Weight bearing exercise at a rate greater than 6 METs

Shin Splints - Weight bearing exercise at a rate greater than 6 METs Factor

RMA Definition

A "MET" means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion.  1 MET=3.5ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute or, 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate.

Further information

The exercise must involve weight bearing on the leg affected by shin splints – working out on a rowing machine at the gym would not satisfy this factor.  Weight bearing exercise at a rate greater than 6 METS can be described as being of a ‘vigorous intensity’ - intense enough to represent a substantial challenge to an individual and refers to a level of effort in which a person should experience:

• large increase in breathing or heart rate (conversation is difficult or “broken”), and
• the effort a healthy individual might expend while jogging (8km/hr), mowing the lawn with a hand-mower, participating in high-impact aerobic dancing, carrying more than 10 kg up a flight of stairs, standing or walking with more than 30 kg.

MET ratings for common activities

Last reviewed for CCPS 12 December 2007.

Investigative Documents

Preliminary questions [36801]

38776 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and VEA service for shin splints.

36813 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and VEA service for the clinical onset of shin splints.

36814 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and operational service for the clinical onset of shin splints.

or

36815 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and eligible service for the clinical onset of shin splints.

or

7334 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

7335 the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

38777 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and VEA service for the clinical worsening of shin splints.

38778 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and operational service for the clinical worsening of shin splints.

or

38779 the veteran has established the causal connection between weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs and eligible service for the clinical worsening of shin splints.

Clinical onset and operational service [36814]

36818 the veteran has undertaken weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the three months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

36820 operational service made a material contribution to the veteran undertaking weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the three months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and eligible service [36815]

36819  the veteran has undertaken weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the six months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

36821  eligible service made a material contribution to the veteran undertaking weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the six months before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical worsening and operational service [38778]

38780  the veteran has undertaken weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the three months before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

38782  operational service made a material contribution to the veteran undertaking weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the three months before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

38784  the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred before the veteran undertook weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least three months, to which operational service made a material contribution.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [38779]

38781  the veteran has undertaken weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the six months before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

38783  eligible service made a material contribution to the veteran undertaking weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least the six months before theclinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

38785  the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred before the veteran undertook weight bearing exercise involving side and site of the body at a rate greater than six METs for at least one hour per day on more days than not over a period of at least six months, to which eligible service made a material contribution.