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Biomechanical and personal factors related to the occurrence of running-related injuries in recreational runners: a prospective pilot study
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- BACKGROUNG : Running is a very popular and accessible sport, but the risk of developing running-related injuries (RRIs) remains high. Some biomechanical or others factors may be related to the development of RRIs. OBJECTIVE : The purpose of this prospective pilot study is to demonstrate the factors that can influence the development of RRIs in recreational runners. METHODS : In another study, some factors were measured by two independent reviewers. For the current study, 7 factors were used, calculated and interpreted. Following this, an e-mail was sent to the participants, in which it was asked whether or not they had developed injuries as a result of their running program. Forty-one participants responded to the e-mail and were therefore enrolled in the study. They were divided into a group of injured runners and a group of uninjured runners as a result of the running period. Comparisons of the means of the different factors were made based on these two groups. RESULTS : Of the 7 factors measured, only 2 are significant (p-value < 0.05), the number of kilometers run per week (p-value = 0.05) and the number of running sessions per week (p-value = 0.04). CONCLUSION : This prospective pilot study significantly demonstrated that 2 biomechanical factors could influence the occurrence of running-related injuries in recreational runners.