Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Military (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)

This authoritative reference examines the causes of--and offers workable solutions to--the widespread problem of musculoskeletal injuries among armed forces personnel. Specific chapters on combat, non-combat, training, and fitness injuries shed necessary light on the nature and scope of the epidemic, including impact on active service members and the resulting quality of life issues in veterans. An overview of these injuries by anatomic region highlights treatment, disability, and prevention issues in military settings. The book also translates the standard public health model for preventing injuries into military context, giving professionals guidelines for developing strategies tailored to the unique strengths and risks of this population. Featured in the coverage: * The burden of musculoskeletal injuries in the military. * Traumatic combat injuries. * Deployment and non-battle injuries. * Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries by anatomic region. * Application of the public health model for injury prevention. * Barriers to injury prevention in the military. Its depth of detail makes Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Military critical reading for orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers, military leaders, military and VA healthcare staff including physicians and policymakers, public health and injury prevention professionals, occupational health and safety professionals, musculoskeletal injury and disease researchers, and veterans' health advocacy groups.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2016
Editors:	Kenneth L Cameron • Brett D. Owens
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	317
Edition:	1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-2983-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Musculoskeletal medicine Books > Medicine > Surgery > Orthopaedics & fractures Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Occupational medicine
LSN:	1-4939-2983-6
Barcode:	9781493929832

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