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Differences in kinetic variables between injured and noninjured novice runners: A prospective cohort study
Steef W. Bredew, Bas Kluitenberg, Bram Bessem, Ida Buist Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (In Press)
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Objectives
This prospective study examined differences in kinetic variables between injured and noninjured novice female and male runners and their potential contribution to RRIs.
Design
A prospective cohort study.
Methods
At baseline vertical ground reaction forces were assessed with an instrumented treadmill equipped with three force measuring transducers. Female participants ran at 8 and 9 km h−1 and male runners ran at 9 and 10 km h−1. Primary outcome measure was a running related injury (RRI). Participants were novice female and male recreational runners and were followed during a 9-week running program with three running sessions a week.
Results
One hundred thirty three female and seventy seven male runners participated in this study. Mean age was 37.2 years and the BMI was 23.9 kg m−2. During the nine week running program 16.2% of the participants sustained an injury and no difference in incidence between female and male runners was seen. In injured male runners loading rate was significantly higher compared to noninjured male runners at both running speeds and contact time in the injured male group was significantly shorter at 9 km h−1. In the group of female injured and noninjured runners no differences on kinetic or spatio-temporal variables were observed. Female runners had significantly higher loading rates compared to male runners but this did not have an effect on the incidence of RRIs.
Conclusion
This study showed that male injured runners had higher loading rates and shorter contact times than noninjured male runners. In female runners, however, no differences in kinetic or spatio-temporal variables were observed between injured and noninjured novice runners.
Loading rates associated with running injury
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