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Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits
Tactical trainees, like those entering the police force, are required to undergo vigorous training as part of their occupational preparation. This training has the potential to cause injuries. In addition, the physical training, communal living and pressures of tactical training are known to induce...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772257/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26907311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020237 |
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author | Orr, Robin Pope, Rodney Peterson, Samantha Hinton, Benjamin Stierli, Michael |
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description | Tactical trainees, like those entering the police force, are required to undergo vigorous training as part of their occupational preparation. This training has the potential to cause injuries. In addition, the physical training, communal living and pressures of tactical training are known to induce immune suppression and have the potential to increase the risk of illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between leg power, as measured by a vertical jump (VJ), and rates of reported injuries and illnesses during police recruit training. Retrospective data from recruits (n = 1021) undergoing basic police recruit training at an Australian Police Force College was collected. Recruits completed a VJ assessment at the commencement of their second state of training. Formally reported illness and injuries were collected 12 weeks later, following completion of training. Correlations between VJ height and rates of reported illness and injury were low (r = −0.16 and −0.09, respectively) but significant (p < 0.005), with VJ height accounting for 2.6% and 0.8% of the variance in illness and injury rates, respectively. In terms of relative risks, recruits with the lowest recorded VJ heights were more than three times as likely as those with highest VJ heights to suffer injury and/or illness. Police recruits with lower VJ height are at a significantly greater risk of suffering an injury or illness during police basic recruit training. |
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spelling | pubmed-47722572016-03-08 Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits Orr, Robin Pope, Rodney Peterson, Samantha Hinton, Benjamin Stierli, Michael Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Tactical trainees, like those entering the police force, are required to undergo vigorous training as part of their occupational preparation. This training has the potential to cause injuries. In addition, the physical training, communal living and pressures of tactical training are known to induce immune suppression and have the potential to increase the risk of illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between leg power, as measured by a vertical jump (VJ), and rates of reported injuries and illnesses during police recruit training. Retrospective data from recruits (n = 1021) undergoing basic police recruit training at an Australian Police Force College was collected. Recruits completed a VJ assessment at the commencement of their second state of training. Formally reported illness and injuries were collected 12 weeks later, following completion of training. Correlations between VJ height and rates of reported illness and injury were low (r = −0.16 and −0.09, respectively) but significant (p < 0.005), with VJ height accounting for 2.6% and 0.8% of the variance in illness and injury rates, respectively. In terms of relative risks, recruits with the lowest recorded VJ heights were more than three times as likely as those with highest VJ heights to suffer injury and/or illness. Police recruits with lower VJ height are at a significantly greater risk of suffering an injury or illness during police basic recruit training. MDPI 2016-02-19 2016-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4772257/ /pubmed/26907311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020237 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Orr, Robin Pope, Rodney Peterson, Samantha Hinton, Benjamin Stierli, Michael Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits |
title | Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits |
title_full | Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits |
title_fullStr | Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits |
title_full_unstemmed | Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits |
title_short | Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits |
title_sort | leg power as an indicator of risk of injury or illness in police recruits |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772257/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26907311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020237 |
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