Running Injury Development: The Attitudes of Middle- and Long-Distance Runners and Their Coaches

Karen Krogh K Johansen; Adam Hulme; Camma Damsted; Daniel Ramskov; Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen

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Running Injury Development: The Attitudes of Middle- and Long-Distance Runners and Their Coaches

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Running Injury Development: The Attitudes of Middle- and Long-Distance Runners and Their Coaches

Karen Krogh K Johansen, Adam Hulme, Camma Damsted, Daniel Ramskov and Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Vol.12(4), pp.634-641

2017

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Human Movement and Sports Science

attitudes

coach

etiology

running injury

Behavioral science methods have rarely been used in running injury research. Therefore, the attitudes amongst runners and their coaches regarding factors leading to running injuries warrants formal investigation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of middle- and long-distance runners able to compete in national championships and their coaches about factors associated with running injury development. A link to an online survey was distributed to middle- and long-distance runners and their coaches across 25 Danish Athletics Clubs. The main research question was: "Which factors do you believe influence the risk of running injuries?". In response to this question, the athletes and coaches had to click "Yes" or "No" to 19 predefined factors. In addition, they had the possibility to submit a free-text response. A total of 68 athletes and 19 coaches were included in the study. A majority of the athletes (76% [95%CI: 66%; 86%]) and coaches (79% [95%CI: 61%; 97%]) reported "Ignoring pain" as a risk factor for running injury. A majority of the coaches reported "Reduced muscle strength" (79% [95%CI: 61%; 97%]) and "high running distance" (74% [95%CI: 54%; 94%]) to be associated with injury, while half of the runners found "insufficient recovery between running sessions" (53% [95%CI: 47%; 71%]) important. The authors concluded that runners and their coaches emphasize ignoring pain as a factor associated with injury development. The question remains how much running, if any at all, runners having slight symptoms or mild pain, are able to tolerate before these symptoms develop into a running-related injury.

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Title: Running Injury Development: The Attitudes of Middle- and Long-Distance Runners and Their Coaches
Authors: Karen Krogh K Johansen (Author) - Aarhus University, Denmark
Adam Hulme (Author) - Federation University
Camma Damsted (Author) - Aarhus University, Denmark
Daniel Ramskov (Author) - Aarhus University, Denmark
Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen (Author) - Aarhus University, Denmark
Publication details: International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Vol.12(4), pp.634-641
Publisher: American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Section
Date published: 2017
ISSN: 2159-2896
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451151702621
Output Type: Journal article

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