Injuries in runners
Sixty runners belonging to two clubs were followed for 1 year with regard to training and injury. There were 55 injuries in 39 athletes. The injury rate per 1,000 hours of training was 2.5 in long-distance/marathon runners and 5.6 to 5.8 in sprinters and middle-distance runners. There were significa...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of sports medicine 1987-03, Vol.15 (2), p.168-171 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Sixty runners belonging to two clubs were followed for 1 year with regard to training and injury. There were 55 injuries in
39 athletes. The injury rate per 1,000 hours of training was 2.5 in long-distance/marathon runners and 5.6 to 5.8 in sprinters
and middle-distance runners. There were significant differences in the injury rate in different periods of the 12 month study,
the highest rates occurring in spring and summer. In marathon runners there was a significant correlation between the injury
rate during any 1 month and the distance covered during the preceding month (r = 0.59). In a retrospective analysis of the
cause of injury, a training error alone or in combination with other factors was the most com mon injury-provoking factor
(72%). The injury pattern varied among the three groups of runners: hamstring strain and tendinitis were most common in sprinters,
backache and hip problems were most common in middle-distance runners, and foot problems were most common in marathon runners. |
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ISSN: | 0363-5465 1552-3365 |
DOI: | 10.1177/036354658701500213 |