The Dogma of Running Injuries: Perceptions of Adolescent and Adult Runners.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Adults perceive certain factors to increase or decrease the risk of sustaining running-related injuries, but many of their perceptions are not supported by research. Little is known about the perceptions that adolescent runners hold. Investigating perceptions for adolescent runners is needed to assist in the development of future injury educational materials, as these resources may need to be tailored differently for adolescents and adults.

Objective

To identify factors that adolescent runners perceive as risk or protective factors for running-related injuries and to compare these perceptions with those of adult runners.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Online survey.

Patients or other participants

We surveyed 302 adolescent (164 females, 13

SUBMITTER: Bachand R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11440822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature