Factors associated with injury in a marathon

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Running injuries and associated factors in participants of ING Taipei Marathon.
Chang WL, Shih YF, Chen WY.
Phys Ther Sport. 2012 Aug;13(3):170-4.

OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the distribution of lower extremity running injuries and their associated factors.

DESIGN:
Descriptive and exploratory study.

PARTICIPANTS:
1004 participants of the 2005 ING Taipei International Marathon.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
We used a self-developed questionnaire to collect data of previous running injuries and applied multivariate logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between these injuries and associated factors.

RESULTS:
Of the 893 valid questionnaires, 396 (44.4%) reported having previous lower extremity pain related to running. Knee joint pain was the most common problem (32.5%). Hip pain was associated with the racing group, training duration, and medial arch support. Use of knee orthotics (P = 0.002) and ankle braces (P = 0.007) was related to a higher rate of knee and ankle pain. Participants of the full marathon group who practiced on a synthetic track had a higher incidence of ankle pain. A training duration of >60 min was linked to an increased rate of foot pain (P = 0.003).

CONCLUSION:
Our data indicated that running injuries were associated with training duration and use of orthotics. Clinicians can use this information in treating or preventing running associated injuries and pain.
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Admin2 · Jul 21, 2012

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efuller · Jul 23, 2012

RESULTS:
Of the 893 valid questionnaires, 396 (44.4%) reported having previous lower extremity pain related to running. Knee joint pain was the most common problem (32.5%). Hip pain was associated with the racing group, training duration, and medial arch support. Use of knee orthotics (P = 0.002) and ankle braces (P = 0.007) was related to a higher rate of knee and ankle pain. Participants of the full marathon group who practiced on a synthetic track had a higher incidence of ankle pain. A training duration of >60 min was linked to an increased rate of foot pain (P = 0.003).

CONCLUSION:
Our data indicated that running injuries were associated with training duration and use of orthotics. Clinicians can use this information in treating or preventing running associated injuries and pain.
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Anyone read the article and the questionaire?
I hope they asked whether the injury occured before the got the orthotics or the knee brace. Why are using that brace? It makes my previous injury feel better. Oh, injury is associated with using a knee brace.

We used a self-developed questionnaire to collect data of previous running injuries and applied multivariate logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between these injuries and associated factors.
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The title of the thread is very misleading. The title of the article is moderately misleading. You'd think that they were looking at injuries in that specific marathon.

Eric

Craig Payne · Jul 23, 2012

I have not had a chance to look at this paper, but we did a study a few yrs back (no data published yet) in a military population .... the only thing that actually predicted injury in that cohort was 'currently wearing foot orthotics'! Obviously, if they wearing foot orthotics they had an injury history, so was it the orthotics that caused the injury they got or was it the risk they have because they obviously had risk factors to get an injury. Depends which agenda you want to push or which Church you belong to, you can push either interpretation.

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