Incidence, severity, and risk factors for injuries in female trail runners – A retrospective cross-sectional study

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q1 REHABILITATION

Physical Therapy in Sport Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI:10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.11.004

Morven Goodrum , Carel Viljoen , Kelly Kaulback

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Abstract

Objectives

To determine the incidence, severity, and nature of injuries sustained by female trail runners and investigate selected training variables as risk factors for injuries.

Design

Cross-sectional, retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Online questionnaire (Jisc Online Surveys).

Participants

Female trail runners (n = 62) aged 39.1 ± 12.4 years.

Main outcome measures

Training metrics (average weekly number of running sessions, mileage (km), session duration (mins), pace (min/km), ascent (m) and descent (m), number of running doubles per week, number of cross training doubles per week, type of cross training), incidence, severity and nature of trail running injuries sustained in the previous 12 months.

Results

The injury incidence was 14.3 injuries per 1000 h and mean severity score (OSTRC- H) was 80.95 ± 21.74. The main anatomical region affected was the lower limb (63.4%), primarily the ankle (13.9%), knee (13.0%) and lower leg (12.2%). The most common injury was tendinopathy (25.2%). A higher number of injuries sustained in the previous 12 months was weakly associated with a higher average duration of other (not trail) weekly running sessions (p = 0.017).

Conclusions

Findings from this study could inform future injury prevention and treatment strategies. Prospective, longitudinal data on injuries in female trail runners is needed.

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女性越野跑运动员受伤的发生率、严重程度和风险因素 - 一项回顾性横断面研究。

目的确定女性越野跑运动员受伤的发生率、严重程度和性质，并调查作为受伤风险因素的选定训练变量：横断面、回顾性队列研究：在线问卷调查（Jisc 在线调查）：女性越野跑运动员（n = 62），年龄（39.1 ± 12.4）岁：主要结果测量指标：训练指标（平均每周跑步次数、里程（公里）、持续时间（分钟）、速度（分钟/公里）、上升（米）和下降（米）、每周跑步翻倍次数、每周交叉训练翻倍次数、交叉训练类型），过去12个月中越野跑受伤的发生率、严重程度和性质：受伤发生率为每 1000 小时 14.3 次，平均严重程度评分（OSTRC- H）为 80.95 ± 21.74。受伤的主要部位是下肢（63.4%），主要是踝关节（13.9%）、膝关节（13.0%）和小腿（12.2%）。最常见的损伤是肌腱病（25.2%）。过去12个月中受伤次数较多与每周其他（非越野）跑步训练的平均持续时间较长有微弱关联（p = 0.017）：本研究的结果可为未来的受伤预防和治疗策略提供参考。需要对女性越野跑者的受伤情况进行前瞻性的纵向数据分析。

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Physical Therapy in Sport 医学-康复医学

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

8.30%

发文量

125

审稿时长

39 days

期刊介绍： Physical Therapy in Sport is an international peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the publication of research and clinical practice material relevant to the healthcare professions involved in sports and exercise medicine, and rehabilitation. The journal publishes material that is indispensable for day-to-day practice and continuing professional development. Physical Therapy in Sport covers topics dealing with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries, as well as more general areas of sports and exercise medicine and related sports science. The journal publishes original research, case studies, reviews, masterclasses, papers on clinical approaches, and book reviews, as well as occasional reports from conferences. Papers are double-blind peer-reviewed by our international advisory board and other international experts, and submissions from a broad range of disciplines are actively encouraged.