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This text discusses the most common musculoskeletal injuries in military women. Prevention and management of these injuries are very important to sustain the fighting force and maintain military readiness. Information about the incidence, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of common musculoskeletal overuse and traumatic injuries sustained by women in the military is included.
Sections topics cover an overview of musculoskeletal injuries in military women; common lower extremity overuse injuries; common traumatic injuries; an overview of general injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques; and specific injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques in the military.
Table of Contents:
Foreword v
Acknowledgment vii
Introduction 1
Epidemiology 3
Overview of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Women 3
Common Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries in Military
Women 5
B one 5
Tendon 6
Common Traumatic Injuries in Military Women 22
Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation 37
Overview of General Injury Prevention, Treatment, and
Rehabilitation Techniques in the Military 37
Extrinsic Risk Factors 37
Intrinsic Risk Factors 37
General Prevention Strategies 38
Running Shoes 39
Multiple Intervention Programs 41
General Treatment and Rehabilitation Strategies 44
This publication will be useful to military physicians, physical therapists, and women in the military who want to learn how to prevent and treat common injuries sustained while serving.
