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Army.ca Fixture
- Reaction score
- 2,638
- Points
- 1,160
For those who want a little background to the discussion:
Royal Canadian Air Force Neck- and Back-Trouble Research
A Historical Review DRDC-RDDC-2016-D031 July 2016
http://cradpdf.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/PDFS/unc237/p804318_A1b.pdf
And to stir the pot a little in the aircrew vs combat arms sub-plot a little something from our neighbours to the south.
USARIEM TECHNICAL REPORT T06-01
A BASELINE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NECK AND BACK-RELATED MORBIDITY IN THE U.S. ARMY: OCCUPATIONAL RISKS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO HEAD-SUPPORTED MASS
There is a lot more in the USARIEM report and the above highlighted excerpt is not to be construed as the conclusion. If you can wade through the statistics, it may be of interest to anyone who wants a more in-depth analysis of the problem.
Royal Canadian Air Force Neck- and Back-Trouble Research
A Historical Review DRDC-RDDC-2016-D031 July 2016
http://cradpdf.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/PDFS/unc237/p804318_A1b.pdf
And to stir the pot a little in the aircrew vs combat arms sub-plot a little something from our neighbours to the south.
USARIEM TECHNICAL REPORT T06-01
A BASELINE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NECK AND BACK-RELATED MORBIDITY IN THE U.S. ARMY: OCCUPATIONAL RISKS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO HEAD-SUPPORTED MASS
RESULTS
FREQUENCIES AND UNADJUSTED RATES OF NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND CONDITIONS
Table 5 displays the frequency of neck- and back-related conditions observed
during the study period, stratified by rank. During the study period there were a total of
1,257,878 back- or neck-related health encounters and/or disability-related diagnoses.
The vast majority (85%, N = 1,072,643) were for back-related conditions. However,
there were significant rank associations such that officers were relatively more likely
than enlisted to experience a neck injury versus back injury. Thirteen and a half percent
of enlisted Soldier neck- and back-related encounters were related to neck problems,
while 23.5% of officer neck- and back-related injury encounters were for neck problems.
However, officers with acute neck injuries were more likely than enlisted with acute neck
injuries to be treated in an outpatient setting, suggesting officer neck injuries may be
less serious; 9.2% of enlisted with acute neck injuries were hospitalized compared to
3.4% of officers with acute neck injuries treated in either hospital or outpatient setting.
There is a lot more in the USARIEM report and the above highlighted excerpt is not to be construed as the conclusion. If you can wade through the statistics, it may be of interest to anyone who wants a more in-depth analysis of the problem.