@article{ref1,
title="Associations between biomechanical and clinical/anthropometrical factors and running-related injuries among recreational runners: a 52-week prospective cohort study",
journal="Injury epidemiology",
year="2020",
author="Jungmalm, Jonatan and Nielsen, Rasmus Østergaard and Desai, Pia and Karlsson, Jón and Hein, Tobias and Grau, Stefan",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="e10-e10",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate whether runners with certain biomechanical or clinical/anthropometrical characteristics sustain more running-related injuries than runners with other biomechanical or clinical/anthropometrical characteristics. <br><br>METHODS: The study was designed as a prospective cohort with 52-weeks follow-up. A total of 224 injury-free, recreational runners were recruited from the Gothenburg Half Marathon and tested at baseline. The primary exposure variables were biomechanical and clinical/anthropometrical measures, including strength, lower extremity kinematics, joint range of motion, muscle flexibility, and trigger points. The primary outcome measure was any running-related injury diagnosed by a medical practitioner. Cumulative risk difference was used as measure of association. A shared frailty approach was used with legs as the unit of interest. A total of 448 legs were included in the analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: The cumulative injury incidence proportion for legs was 29.0% (95%CI = 24.0%; 34.8%). A few biomechanical and clinical/anthropometrical factors influence the number of running-related injuries sustained in recreational runners. Runners with a late timing of maximal eversion sustained 20.7% (95%CI = 1.3; 40.0) more injuries, and runners with weak abductors in relation to adductors sustained 17.3% (95%CI = 0.8; 33.7) more injuries, compared with the corresponding reference group. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: More injuries are likely to occur in runners with late timing of maximal eversion or weak hip abductors in relation to hip adductors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2197-1714",
doi="10.1186/s40621-020-00237-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40621-020-00237-2"
}