Considerations to Improve Tactical Professional Return to Duty Outcomes Following Musculoskeletal Injury
by Ryan Fowler, CSCS, TSAC-F, RSCC*D and Jared McGowen, CSCS
TSAC Report
March 2022
Vol 63, Issue 8
This article is intended to assist tactical facilitators in the construction of a well-designed tactical return to duty program to help combat against the musculoskeletal injury burden that exists within tactical professions.
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This article originally appeared in TSAC Report, the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication geared toward the training of tactical athletes, operators, and facilitators. It provides research-based articles, performance drills, and conditioning techniques for operational, tactical athletes. The TSAC Report is only available for NSCA Members. Read more articles from TSAC Report
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