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The Association Between Fitness Test Scores and Musculoskeletal Injury in Police Officers

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  • Liana Lentz

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9 Canada)

  • Jason R. Randall

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9 Canada)

  • Christine A. Guptill

    (Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada)

  • Douglas P. Gross

    (Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada)

  • Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9 Canada)

  • Donald Voaklander

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9 Canada)

Abstract

A police officer’s career is hazardous and physically demanding. In order to perform occupational tasks effectively and without injury, officers require adequate physical abilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between scores on several fitness tests and musculoskeletal injury in a group of municipal police officers. This retrospective study used existing data to examine the relationship between risk of injury and fitness test performance. Injured and uninjured police officers scored significantly differently on several fitness measures. A multivariate regression indicated that a combination of age, sex, number of pull ups completed and maximal oxygen consumption (VO 2max ) best explained injury risk. Additionally, the findings indicated an interaction between sex and VO 2max , and so the effect of VO 2max on injury risk cannot be understood without accounting for sex.

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  • Liana Lentz & Jason R. Randall & Christine A. Guptill & Douglas P. Gross & Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan & Donald Voaklander, 2019. "The Association Between Fitness Test Scores and Musculoskeletal Injury in Police Officers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:23:p:4667-:d:290122
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