Neuromuscular training with injury prevention counselling to decrease the risk of acute musculoskeletal injury in young men during military service: A population-based, randomised study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Parkkari, Jari ^a,e   Taanila, Henri ^a,b,e   Suni, Jaana ^a   Mattila, Ville M ^b,e   Ohrankämmen, Olli ^c   Vuorinen, Petteri ^d   Kannus, Pekka ^a,e   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^d Staff Department   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEACHING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953805141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-35     Document Type: Article

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