Musculoskeletal injuries in military physical training and their relationships with body composition of brazilian cadets.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21116/ri.v73i1.877Keywords:
Cumulative traumatic disorders, body composition, militaryAbstract
to compare the body composition (BC) of injured and uninjured soldiers, before and after seven months of military physical training (MPT); compare BC between military personnel with micro and macrotraumatic injuries and uninjured before and after seven months of MPT; to check if there is an influence of age on BC variables. Casuistry and methods: This is a retrospective study with assessment of BC by dual emission X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) between the beginning and after seven months, comparing these changes between the group of injured and non-injured during the same period. Results: There was no significant difference between the group of injured and uninjured regarding the variation in body composition and anthropometry evaluated in the period evaluated. There was also no difference regarding the alteration of these variables between subjects with micro and macrotraumatic injuries and those who were not injured. Age did not influence the BC variables in the first and second assessments. Conclusion: The occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries or micro and macrotraumatic injuries did not affect the evolution of BC after seven months of MPF compared to non-injured ones and age did not influence the WC variables in these subjects.