SPARTAN Study

Military members often carry heavy loads while marching to complete missions. This marching can increase risk of injuries of the legs such as sprains and strains. Most previous studies investigating the impact of carrying heavy loads in male participants. With the opening of combat positions to women, there is an increased need to determine injury risk following walking with heavy loads in females. This study is determining musculoskeletal injury risk following load carriage in female Warfighters.