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Victoria C. Edwards, Stephen D. Myers, Sophie L. Wardle, Andrew G. Siddall, Steven D. Powell, Sarah Needham-Beck, Sarah S. Kefyalew, Priya A. Singh, Elise R. Orford, Michelle C. Venables, Sarah Jackson, Julie P. Greeves, and Sam D. Blacker

British Army Officer Cadets (OCs) undertake the 44-week Commissioning Course (CC) at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), consisting of periods of training in camp and field exercises (FEXs). The course, which is necessarily arduous, consists of a typical mixture of military work and

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J. Joseph Caraway, Julius Shepard, Courtney Hintz, and Cody R. Butler

nervous system disturbances and hyperthermia, usually >40 °C rectal temperature.” 1 EHS is rare within the general population with a rate of 1.2 per 100,000 in high school athletes and less in nonactive individuals 2 ; however, this diagnosis is relatively common among US military warfighters. During the

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Danica Janicijevic, Sergio Miras-Moreno, Alejandro Pérez-Castilla, Jesús Vera, Beatriz Redondo, Raimundo Jiménez, and Amador Garcia-Ramos

; Vasterling et al., 2006 ). Military personnel are one of the population that places importance on RT because in combat situations the life of a soldier and the people in their proximity may depend on the ability to respond to different stimuli as quickly and as accurately as possible. Different tests have

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Victoria C. Edwards, Stephen D. Myers, Sophie L. Wardle, Andrew G. Siddall, Steve D. Powell, Sarah Needham-Beck, Sarah Jackson, Julie P. Greeves, and Sam D. Blacker

British Army Officer Cadet (OC) training is a 44-week Commissioning Course (CC) at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, consisting of periods of training in camp and field exercises and is characterized by high physical activity levels ( Bilzon et al., 2006 ). Consequently, during the CC

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Johannes Raabe, Elmer Castillo, and Johannes Carl

clearly designates in its mission statement that professional services in the field should be promoted “for use by athletes, coaches, non-sport performers (dancers, musicians), business professionals, and high-risk occupations (military, firefighters, police).” To accommodate these developments, the term

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Chris M. Edwards

Clinical Scenario Neck pain affects both civilian and military personnel, with a 1-year prevalence estimated at 26% to 37% and up to 62%, respectively. 1 The significantly higher incidence rate in military personnel has brought to light a need for effective treatment and mitigating protocols. This

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Bridgette M. Desjardins

hips limber, try to clear my head with the repetitive motion. It’s so cramped I barely have room. A brass band is playing a familiar tune. I can pin it as military but can’t name it. I glance at my watch—fifteen seconds—and train my eyes forward. Sweat trickles down my back. I accidentally brush

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Jaimie V. Little, Timothy G. Eckard, Lindsay J. DiStefano, Kenneth L. Cameron, Stephen W. Marshall, and Darin A. Padua

Lower-extremity (LE) BSI represents a problem that disproportionately impacts the health of military personnel. 1 – 3 Screening incoming military training populations for the prevention of LE injury is therefore an area of significant potential impact. 4 Musculoskeletal injury accounts for up to

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Paul E. Yeatts, Ronald Davis, Jun Oh, and Gwang-Yon Hwang

one type of physical activity that may relate to affective status ( Careless, 2014 ). Game outcome (i.e., winning or losing) may influence an athlete’s affective response ( Mack, Miller, Smith, Monaghan, & German, 2008 ). This is of particular interest among wounded military personnel who may use

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Matthew N. Peterson, Benjamin K. Kocher, Jeffery L. Heileson, and Marion V. Sanders

Tibial stress syndrome (TSS) is a common overuse injury that affects the lower extremities of athletes and military personnel. Colloquially known as “shin splints,” several definitions of TSS have been proposed. 1 , 2 TSS arises from musculotendinous inflammation and is typically diagnosed by pain