| 1. |
- Jungmalm, Jonatan, 1991, et al.
(författare)
-
Associations between biomechanical and clinical/anthropometrical factors and running-related injuries among recreational runners: a 52-week prospective cohort study.
- 2020
-
Ingår i: Injury epidemiology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2197-1714. ; 7:1
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 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.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.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.More injuries are likely to occur in runners with late timing of maximal eversion or weak hip abductors in relation to hip adductors.
|
|
| 2. |
|
|
| 3. |
- Jungmalm, Jonatan, 1991, et al.
(författare)
-
Study protocol of a 52-week Prospective Running Injury study in Gothenburg (SPRING)
- 2018
-
Ingår i: BMJ Open Sport Exercise Medicine. - : BMJ. - 2044-6055 .- 2055-7647. ; 4:1
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction It is assumed that a running-related (overuse) injury occurs when a specific structure of the human body is exposed to a load that exceeds that structures’ load capacity. Therefore, monitoring training load is an important key to understanding the development of a running-related injury. Additionally, other distribution, magnitude and capacity-related factors should be considered when aiming to understand the causal chain of injury development. This paper presents a study protocol for a prospective cohort study that aims to add comprehensive information on the aetiology of running-related injuries and present a new approach for investigating changes in training load with regard to running-related injuries. Methods and analysis This study focused on recreational runners, that is, runners exposed to a minimum weekly average of 15 km for at least 1 year. Participants will undergo baseline tests consisting of a clinical/anthropometrical examination and biomechanical measurements. Furthermore, participants will log all training sessions in a diary on a weekly basis for 1 year. The primary exposure variable is changes in training load. A medical practitioner will examine runners suffering from running-related pain and, if possible, make a clear diagnosis. Finally, additional time-varying exposure variables will be included in the main analysis, whereas the analysis for the secondary purpose is based on timefixed baseline-related risk factors.
|
|
