What Do Recreational Runners Think About Risk Factors for Running Injuries? A Descriptive Study of Their Beliefs and Opinions

Abstract

Recreational runners mainly attributed injury to factors related to training, running shoes, and exceeding the body's limits. Knowing the factors identified in this study may contribute to the development of better educational strategies to prevent running injuries, as some of the runners' beliefs are not supported by the research literature.

Logical fallacies in the running shoe debate: let the evidence guide prescription

“…Many runners believe that wearing the wrong shoe type for their foot is a leading cause of RRI 18. Therefore, we, as informed clinicians, must counsel runners that evidence is lacking for shoe prescription, regardless of paradigm, for the prevention of RRI.…”

Association between the Foot Posture Index and running related injuries: A case-control study

“…Among runners themselves, Saragiotto et al (2014b) reported that foot posture is widely believed to be a risk factor that is directly related to injury. One of the most widely used methods to assess this variable is the Foot Posture Index (FPI) (Redmond et al, 2006a), which has revealed strong associations with sports-related foot injuries (Neal et al, 2014;Tong and Kong, 2013a).…”

Análise comparativa de profundidade e ângulo de amarração dos tênis de corrida

“…A corrida vem ganhando um número expressivo de praticantes no Brasil devido a sua praticidade, ocasionando um aumento de cerca de 25% de corredores ao ano 1,2 Como muitas pessoas não gostam de ambientes fechados veem na corrida de rua um meio de praticar uma atividade física prazerosa, porém nem sempre estão cientes das lesões que essa modalidade esportiva pode causar 3 .…”

“…Diante disso, os fatores de risco que podem acometer essas pessoas são atribuídos a três aspectos: os relacionados ao treinamento, os anatômicos e os biomecânicos 3 . Além destes, o uso de calçados inadequados é citado também como fator preceptor de traumatismos em adeptos de corrida 7,8 .…”