Musculoskeletal injuries account for half of medical downgrades in the Royal Navy - this is the plan to prevent them

If you are in the Royal Marines or the Royal Navy, your job can be physically demanding and arduous at times. 

Roughly 20% of those serving are medically downgraded – and half of those are due to musculoskeletal injuries.

Earlier this month, the Navy said it will be working side-by-side with leading academics from Exeter, Bath and Southampton Universities this autumn to look at ways to reduce musculoskeletal injuries across the Navy and Royal Marines.

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To find out what musculoskeletal injuries are, and how the Navy is looking to prevent them, Forces News has spoken to some experts in the video above.