A Wellness Approach to Investigating Student Veterans’ Career Goals

A qualitative methodology was utilized to assess the wellness factors student Veterans (N = 10) perceived as influential to their decision to separate from the military and choice of intended career path. Participants included prior enlisted student Veterans pursuing undergraduate degrees at a mid-sized Midwestern university. Interview transcripts were coded according to the Indivisible Self Model of Wellness (IS-Wel; Myers & Sweeney, 2004) and analyzed phenomenologically. Participants referenced Control and Self-Worth as motivators for separation from military service; Work and Thinking were the main themes regarding choice of future profession. Additional themes emerged in reference to how Veterans’ priorities changed during their time in service. The IS-Wel serves as an innovative approach for facilitating student Veteran career development

Loading during Midstance of Gait Is Associated with Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage Composition Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Objective A complex association exists between aberrant gait biomechanics and posttraumatic knee osteoarthritis (PTOA) development. Previous research has primarily focused on the link between peak loading during the loading phase of stance and joint tissue changes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). However, the associations between loading and cartilage composition at other portions of stance, including midstance and late stance, is unclear. The objective of this study was to explore associations between vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) at each 1% increment of stance phase and tibiofemoral articular cartilage magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1? relaxation times following ACLR. Design Twenty-three individuals (47.82% female, 22.1 ±4.1 years old) with unilateral ACLR participated in a gait assessment and TIρ MRI collection at 12.25 ± 0.61 months post-ACLR. TIρ relaxation times were calculated for the articular cartilage of the weightbearing medial and lateral femoral (MFC, LFC) and tibial (MTC, LTC) condyles. Separate bivariate, Pearson product moment correlation coefficients (r) were used to estimate strength of associations between TIρ MRI relaxation times in the medial and lateral tibiofemoral articular cartilage with vGRF across the entire stance phase. Results Greater vGRF during midstance (46%-56% of stance phase) was associated with greater TIρ MRI relaxation times in the MFC (r ranging between 0.43 and 0.46). Conclusions Biomechanical gait profiles that include greater vGRF during midstance are associated with MRI estimates of lesser proteoglycan density in the MFC. Inability to unload the ACLR limb during midstance may be linked to joint tissue changes associated with PTOA development

Bjornsen O'Connor 2023

Body image pressure, internalization of societal ideals for appearance, social media use, and self-disclosureTHIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

BIOMECHANICAL IMPACT OF COMPUTER MONITOR CONFIGURATIONS ON NECK AXIAL ROTATION

Elizabeth Bjornsen1, Caleb Burruss1, Kaitlin Gallagher1 ;1University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Multiple-monitor configurations are typically used to improve job productivity. While performance improvements are associated with the use of multiple and large monitors, the biomechanical implications remain unclear. PURPOSE: Determine the effects of six monitor configurations on neck axial rotation. METHODS: Seventeen graduate students from the University of Arkansas participated in the study. Participants committed to 6sessions where researchers applied reflective motion capture markers to the head and neck during50 minutes of computer use. Each visit, participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 monitor set-ups: a 24” single monitor, two 24” monitors centered on the subject, two 24” monitors with the subject centered on the left monitor, a 34” curved monitor, two 24” monitors with the right monitor in portrait position, and a 24” monitor with a secondary laptop. Participants completed five tasks using each configuration-monitoring information, referencing information, drag-and-drop, creating a PowerPoint, and replicating an image. Median neck axial rotation and range of motion were calculated for each task within each monitor configuration. One-way repeated measures ANOVAs with a repeated factor of monitor condition were run on the median angle and range of motion measures for each task. RESULTS: There was a significant main effect of monitor configuration for median neck axial rotation and range of motions for monitoring information, referencing information, creating a PowerPoint, and replicating an image (p\u3c.001).Median neck angle was oriented neutrally for the 24”, 34”, and two 24” monitors which was statistically different from the right-oriented neck angle for the laptop, portrait, and left monitor centered designs(p\u3c.05).For axial rotation range of motion, the 24” and 34” displays produced significantly lower ranges than laptop, two 24”, left-centered, and portrait for three tasks(p\u3c.05). CONCLUSION: Generally, monitors centered on the user resulted in more neutral neck angles and required less range of motion versus off-centered configurations; however, the results are task-dependent. Future research will identify if the larger monitors result in improved performance, while also preserving neck position. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This study was funded by the Office Ergonomics Research Committee