Injuries in women associated with a periodized strength training and running program.
Forty-five women participated in a 24-week physical training program designed to improve lifting, load carriage, and running performance. Activities included weightlifting, running, backpacking, lift and carry drills, and sprint running. Physicians documented by passive surveillance all training-related injuries. Thirty-two women successfully completed training program. Twenty-two women (48.9%) suffered least 1 injury during training, but only 2 women had to drop out of the study because of injuries. The rate of injury associated with lost training time was 2.8 injuries per 1,000 training hours of exposure. Total clinic visits and days lost from training were 89 and 69, respectively. Most injuries were the overuse type involving the lower back, knees, and feet. Weightlifting accounted for a majority of the lost training days. A combined strength training and running program resulted in significant performance gains in women. Only 2 out of 45 participants left the training program cause of injuries.
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Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760, USA.
Harman
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Worsham
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Sykes
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Frykman
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Backus
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019567:Back Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D017770:Lifting; D016015:Logistic Models; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology