Injury Risk Analysis
Understanding the risk factors for injuries facilitates population specific interventions to reduce injury incidence reduces personal costs to individuals and financial cost to an organisation. We have undertaken both retrospective (i.e. from existing databases) and prospective (i.e. using questionnaires) analyses of injury risk factors during British Army basic training and a pre-deployment training cycle. Recommendations of interventions to reduce incidence were made.
In examining risk factors for injury prior to a deployment in Afghanistan, Optimal Performance Limited (OPL) were supported by the United States Army Public Health Command who are world leaders in understanding and evaluating military training injuries.
OPL were invited to deliver a keynote presentation on Injury Risk Analysis at The Military Training and Sports Injuries Conference in Dubai (UAE).
Our capabilities in this area include:
- Retrospective and prospective data collection and analysis
- Statistical analysis to model and predict injury incidence and/or training programme outcome
- Statistical analysis to determine individual characteristics (i.e. aerobic fitness, strength, gender) associated with injury risk
Example Injury Risk Analysis projects:
Wilkinson DM, Blacker SD , Richmond VL, Horner FE, Rayson MP, Speiss A, Knapik JJ. (2009) Injury Rates and Injury Risk Factors among British Army Infantry Soldiers. QinetiQ, Farnborough UK, QINETIQ/09/02508: 1 October 2009
Blacker SD, Wilkinson DM, Bilzon JLJ, Rayson MP. (2005) Risk Factors for the Development of Training Injuries among British Army Recruits. Optimal Performance Ltd., Bristol, UK, 28 September 2005
Rayson MP, Wilkinson DM. (2003) Potential Risk Modifiers for Training Outcome and Injury in Single Entry Recruits: Body Mass, Composition and Aerobic Fitness.Technical Report to DI Trg Pol(A). Optimal Performance Limited, Farnham, UK, 22 April 2003
