The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-West (WRAIR-W; JBLM, WA) conducts research and delivers solutions to optimize brain health, increase resilience, mitigate operational stress, and maximize performance of our Service members. In addition to conducting DoD-funded projects, we support the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program at JBLM through applied research consultation across our various psychological, health, and performance portfolios. WRAIR-W’s performance optimization initiatives include evaluating brain-endurance training solutions (combined cognitive and physical exercise) for enhancing Service member resilience to stress and fatigue, as well as other neuromodulation and psychological skills tools during physical training. This work extends to novel simulated marksmanship scenarios our teams have developed and validated for use across JBLM by H2F staff and operational units. We also spearhead several musculoskeletal injury prevention and recovery efforts with our H2F partners, such as developing screening tools for injury risk, interventions to close the gap between physical and psychological recovery, evaluations of pregnancy and post-partum physical training (P3T), and H2F readiness pillar assessment tools. From a psychological health perspective, WRAIR-W has several funded projects and consultation efforts with both the Madigan Army Medical Center and operational units at JBLM to understand factors related to – and mitigation strategies for – post-traumatic stress, suicidality, and pain, as well as pharmaceutical solutions to address deleterious behavioral health conditions. These and other efforts at JBLM have demonstrated how a symbiotic relationship between science and practice can provide data-driven solutions that directly benefit the Warfighter through the next generation of surveillance, training, and treatment applications.
| Date Taken: | 05.01.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.14.2024 13:38 |
| Category: | Series |
| Video ID: | 923427 |
| Filename: | DOD_110306379 |
| Length: | 00:21:23 |
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This work, 2024 H2F Symposium Break Out Session: Optimizing Brain Health, Resilience, and Operational Performance through Synergistic Applied Research Efforts between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-West and the Holistic Health and Fitness program, by Hunter Rhoades, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
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