The changes in training were initiated by the department and were independent of the litigation.
"When Korey died, the N.F.L. said no changes in training camp were needed," Gould said.
Judge Scheindlin named a monitor — Peter L. Zimroth, a former corporation counsel — to oversee changes in training, supervision, monitoring and discipline.
Load your iPod with uptempo music, Dr. Donelan suggests (although obviously ease into any changes in training slowly, to lessen the risk of injuries).
Dr. Wang Yongli, a sports medicine expert at Beijing Sports Hospital who discovered a high incidence of retina damage when he conducted a survey at the end of 1990s, said there had been minor changes in training techniques since then.
After sweeping changes in training first proposed in the late 1980s, hospitals no longer keep interns on call for days at time, but Dr. Jauhar argues that the new system, with shorter shifts, has its own shortcomings.
Last week, Gen. William J. Begert, the commander of Pacific Air Forces who sought the review, ordered broad changes in training, reporting of sexual assaults and assistance for victims.
They cited an analysis of training regimens finding that "at least 60 percent of all injuries sustained were in direct relation to training and could be avoided by appropriate changes in training programs".
And now, the Police Department and the city government face the prospect of another consent decree, in which the police would agree to make changes in training -- some of them proposed nearly a decade ago -- to avoid a federal civil rights lawsuit.
He said that civil rather than criminal trials in cases like the killing of Mr. Stansbury are far more likely to bring about the kind of changes in training, tactics and policy that can reduce the chances of such killings in the future.
Other risk factors include: increasing training; returning to training after a period of inactivity; changes in training surface or footwear; asymmetry in the mechanics of the lower limb (this may relate to weakness/tightness or the dynamic control of a movement).
