One in four trail running race entrants sustained an injury in the 12 months training preceding the 2019 SkyRun race.

Autor: Viljoen CT; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. Electronic address: carel.viljoen@up.ac.za., Janse van Rensburg DCC; Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Jansen van Rensburg A; Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Booysen E; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Chauke S; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Coetzee P; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Hurlimann A; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Jooste M; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Nibe Y; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Schulenburg C; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Korkie E; Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Ramagole D; Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Grant C; Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Cronje T; Department of Statistics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine [Phys Ther Sport] 2021 Jan; Vol. 47, pp. 120-126. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.11.029
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of RRIs among trail runners who entered the 2019 SkyRun races.
Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting: 2019 SkyRun races.
Participants: Consent for data analysis was given by 305 of 412 (74%) race entrants.
Main Outcome Measures: Retrospective annual incidence (RRIs/1000 h), point prevalence (%), frequency (%), characteristics (anatomical region, body area, tissue type, pathology type) and injury severity (mean severity score; 95% CI) of RRIs.
Results: 28.2% of participants reported at least one RRI. The retrospective annual incidence was 49.5 RRIs per 1000h and the point prevalence was 1.3%. Most injuries occurred in the lower limb (87.3%), with the knee (26.5%), ankle (21.6%), and foot (16.7%) reported as the most frequently injured body areas. Muscle/tendon accounted for 44.1% of tissue type injuries. Tendinopathy (27.5%), joint sprain (19.6%), and muscle injury (15.7%) were the most common pathology types reported. The mean injury severity score was 31.6.
Conclusions: One in 4 trail runners reported at least one RRI in the 12 months leading up to a race. RRIs mostly affected the lower limb specifically the knee, ankle and foot. Future research should establish injury risk factors to ultimately develop specific injury prevention strategies.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there are no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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