Identifying Seasonal Trends for Environmental Illness Incidence in the US Army

Research Paper Title Seasonal Trends for Environmental Illness Incidence in the US Army. Background The incidence of and risk factors for exertional heat illness (EHI) and cold weather injury (CWI) in the US Army have been well documented. The “heat season”, when the risk of EHI is highest and application of risk mitigation procedures is… Read More

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What are the Occupational Outcomes & Revision Rates for Medial Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in US Military Servicemembers?

Research Paper Title Occupational Outcomes and Revision Rates for Medial Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in US Military Servicemembers. Background This study evaluates return to work and revision rates for medial unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) in a high-demand military cohort. Methods Patient demographic and clinical variables were isolated from the medical records of active-duty military servicemembers with… Read More

What is the Effect of Repeated Occupational Exposure to Low-level Blast in the Canadian Armed Forces?

Research Paper Title Repeated Occupational Exposure to Low-level Blast in the Canadian Armed Forces: Effects on Hearing, Balance, and Ataxia. Background Recently, there has been increasing concern about the adverse health effects of long-term occupational exposure to low-level blast in military personnel. Occupational blast exposure occurs routinely in garrison through use of armaments and controlled… Read More

The Military Physical Loading Questionnaire & the Effects of Occupational Loading

Research Paper Title The test-retest reliability of the Military Physical Loading Questionnaire (MPLQ). Background Despite the high prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries, there is a shortage of data quantifying the risk factors attributable to cumulative occupational demands among UK Military personnel. The researchers developed a new comprehensive questionnaire that examines occupational and operational physical loading during… Read More

Burnout in Military Nurses

Research Paper Title Sociodemographic and occupational aspects associated with burnout in military nursing workers. Background The purpose of the is study was to analyse the association between burnout and sociodemographic and occupational features of military nursing workers. Methods A cross-sectional study, developed in five military hospitals of the Army of Rio Grande do Sul State,… Read More

Identifying Insomnia-suspectible Occupations in the Military

Research Paper Title The relationship between military occupation and diagnosed insomnia following combat deployment. Background The objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between military occupation and diagnosed insomnia following combat deployment. Methods This retrospective cohort study was conducted using existing electronic military databases. Eligible participants were military personnel with a deployment to… Read More

What is the Long-term Capacity to Return to Work following Gunshot Injury?

Research Paper Title Occupational outcomes following combat-related gunshot injury: Cohort study. Background The long-term impact of gun violence on physical function and occupational disability remains poorly explored. The researchers sought to examine the effect of combat-related gunshot injury on work capacity within a cohort of military service members and identify clinical characteristics that influence the… Read More