PT Inquest 320 Recreational Running Injury Risk Factors
Nov 28, 2023
The podcast delves into a study on recreational running injury risk factors, discussing the frustrations in the field. They explore knee valgus at toe off, thorax drop, and foot pronation as potential risk factors. The speakers highlight the importance of tracking injuries in recreational runners and the need for accessible research publications.
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Repetitive, Limited Value Of Broad Prospective Studies
- Prospective runner injury studies often repeat the same findings without adding mechanistic clarity.
- Large heterogeneity and missing training-load data limit causal interpretation.
Missing Training Load Breaks Causality
- Not collecting longitudinal training load is a major confounder in a one-year prospective study.
- Without repeated load data, observed associations may simply reflect uncontrolled exposure differences.
Statistical Significance ≠ Clinical Meaning
- Small kinematic differences can be statistically significant yet clinically meaningless.
- Knee valgus at toe-off is implausible as a major injury mechanism given low knee loading at that phase.