Epidemiological Evaluation of Running: Clinical Parameters and Main Pathologies of the Lower Limbs in Amateur Runners

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of lower limb pathologies in road runners assessed in a Brazilian private orthopedics and physical therapy service. Method: Retrospective analysis of 197 medical records of runners undergoing a running assessment in an Orthopedics and Physical Therapy clinic in Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2017 and 2018.