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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Monitoring Neuromuscular Performance in Military Personnel.

Justin J Merrigan, Jason D Stone, Andrew G Thompson, W Guy Hornsby, Joshua A Hagen

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
12.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin J MerriganRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5117-2388
Jason D StoneRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
Andrew G ThompsonRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
W Guy HornsbyRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6803-6200
Joshua A HagenRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2829-1191
West Virginia University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A necessarily high standard for physical readiness in tactical environments is often accompanied by high incidences of injury due to overaccumulations of neuromuscular fatigue (NMF). To account for instances of overtraining stimulated by NMF, close monitoring of neuromuscular performance is warranted. Previously validated tests, such as the countermovement jump, are useful means for monitoring performance adaptations, resiliency to fatigue, and risk for injury. Performing such tests on force plates provides an understanding of the movement strategy used to obtain the resulting outcome (e.g., jump height). Further, force plates afford numerous objective tests that are valid and reliable for monitoring upper and lower extremity muscular strength and power (thus sensitive to NMF) with less fatiguing and safer methods than traditional one-repetition maximum assessments. Force plates provide numerous software and testing application options that can be applied to military's training but, to be effective, requires the practitioners to have sufficient knowledge of their functions. Therefore, this review aims to explain the functions of force plate testing as well as current best practices for utilizing force plates in military settings and disseminate protocols for valid and reliable testing to collect key variables that translate to physical performance capacities.

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Military PersonnelMuscle StrengthExercise TestHumansLower ExtremityMovementcountermovement jumpdrop jumpforce platesisometric-mid-thigh pullmilitary personnelneuromuscular fatiguesoldierssquat jumptactical athletes

Identifiers

PMID33297554
PMCPMC7730580
OpenAlexW3112663702

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