@article{ref1,
title="Running-Related Injuries in School-Age Children and Adolescents Treated in Emergency Departments From 1994 Through 2007",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2011",
author="Mehl, Ann J. and Nelson, Nicolas G. and McKenzie, Lara Beth",
volume="50",
number="2",
pages="126-132",
abstract="Running for exercise is a popular way to motivate children to be physically active. Running-related injuries are well studied in adults but little information exists for children and adolescents. Through use of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database, cases of running-related injuries were selected by using activity codes for exercise (which included running and jogging). Sample weights were used to calculate national estimates. An estimated 225 344 children and adolescents 6 to 18 years old were treated in US emergency departments for running-related injuries. The annual number of cases increased by 34.0% over the study period. One third of the injuries involved a running-related fall and more than one half of the injuries occurred at school. The majority of injuries occurred to the lower extremities and resulted in a sprain or strain. These findings emphasize the need for scientific evidence-based guidelines for pediatric running. The high proportion of running-related falls warrants further research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="10.1177/0009922810384719",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922810384719"
}