Injuries derived from military training in 6th level cadets of the José María Córdova military school

Lesiones derivadas del entrenamiento militar en los cadetes de 6° nivel de la escuela militar José maría Córdova

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Cristian David Ríos Pinillos
Laura Elizabeth Castro Jiménez
Paula Janyn Melo Buitrago
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Introduction: in the majority of military populations in Colombia, the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are unknown; it has been reported in other studies worldwide that these occur mostly as a result of military training.


Objective: to characterize the mechanism of injury, type of injury and the prevalence of injuries derived from military physical training at the José María Córdova Military School (ESMIC) in sixth-level students (ensign).


Materials and methods: mixed study, in the quantitative phase a survey was carried out with a random sampling of 39 ensigns with 95% CI; As a qualitative part, 5 semi-structured interviews were carried out.


Results: it was found that one of the most prevalent injuries is ankle sprains (12.8%); The causes for which a cadet may suffer an injury are diverse, but the main causes were "flipping", a blow or fall, and equipment or clothing. Likewise, it was found that subjects with one injury are more likely to have a second injury. In the results of the qualitative phase, it is evident that one of the causes of injury is not warming up and stretching before and after military physical exercise; this leads to a greater number of injuries to the lower limbs.


Conclusions: knowledge of the presence of injuries in this population group reveals the little knowledge there is of their training processes and opens the door to generate research in military physical training as well as injury prevention.

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Cristian David Ríos Pinillos, Universidad Santo Tomás

Profesional en Cultura Física Deporte y Recreación. Grupo de Investigación Cuerpo, Sujeto y Educación. Universidad Santo Tomás, Bogotá –Colombia.

Laura Elizabeth Castro Jiménez, Universidad Santo Tomás

Estudiante de Doctorado en Humanidades, Humanismo y Persona. Magíster en Salud Pública. Fisioterapeuta. Docente. Grupo de Investigación Cuerpo, Sujeto y Educación, línea de investigación Estudios sociales del proceso salud-enfermedad. Universidad Santo Tomás, Bogotá –Colombia.

Paula Janyn Melo Buitrago, Escuela Militar de Cadetes José María Córdova

Magíster en Fisiología del deporte. Especialista en Docencia Universitaria. Licenciada en Educación física Recreación y Deporte. Coordinadora de investigaciones de la Facultad de Educación Física Militar, Líder Grupo de investigación Fortius, línea de investigación Entrenamiento Físico Militar. Escuela Militar de Cadetes José María Córdova. Dirección postal: Calle 64a # 52-53 Interior 8 Apto 201, Bogotá –Colombia.

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