Can Baseline Recruit Characteristics Predict Actual Injuries Sustained During New Zealand Army Basic Training?
This study identified that 2 physical performance characteristics were associated with lower limb injury in New Zealand Army recruits commencing basic training; not passing the entry 2.4 km timed run, and low right posterolateral Y Balance Test score for lower limb dynamic neuromuscular control. These findings suggest that physical performance screening may be used to identify recruits at high risk of injury entering training so that mitigation measures could be implemented to lower future injury risk.
Authors
- Suzanne Kuys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-4223)
- Narelle Hall
- M. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8310-4774)
- Michael Steele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9628-3057)
- Belinda R. Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-6395)
- Jacques Rousseau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1799-8375)
- Maria Constantinou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-0950)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- United States Army (US)
- Education New Zealand (NZ)
- Southern Cross University (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf443
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00