Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

LEG INJURIES IN LONG-DISTANCE RUNNERS

Prabeen Kumar Sahu, Nidhi Sachan, Rachna Vishwakarma

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Long–distance running (greater than 3000 m) is frequently recommended to maintain a healthy lifestyle Between 37% to 56% of recreational runners who steadily train and participate in a long–distance run periodically will sustain a running–related injury each year. While training errors lead to the majority of running injuries, biomechanical factors, such as foot insufficiency, muscle weakness, genuvarum, and high Q–angle, contribute to 40% of running injuries.

Many of the skeletal, musculotendinous, and vascular running ailments can be explained by anatomy and basic biomechanics. A recent Cochrane review found little evidence for the effectiveness of stretching and/or conditioning for the prevention of lower limb soft tissue running injuries. However, knee aces and custom insoles were effective for reducing anterior knee pain and medial tibial stress syndrome in runners, respectively. Overall, evidence for interventions reducing lower limb pain and injury after intense running was considered weak.

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Prabeen Kumar Sahu, Nidhi Sachan, Rachna Vishwakarma, LEG INJURIES IN LONG-DISTANCE RUNNERS, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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