To start, overuse injuries are preventable. By definition, they occur over time. There are many time points where we can intervene and stop these from becoming a really big issue.
They impact females at a greater rate than they do males. In the Canadian Armed Forces it's 76% of females, compared to just around 70% of males. The disparity doesn't seem that big, but when you break it down into occupational roles, that actually expands.
For females, everything that they do isn't designed for them. We have this in other contexts as well, such as a female interacting with a keyboard. A keyboard is designed for a man's hands. We have to stretch. A female is more likely to get carpal tunnel in a non-military context.