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Injury Prevention in Novice Runners: An Evidence-Based Approach and Literature Review

  • Sports Medicine Rehabilitation (SA Herring and L Concannon, Section Editors)
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Abstract

Novice runners, or non-runners starting to run, have an increased risk of developing a running-related injury, and have unique injury patterns compared to habitual runners. Identifying injury risk factors before and during training is useful in order for the clinician to advise novices on injury prevention. This article reviews the current body of literature on novice runners regarding anthropometrics, exercise and injury history, training protocol, biomechanics, and gait. Early trends that can guide clinical recommendations for the novice runner are reported, and areas for future research where current literature is inadequate are outlined.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium, University of Washington, 3800 Montlake Blvd NE, Box 354060, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Stephen Gingrich

  2. Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium, University of Washington, 3800 Montlake Blvd NE, Box 354060, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

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Gingrich, S., Harrast, M. Injury Prevention in Novice Runners: An Evidence-Based Approach and Literature Review. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep 3, 18–24 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-014-0075-9

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