4 results on '"Leho Rips"'
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2. Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in a Military Cadet Population Participating in an Injury-Prevention Program
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Ivar Vähi, Leho Rips, Ahti Varblane, and Mati Pääsuke
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exercise ,injury prevention ,General Medicine ,warm-up ,military training - Abstract
Background and Objectives: Musculoskeletal injuries are a major health hazard among military personnel. Previous research has proposed several exercise-based strategies for prevention. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an exercise-based injury-prevention program on the incidence of musculoskeletal injury, motor performance and psychosocial status. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six Estonian Military Academy cadets were randomly assigned into either an intervention or control group. The intervention group followed a neuromuscular exercise-based injury-prevention warm-up program, three times per week for 6 months. The control group continued with the usual warm-up. The main outcome measure was injury incidence during the study period. Additionally, evaluation of isokinetic lower-extremity strength, postural sway, physical fitness and psychosocial status was included pre- and post-intervention. Results: During the 6-month study period, the musculoskeletal injury incidence was 43% in the intervention group and 54% in the control group (RR = 0.8; 95% CI = 0.41 to 1.99). The noted 20% risk reduction was not statistically significant (p = 0.59). Furthermore, there were no statistically significant differences between the intervention and control group in motor performance or psychosocial status measures. Conclusions: In conclusion, no effect of the exercise-based injury-prevention program on injury risk, motor performance or psychosocial status could be detected.
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- 2023
3. Self-Reported Knee Pain Does Not Impact Physical Training Negatively in Conscripts
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Vahur Ööpik, Ahti Varblane, Indrek Olveti, Saima Timpmann, Madis Rahu, Jüri-Toomas Kartus, Alar Toom, Rein Kuik, Helena Gapeyeva, Marika Tammaru, Leho Rips, and Hanno Mölder
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Adult ,Estonia ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Knee Joint ,Physical fitness ,Pain ,Osteoarthritis ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Young adult ,Exercise ,030222 orthopedics ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,030229 sport sciences ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Test (assessment) ,Running time ,Military Personnel ,Knee pain ,Physical Fitness ,Physical performance ,Physical therapy ,Self Report ,medicine.symptom ,Knee injuries ,business - Abstract
Introduction Despite the great number of investigations on the effects of injuries during military service, there is limited information available on the use of self-reported instruments. This study evaluated self-reported knee pain (KP) and its effect on physical performance during military service in the Estonian Defense Forces. Material and Methods Ninety-five male conscripts aged 19–25 years were divided into two study groups based on the occurrence of KP or not. Self-reported KP and function according to the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) were measured. Physical fitness level was scored using the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). KOOS and APFT were measured in the beginning and at the end of the 6-month period of military service. Results Significant differences in favor of the group without KP (P Conclusion In conclusion, self-reported KP and limited function according to KOOS did not hinder the improvement of physical condition and running speed as assessed by APFT in Estonian conscripts.
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- 2020
4. Anabolic Adaptations Occur in Conscripts During Basic Military Training Despite High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Decrease in Iron Status
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Vahur Ööpik, Leho Rips, Helena Gapeyeva, Hanno Mölder, Saima Timpmann, Indrek Olveti, Hele-Reet Lille, Martin Mooses, Ahti Varblane, and Kersti Kõiv
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Estonia ,Male ,Gerontology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Hydrocortisone ,Iron ,Military service ,Physical fitness ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Body Mass Index ,Education ,Military medicine ,Hemoglobins ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Anabolic Agents ,0302 clinical medicine ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Medicine ,Testosterone ,Longitudinal Studies ,Analysis of Variance ,Research ethics ,business.industry ,Public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,030229 sport sciences ,General Medicine ,Vitamin D Deficiency ,Military Personnel ,Hematocrit ,Physical Fitness ,Erythrocyte Count ,business ,Body mass index ,Declaration of Helsinki - Abstract
In Estonian Defense Forces that are drawn up on the basis of the conscription model considerable numbers of young men are prematurely discharged from military service for medical reasons, but causes leading to premature dropout of conscripts have not been systematically studied. However, one of the factors involved could be relatively demanding physical training that starts at the beginning of military service in the form of basic military training (BMT). Cumulative training and nontraining stresses experienced by conscripts during BMT may exceed their physiological adaptability and increase the probability of becoming prematurely discharged. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to assess physiological responses to 10-week BMT in Estonian conscripts.The protocol of the study confirmed to the standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki and it was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Tartu. Mean ± SD age and body mass index of 94 conscripts studied was 20.9 ± 1.7 years and 24.2 ± 3.0 kg · mSignificant increases in serum testosterone concentration (60.6%), testosterone to cortisol ratio (61.1%), blood erythrocyte count (4.3%), hemoglobin concentration (3.8%) and hematocrit (2.2%), and decrease in serum ferritin concentration (39.3%) occurred between weeks 1 and 10 during BMT (in all cases p0.0001). Fifteen weeks later, these parameters were still at increased or decreased levels, respectively, compared to week 1. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH) D concentration50 nmol · LThese findings suggest that BMT induces anabolic physiological adaptations in conscripts despite vitamin D deficiency and decrease in iron status. However, high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and decline in iron status may limit physiological adaptations and improvement in physical work capacity to a suboptimal level. Furthermore, as vitamin D influences a variety of functions important for health, deficiency in conscripts should be considered a major concern that needs treatment. An acknowledged limitation of the study is the lack of a control group of conscripts possessing normal vitamin D status and stable serum ferritin levels throughout the study period. Nevertheless, the research design employed enabled to determine two factors that potentially limit physiological adaptability of conscripts to military training loads in ecologically authentic environment.
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- 2017
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