TY - JOUR
T1 - Load Carriage for Female Military Personnel
AU - Orr, Rob Marc
AU - Pope, Rodney
AU - O'Shea, Simone
AU - Knapik, Joseph
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - This article reviews the physiological, biomechanical, and health impacts of load carriage on the female soldier and includes issues impacting on the female athlete and hence female soldier. Physiological factors (e.g., mass, strength, and aerobic endurance) and biomechanical factors (e.g., forward trunk lean and step length) have the potential to increase the energy cost of load carriage and injury risk. Optimal load carriage conditioning guidelines are presented while considering issues specific to the female soldier, including the female athlete triad and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, which can likewise reduce performance and increase injury risk.
AB - This article reviews the physiological, biomechanical, and health impacts of load carriage on the female soldier and includes issues impacting on the female athlete and hence female soldier. Physiological factors (e.g., mass, strength, and aerobic endurance) and biomechanical factors (e.g., forward trunk lean and step length) have the potential to increase the energy cost of load carriage and injury risk. Optimal load carriage conditioning guidelines are presented while considering issues specific to the female soldier, including the female athlete triad and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, which can likewise reduce performance and increase injury risk.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85092062842&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000514
DO - 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000514
M3 - Article
SN - 1533-4295
VL - 42
SP - 50
EP - 58
JO - Strength and Conditioning Journal
JF - Strength and Conditioning Journal
IS - 4
ER -