What are the main running-related musculoskeletal injuries? A systematic review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 891-905

  Lopes, Alexandre Dias ^a,b   Hespanhol, Luiz Carlos ^a,b   Yeung, Simon S ^c   Costa, Leonardo Oliveira Pena ^a,b,d  

^a São Paulo Running Injury Group SPRunIG   (Brazil)

^b MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

running; sports; sports injuries; sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RUNNING; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84866123813     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11631170-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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