Background The police profession is a high-strain and high-risk profession, sometimes
resulting in poor physical, mental and social health. This systematic review aims to identify …

Load carriage (LC) is a contributing factor to musculoskeletal injury in many occupations.
Given that falls are a common mechanism of injury for those frequently engaging in LC …

Purpose Musculoskeletal disorders are considered as a major issue affecting the health and
well-being of active duty police. Discomfort from wearing mandatory equipment and sitting …

Previous research has widely recognized the challenges uniformed police officers face in
their working lives. However, little is known about the overall lifestyles of police officers …

Background Patrolling police officers engage in different mentally, socially, and physically
challenging life contexts which may affect their life and health. The aim of this scoping …

Police working in active duty have a high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain, with lower
back pain being the most frequently reported. As a part of uniform regulations, Swedish …

Law enforcement officers (LEOs) use protective equipment to ensure safety. However,
equipment carriage has been shown to impair movement quality and may increase the risk …

A burgeoning body of literature has demonstrated the relevance of officer appearance for
public perceptions of police. Much less research, however, has explored how officer …

The main purpose of the study was to explore the effects of carrying police equipment on
spatiotemporal and kinetic gait parameters. Two-hundred and seventy-five healthy men and …

Kukić, F, Janković, R, Dawes, JJ, Orr, R, and Koropanovski, N. Effects of occupational load
on the acceleration, change of direction speed, and anaerobic power of police officers. J …