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Title: | Initial subjective load carriage injury data collected with interviews and questionnaires |
Authors: | Birrell, SA Hooper, RH |
Keywords: | Soldiers;Health;Arm;Wounds & injuries;Blisters;Shouder pain;Leg |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Military Medicine |
Citation: | Military Medicine. 172(3): 306-311 |
Abstract: | This study aimed to identify the types, incidence, and causes of any potential load carriage injuries or discomfort as a result of a 2-hour, forced-speed, treadmill march carrying 20 kg. Subjective load carriage data were collected, through both interviews and questionnaires, from relatively inexperienced soldiers after a period of load carriage. Results from the study showed that the upper limb is very susceptible to short-term discomfort, whereas the lower limb is not. The shoulders were rated significantly more uncomfortable then any other region, and blisters were experienced by ∼60% of participants. Shoulder discomfort commences almost as soon as the load is added and increases steadily with time; however, foot discomfort increases more rapidly once the discomfort materializes. In conclusion, early development of shoulder pain or blisters may be a risk factor for severe pain or noncompletion of a period of prolonged load carriage. |
URI: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=24424813&site=ehost-live http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1881 |
ISSN: | 0026-4075 |
Appears in Collections: | Ergonomics Brunel Design School Research Papers |
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