Below are my notes on Grier et al.’s: “Sleep duration and musculoskeletal injury incidence in physically active men and women: A study of U.S. Army Special Operation Forces soldiers” published in Sleep Health in 2020.
They studied musculoskeletal (MSK) injury risk (injuries to muscle and skeleton) in physically active populations. They analyzed and evaluated the relationship between sleep duration and MSK injury incidence.
Methods
How did they conduct the study? They used electronic survey and analyzed 7,576 soldiers from the US Army Special Operations Command.
Results
They found that soldiers who slept for less than or equal to 4 hours were 2.35 times more likely to experience a MSK injury compared with those who slept more than or equal to 8 hours. So, get your sleep!
- Grier T, Dinkeloo E, Reynolds M, Jones BH. Sleep duration and musculoskeletal injury incidence in physically active men and women: A study of U.S. Army Special Operation Forces soldiers. Sleep Health. 2020;6(3):344-349. doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2020.01.004