight percent of the injuries were training-related conditions , which result ed in 1,103 days of limited duty . Lower extremity overuse injuries were the most common type of injury documented . Fractures accounted for the greatest number of days of limited duty . Risk factors for training-related injuries identified by this study were cigarette smoking , high percentage of body fat , extremely high or low body mass index , low endurance levels , and low muscular endurance levels ( sit-ups ) . Logistic regression showed that cigarette smoking and low endurance levels were independent risk factors for training injuries . These data indicate that the incidence of training-related injuries in infantry units is high . A number of modifiable injury risk factors were identified , suggesting that many of these injuries may be preventable
Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .