Running injuries in the participants of Ljubljana Marathon

Abstract

IntroductionThe aim of our study was to determine the self-reported incidence and prevalence of running-related injuries among participants of the 18th Ljubljana Marathon, and to identify risk factors for their occurrence.MethodsA customized questionnaire was distributed over registration. Independent samples of t-test and chi-square test were used to calculate the differences in risk factors occurrence in the injured and non-injured group. Factors which appeared significantly more frequently in the injured group were included further into multiple logistic regression analysis.ResultsThe reported lifetime running injury (absence >2 weeks) incidence was: 46% none, 47% rarely, 4% occasionally, and 2% often. Most commonly injured body regions were: knee (30%), ankle and Achilles’ tendon (24%), foot (15%), and calf (12%). Male gender, running history of 1-3 years, and history of previous injuries were risk factors for life-time running injury. In the season preceding the event, 65% of participants had not experienced any running injuries, 19% of them reported minor problems (max 2 weeks absenteeism), but 10% and 7% suffered from moderate (absence 3-4 weeks) or major (more than 4 weeks pause) injuries. BMI was identified as the solely risk factor.ConclusionsThis self-reported study revealed a 53% lifetime prevalence of running-related injuries, with the predominate involvement of knee, ankle and Achilles’ tendon. One out of three recreational runners experienced at least one minor running injury per season. It seems that male gender, short running experience, previous injury, and BMI do increase the probability for running-related injuries.

The Prevalence of Injuries and Traumas in Elite Goalball Players

“…However, most of the research work has been done on able-bodied athletes and the identification of factors affecting injuries and/or traumas depending on the type of sport. Among other things, a significant effect of somatic features and body composition indicators predisposing to injuries and/or trauma has been emphasized [19][20][21][22][23][24]. Our results are consistent with these findings, as body mass significantly correlated with the prevalence of injuries among goalball players.…”

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“…Nevertheless, these results are not yet fully elucidated in the literature. Vitez et al 8 and Linton et al 7 observed that overweight runners are more susceptible to injuries than those with normal weight, corroborating our findings, which demonstrate an unclear significant correlation between BMI and VAS, Kujala and Lysholm scores.…”

“…Our results indicate that age has a trivial correlation with specific knee and pain questionnaires. On the contrary, Gionnogueron et al, 3 Van Gent et al, 2 and Vitez et al 8 pointed out that advanced age is a risk factor for lower limb injury. A Fig.…”

“…3 In addition, these lesions may be associated with risk factors, such as body mass index (BMI) 7 and advanced age. 2,3,8 Since injuries are multifactorial, studies on running-related risk factors must present a high quality to allow precise conclusions. 9 For Powers et al, 10 failure to treat this lesion is constant, and it can be attributed to the lack of understanding of its causes.…”

“…Our initial hypothesis is the existence of an association between biological (age) and anthropometric (BMI) variables with pain perception and PFP symptoms. 7,8 Material and Methods…”