Primary findings indicate that there is ( a ) strong evidence that poor performance on a set distance run for time is a predictor for MSK-I risk in both genders ; ( b ) strong evidence that poor performance on timed shuttle runs is a predictor for MSK-I risk in males ; ( c ) moderate evidence in males and limited evidence in females that poor performance on a timed step test is a predictor of MSK-I risk ; and ( d ) limited or insufficient evidence that poor performance on the Cooper run test , maximal and submaximal aerobic grade d exercise tests , and the Conconi test are predictors of MSK-I risk in males or females or both .
Several measures of CRE are risk factors for training-related MSK-I in military and civilian athletic population s , indicating that CRE may be an important measure for MSK-I risk stratification
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 1—cardiorespiratory endurance .
J Strength Cond Res 31(6 ) : 1744–1757 , 2017—Musculoskeletal injuries ( MSK-Is ) are a significant health problem for both military and athletic population s. Research indicates that MSK-I is associated with physical fitness ; however , the association between specific components of physical fitness and MSK-I in military and athletic population s has not been systematic ally examined .
Effect of pre-accession physical fitness on training injuries among US Army recruits.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of pre-accession physical fitness , as measured by a five-minute step test , with incidence of overuse injuries and outpatient healthcare utilization among male United States ( US ) Army recruits . PARTICIPANTS US Army male trainees who met weight st and ards and took a pre-accession fitness test .  METHODS In this prospect i ve cohort study , incidence and outpatient healthcare visits for overuse injuries during the first 90 days of military service were compared between recruits who failed the pre-accession step test with those who passed . RESULTS The hazard rate ratio for injury among recruits who failed the fitness test compared to those who passed the test was 1.31 ( 95 % C.I = 1.20 - 1.44 ) . Among the subset of recruits with at least one medical encounter for an overuse injury , the utilization rate ratio for subjects who failed the fitness test versus those who passed was 1.15 ( 95 % C.I = 1.09 - 1.22 ) . Other factors associated with increased risk of injury or healthcare utilization include age , body mass index , and smoking history . CONCLUSIONS Risk of injury and utilization were associated with fitness test results . These findings may have implication s for military accession and training policy as well as for other physically dem and ing training programs such as police , fire fighters and athletes
Primary findings indicate that there is ( a ) strong evidence that poor performance on a set distance run for time is a predictor for MSK-I risk in both genders ; ( b ) strong evidence that poor performance on timed shuttle runs is a predictor for MSK-I risk in males ; ( c ) moderate evidence in males and limited evidence in females that poor performance on a timed step test is a predictor of MSK-I risk ; and ( d ) limited or insufficient evidence that poor performance on the Cooper run test , maximal and submaximal aerobic grade d exercise tests , and the Conconi test are predictors of MSK-I risk in males or females or both .
Several measures of CRE are risk factors for training-related MSK-I in military and civilian athletic population s , indicating that CRE may be an important measure for MSK-I risk stratification
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 1—cardiorespiratory endurance .
J Strength Cond Res 31(6 ) : 1744–1757 , 2017—Musculoskeletal injuries ( MSK-Is ) are a significant health problem for both military and athletic population s. Research indicates that MSK-I is associated with physical fitness ; however , the association between specific components of physical fitness and MSK-I in military and athletic population s has not been systematic ally examined .