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Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation (ADMR): avoiding the pitfalls of ‘the Walker Dip’

Abstract: A key research theme identified during the 2021 Strategic Delivery Plan (SDP) for Defence Medical Services (DMS) Research was preventing and treating musculoskeletal …

Caring for the carers: an evaluation of the recovery, readjustment and reintegration programme (R3P)

Abstract: The challenges faced by healthcare workers, not least during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been extensively studied, and concerns continue to be highlighted …

Neurological rehabilitation following heat illness in the UK Armed Forces

Abstract: Heat illness remains a significant threat to health in the UK Armed Forces despite recent improvements in the prevention of cases. A small number of heat illness …

COVID-19 outbreak in a vaccinated deployed military population

Abstract: COVID-19 continues to threaten deployed forces, through both the physical illness and consequent isolation.1–3 It may have been hoped vaccination would reduce the …

Veterans' experiences of moral injury, treatment and recommendations for future support

Abstract: Moral injury (MI) significantly impacts the lives of many UK military veterans however, there is a lack of manualised treatment to address the needs of this population. …

Military trauma and orthopaedics experience of the UK COVID-19 pandemic: a lesson in versatility and how it can influence our deployed role

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated unprecedented change within the NHS. Some medical staff have been deployed into unfamiliar roles, while others have been exposed to …

Descriptive record of the activity of military critical care transfer teams deployed to London in April 2020 to undertake transfer of patients with COVID-19

Abstract: In the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, military healthcare teams were deployed to London to assist the London Ambulance Service t transfer ventilated patients between …

Asymptomatic Mass Testing in British Military Deployed Personnel During a COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract: This letter details the mass asymptometic COVID-29 PCR testing that occured in January 2021 training excercises conducted by the British Army overseas. The authors …

Lightning in Brunei: a follow-up of a single strike affecting 29 serving personnel of the Royal Gurkha Rifles

Abstract: On 25 August 2020, 29 British Forces Brunei (BFB) service personnel were hospitalised after being struck by lightning during a company-level training exercise in the …

Using CT scans to determine the optimal sizes of hard armour plates to protect the torso for UK female Armed Forces personnel

Abstract: Hard armour plates provide coverage to essential anatomical structures in the torso that, if injured, would likely be responsible for death before damage control surgery …

Personalised digital technology for mental health in the armed forces: the potential, the hype and the dangers

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a digital technology revolution which included widespread use in remote healthcare settings, remote working and use of technology to …

Integration of strength training into UK Defence Rehabilitation practice: current trends and future challenges

Abstract: The use of strength and conditioning (S&C) in musculoskeletal rehabilitation has gained wide acceptance among the rehabilitation community. However, there is an …