But the relative
frequency of running injuries doesn't seem to have changed much in the past 30 years, despite all the developments in sports shoe design.
Allow me to repeat myself; as per our first post regarding the
cause of running injuries, it comes down to tissue adaptation.
MYTH The
majority of running injuries are caused by EXTERNAL factors (old or new shoes, pounding pavement) and INTERNAL factors (tight calves, overpronation).
Incidence of running injuries is high, since 38 % of European runners suffer or have suffered a running injury and between 37 and 56 % of runners become injured at least once each year.
His work experience includes orthopedic physical therapy, sports medicine, neurological rehab, advanced assessment and
treatment of running injuries, and advanced treatment of the pelvic complex, spine, and extremities.
The knee is the most common
source of running injuries (i.e., runner's knee), but other common problems include Achilles tendinitis, shin splints, hamstring pulls, stress fractures, and low back pain.
In contrast,
most of the running injuries seen in the West are nearly non-existent in cultures where shoes are not habitually worn, such as Kenya and Ethiopia.
I am wearing one of my faves right now — Lucky Brand graphic tee with broken in jeans and my new Ecco sneakers — babying my stupid foot b /
c of a running injury.
We hypothesized that those rearfoot strike runners that had higher foot and tibial angles would have higher impact loading rates, and therefore would have a higher
risk of a running injury.»
The
majority of running injuries are caused by EXTERNAL factors (old or new shoes, pounding pavement) and INTERNAL factors (tight calves, overpronation).
Sports Medicine 44, no. 8 (2014): 1153 - 1163;... continue A more nuanced view is that certain risk factors put women at greater risk
of running injury, including:
ELABORATION Allow me to repeat myself; as per our first post regarding the cause
of running injuries,...
REALITY The main cause
of running injuries is the amount of stress applied to your tissues.
MYTH Hard surfaces and hills increases the risk
of a running injury.
An increase in training volume or intensity accounts for nearly 80 %
of running injuries.
We once again, refer back to the very first post of this series on the cause
of running injuries.
Joel is passionate about sport and has a particular interest in hockey, golf, squash, functional based exercise and prevention
of running injuries.
I briefly discusses some causes
of running injuries, running recovery,...
«Most people run very badly,» says Blaise Dubois, a Quebec City physiotherapist whose multi-day course on the prevention
of running injuries has been drawing sellout crowds of health professionals, coaches and running enthusiasts around the world... [READ THE REST OF THE COLUMN]
Including these 7 yoga poses in your post-race flow can stretch out those tight muscles, improve your running form via postural correction and core activation, and reduce the risk
of running injuries.