A Comparison of Cervical and Trunk Musculoskeletal Characteristics between Female and Male Army Helicopter Pilots

Exposure-related Differences on Neck and Trunk Musculoskeletal Characteristics in Us Army Helicopter Pilots

An anthropometric analysis of Korean male helicopter pilots for helicopter cockpit design.

UNLABELLED This study measured 21 anthropometric dimensions (ADs) of 94 Korean male helicopter pilots in their 20s to 40s and compared them with corresponding measurements of Korean male civilians and the US Army male personnel. The ADs and the sample size of the anthropometric survey were determined by a four-step process: (1) selection of ADs related to helicopter cockpit design, (2) evaluati...

Lumbar spine and hip flexibility and trunk strength in helicopter pilots with and without low back pain history.

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal issues facing military helicopter pilots. It is clinically important to identify differences in musculoskeletal characteristics between pilots with and without a LBP history for formulating effective interventions. OBJECTIVE To compare lumbar spine and hip flexibility and trunk strength in pilots with and without a LBP h...

Comparison of Trunk and Hip Strength and Flexibility between Pilots with and without a Self-Reported History of Low Back Pain

Context: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal issues facing military personnel, with a high prevalence reported in helicopter pilots. Although several risk factors (age, history of LBP, total flight-hours, total night-vision goggle flight-hours) have been previously identified, modifiable musculoskeletal characteristics have not been investigated in this population. Les...

Neck proprioception, strength, flexibility, and posture in pilots with and without neck pain history.

INTRODUCTION Neck pain (NP) is common among military helicopter pilots. Older age and more flight-hours have been associated with pilots with a history of NP. However, modifiable neuromuscular and musculoskeletal characteristics such as neck proprioception, strength, flexibility, and posture have rarely been investigated in military helicopter pilots with a history of NP. The purpose of the stu...