Association Between Self-Reported Sleep Quality and Musculoskeletal Injury in Male Army Rangers.
Bradley M RitlandJacob A NaylorAlexxa F BesseyTina M BurkeJulie M HughesStephen A FoulisWalter J SowdenTony J CunninghamPublished in: Military medicine (2021)
In this cohort of male Army Rangers, In this cohort of male Army Rangers, those with a musculoskeletal injury reported poorer sleep quality than uninjured Rangers. Sleep duration was not associated with reported injuries; however, both the injured group and uninjured group averaged less than the recommended amounts of sleep. Further investigation into the relationship between musculoskeletal injury and sleep in military personnel is warranted.