In:
Strength & Conditioning Journal, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 38, No. 6 ( 2016-12), p. 55-60
Abstract:
THE AIM OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO DESCRIBE A NOVEL MILITARY UNIQUE OPERATOR READINESS ASSESSMENT (ORA). THE ORA WAS DESIGNED BY TACTICAL HUMAN OPTIMIZATION, RAPID REHABILITATION, AND RECONDITIONING PROFESSIONALS AS PART OF A RETURN-TO-DUTY PROTOCOL TO SPECIFICALLY EVALUATE THE MUSCULOSKELETAL READINESS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PREPAREDNESS OF PREVIOUSLY INJURED OPERATORS. THE ORA COMPRISES 11 TACTICALLY RELEVANT AND PHYSICALLY TAXING EVENTS COMPLETED IN ORDER WITH A 2-MINUTE REST BETWEEN EVENTS. DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RETURN-TO-DUTY PROTOCOL OF THIS NATURE IS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP FOR TACTICAL STRENGTH COACHES TO REDUCE RISK OF REINJURY TO PREVIOUSLY INJURED PERSONNEL.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1524-1602
DOI:
10.1519/SSC.0000000000000258
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2016
SSG:
31