Prevalence and incidence rate of injuries in runners at a local athletic club in Cape Town

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dc.contributor.authorHendricks, Candice
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Julie
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-13T13:38:46Z
dc.date.available2015-10-13T13:38:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractAbstract: People across the world are running on a daily basis to improve their health status. However, running can predispose an individual to injury to the back and lower limb. Baseline data on prevalence, incidence rate of injury and aetiological factors associated with running injuries are needed by physiotherapists to develop and implement effective prevention programmes to allow optimal performance in runners. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of injuries in runners at a local athletic club. Methods: A prospective, non-experimental cohort study was conducted over a 16 week period. A sample of 50 runners completed a self-administered questionnaire and an injury report form recording injuries sustained during the 16 week study period. Injury prevalence and cumulative incidence was calculated as a proportion rate along with 95% confidence interval. Results: The prevalence rate of injuries was 32%. The incidence rate of injuries was 0.67 per 1000km run (95% CI: 0.41- 1.08). The most common anatomical sites for new injuries were the calf (20%) and the knee (18%). Conclusions: The study found a moderate prevalence and incidence rate of injury in runners, thus the need for physiotherapyled injury surveillance and prevention programmes have been highlighted.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationHendricks, C.,Phillips,J. et al.(2013). Prevalence and incidence rate of injuries in runners at a local athletic club in Cape Town, 69(3): 33-37en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-6175
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1750
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10566/1750
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectPrevalence, Incidence, Running Injuries, Preventionen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and incidence rate of injuries in runners at a local athletic club in Cape Townen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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