LONDON - A major research project to discover why so many members of Britain's military suffer from hip problems was announced Thursday. Almost one-in-five of the trained armed forces in Britain have a diagnosed Musculoskeletal (MSKI) injury, with soldiers in the army the most likely to be medically downgraded, says the Ministry of Defense (MOD)

A research team from the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation will lead the new groundbreaking project that could soon help military personnel with hip pain.

The study is being funded with a grant from Arthritis Research UK and brings together university academics, industry partners and MOD collaborators to investigate issues surrounding the risk factors and treatment of hip pain in the armed forces.