Bone Stress Response Injuries in Law Enforcement Recruits
by Michael Fanning, CSCS
TSAC Report
March 2021
Vol 59, Issue 2
This article looks to explain why law enforcement recruits have higher incidences of lower extremity bone stress responses and stress fractures. It also explores injury mitigation pathways to increase the graduation rates among law enforcement academies.
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