@article{ref1,
title="Cardiorespiratory fitness is a risk factor for lower-limb and back injury in law enforcement officers commencing their basic training: a prospective cohort study",
journal="Research in sports medicine",
year="2022",
author="Murphy, Myles C. and Merrick, Nicole and Mosler, Andrea B. and Allen, Garth and Chivers, Paola and Hart, Nicolas H.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We aimed to report the epidemiology of lower-limb and lumbosacral injuries in Police Force recruits. We performed a cohort study of Police Force recruits undergoing a six-month training program with prospective injury data collected between 2018 and 2021. Cardiorespiratory fitness was quantified by the beep-test and police-specific-functional-capacity was quantified using a specifically designed physical performance evaluation (PPE) tool. Injury frequency and prevalence were reported. Fifteen percent (n = 180) of study Police Force recruits (n = 1,181) sustained a lower-limb or lumbosacral injury. The six-month training program significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness (p < 0.001) and functional capacity (p < 0.001). Increased cardiorespiratory fitness at baseline decreased injury risk (OR = 0.8, 95%CI: 0.66-0.97, p = 0.019). Injury rates decreased over time and females were injured significantly earlier than males (HR = 0.70, 95%CI: 0.52 to 0.95, p = 0.021). Interventions that can pre-condition Police Force recruits prior to the commencement of their basic physical training may reduce the number of lower-limb and lumbosacral injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-8627",
doi="10.1080/15438627.2022.2139618",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2022.2139618"
}