Research Paper Title Smoking and Injury in Royal Marines’ Training. Background Training for the Royal Marines (RMs) is considered to be one of the most arduous military training regimes in the world. Approximately 16% of the annual intake of recruits suffer an injury. Smoking has been found to be a predisposition to injury. Objective To… Read More
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: The Role of CPR & AEDs
Current UK survival rates among people who have a cardiac arrest outside hospital remain extremely poor, varying from 2% to 12% (Perkins & Cooke, 2012). Every year an estimated 60 000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in the UK, 30 000 of which are treated by emergency medical services (Pell et al., 2003; Berdowski et al., 2010).… Read More
Gymnastic Injuries & the Army School of Physical Training.
Research Paper Title Role of Gymnastics in the Army School of Physical Training. Background As a result of a single spinal injury seen at Frimley Park Hospital, the researchers reviewed the injuries recorded at the Army School of Physical Training since December 1996. Method This was a retrospective review of all acute accidents and injuries… Read More
Physiotherapy Records to Characterise Musculoskeletal Injuries: Any Good?
Research Paper Title Review of Physiotherapy Records to Characterise Musculoskeletal Injury in Australian Soldiers in the 16th Air Defence Regiment. Background There is scant information on the types of musculoskeletal injuries, their causes and injury patterns that are sustained by Australian garrison soldiers (a permanent military post or place where troops are stationed). Rigorous physical… Read More
Fitness is Like…
The 7 P’s
An unofficial, but implicit, UK military maxim: Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. This particular phrase was ‘made famous’ on the TV series Soldier Soldier between 1991-1997.
UK Documentaries to Watch
There are a number of interesting TV documentaries being aired over the next week on UK TV regarding diets, health apps and exercise: Horizon – Monitor Me on BBC1 @ 9pm: Dr Kevin Fong explores the boom in apps and gadgets designed to help people monitor their health around the clock. Scotland the Fat on… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 