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The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

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Sell, TC; Abt, JP; Nagai, T; Deluzio, JB; Lovalekar, M; Wirt, MD; Lephart, SM
Published in: Mil Med
March 2016

UNLABELLED: The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program (ETAP) was scientifically developed for the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to counter unintentional musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). PURPOSE: To determine if ETAP would reduce unintentional MSIs in a group of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldiers. METHODS: ETAP-trained noncommissioned led physical training. 1,720 Soldiers were enrolled (N = 1,136 experimental group [EXP], N = 584 control group [CON]) with injuries tracked before and after initiation of ETAP. The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes were analyzed and described the anatomic locations, anatomic sub-locations, onset, and injury types. McNemar tests compared the proportions of injured subjects within each group. RESULTS: There was a significant reduction in the proportion of Soldiers with preventable MSIs in the EXP (pre: 213/1,136 (18.8%), post: 180/1,136 (15.8%), p = 0.041) but not in the CON. In addition, there was a significant reduction in stress fractures in the EXP (pre: 14/1,136 (1.2%), post: 5/1,136 (0.4%), p = 0.022) but no significant differences in the CON. CONCLUSION: The current analysis demonstrated that ETAP reduces preventable MSIs in garrison. The capability of ETAP to reduce injuries confirms the vital role of a scientifically designed training program on force readiness and health.

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Mil Med

DOI

EISSN

1930-613X

Publication Date

March 2016

Volume

181

Issue

3

Start / End Page

250 / 257

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • United States
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Physical Fitness
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Sell, T. C., Abt, J. P., Nagai, T., Deluzio, J. B., Lovalekar, M., Wirt, M. D., & Lephart, S. M. (2016). The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Mil Med, 181(3), 250–257. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00674
Sell, Timothy C., John P. Abt, Takashi Nagai, Jennifer B. Deluzio, Mita Lovalekar, Michael D. Wirt, and Scott M. Lephart. “The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).Mil Med 181, no. 3 (March 2016): 250–57. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00674.
Sell TC, Abt JP, Nagai T, Deluzio JB, Lovalekar M, Wirt MD, et al. The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Mil Med. 2016 Mar;181(3):250–7.
Sell, Timothy C., et al. “The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).Mil Med, vol. 181, no. 3, Mar. 2016, pp. 250–57. Pubmed, doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00674.
Sell TC, Abt JP, Nagai T, Deluzio JB, Lovalekar M, Wirt MD, Lephart SM. The Eagle Tactical Athlete Program Reduces Musculoskeletal Injuries in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Mil Med. 2016 Mar;181(3):250–257.

Published In

Mil Med

DOI

EISSN

1930-613X

Publication Date

March 2016

Volume

181

Issue

3

Start / End Page

250 / 257

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • United States
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Physical Fitness
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female