Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders at the NFL combine--Trends from 1987 to 2000

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The presence of musculoskeletal disorders in National Football League players is reviewed and an attempt is made to hypothesize that fewer players were medically prohibited over the calendar time 1987 to 2000. The percentage of athletes with a failing grade decreased, especially those with a history of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Goods & services distribution, New York, Channels of Distribution, Health aspects, Surveys, Distribution, Athletes, National Football League, Company distribution practices, Musculoskeletal diseases

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Musculoskeletal modeling and the prediction of in vivo and joint forces

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Musculoskeletal biomechanics are based on appropriate biomechanical, physiological and mathematical models of the biological system under investigation and they employ a variety of analytical approaches. However the limitations are its inability to distribute predicted forces and torques to individual tissues and around skeletal joints.

Analysis, Biomechanics, Biological systems, Musculoskeletal physiology

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Epidemiological patterns of musculoskeletal injuries and physical training

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This article describes research to identify rates of musculoskeletal injuries in US Marine Corps recruits with the possibility of identifying what parts of their physical training are responsible. Results suggest vigorous physical training may be a factor in such injuries.

Research, Officials and employees, Exercise, Stress fractures, United States. Marine Corps

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