Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Slovenian Armed Forces
Knee Injuries and Disorders, Ankle Injuries and Disorders, Low Back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Knee Injuries and Disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- no major injuries that would require more than 4 weeks to recover upon entry into the stufy
- age >18 y
- finished initial Army training
Sites / Locations
- University in Ljubljana
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Functional training
Regular army training
15 weeks of structured exercise intervention in the form of functional training. We have divided 15 weeks into 5 cycles each cycle lasting 3 weeks. Intervention will be administered twice per week, and each session will last 45 minutes.Each 45 minutes will be further divided into 10 minutes of functional warm-up, 30 minutes of neuromuscular training (strength, agility, balance, coordination) and 5 minutes of cool down. During the 3 week period the intensity of exercise will be increased with different form of same exercise, different number of repetitions and exercise duration.
Regular military training.