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To determine the prevalence and anatomical distribution of running-related injuries in recreational runners and evaluate their relationships with physiological profiles and weekly running volume.

August 19, 2026BiomechanicsOpen Access

Running-Related Injuries in Recreational Runners: Prevalence, Anatomical Distribution, and Associated Physiological and Training Factors

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RBRhennan Rodrigues Barbosa RPRaphael José Perrier-Melo AAAna Flávia Vieira de Albuquerque

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Cross-sectional study finds a 43.9% injury prevalence with predominant knee involvement in recreational runners, highlighting the limited predictive power of physiological and training metrics.

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To determine the prevalence and anatomical distribution of running-related injuries in recreational runners and evaluate their relationships with physiological profiles and weekly running volume.
Conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating 98 recreational runners (57 men and 41 women) with clinically confirmed injuries sustained during the preceding 12 months.
Recorded demographic data, body composition, resting heart rate, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), and weekly running volume, analyzing associations using independent t-tests and multivariable logistic regression.
Overall running-related injury prevalence was 43.9%, with significantly higher rates observed in women than in men (56.1% vs. 35.1%, p = 0.043).
The knee was the most frequently injured anatomical site, and iliotibial band syndrome was the single most common clinical diagnosis.
Neither demographic variables, physiological characteristics, nor weekly running volume demonstrated independent associations with injury occurrence in multivariable analysis.

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Barbosa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85639d03308d306e2d6d01 https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics6030075

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August 19, 2026BiomechanicsOpen Access

Running-Related Injuries in Recreational Runners: Prevalence, Anatomical Distribution, and Associated Physiological and Training Factors

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Authors

RBRhennan Rodrigues Barbosa RPRaphael José Perrier-Melo AAAna Flávia Vieira de Albuquerque

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Cross-sectional study finds a 43.9% injury prevalence with predominant knee involvement in recreational runners, highlighting the limited predictive power of physiological and training metrics.

Key Points

To determine the prevalence and anatomical distribution of running-related injuries in recreational runners and evaluate their relationships with physiological profiles and weekly running volume.
Conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating 98 recreational runners (57 men and 41 women) with clinically confirmed injuries sustained during the preceding 12 months.
Recorded demographic data, body composition, resting heart rate, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), and weekly running volume, analyzing associations using independent t-tests and multivariable logistic regression.
Overall running-related injury prevalence was 43.9%, with significantly higher rates observed in women than in men (56.1% vs. 35.1%, p = 0.043).
The knee was the most frequently injured anatomical site, and iliotibial band syndrome was the single most common clinical diagnosis.
Neither demographic variables, physiological characteristics, nor weekly running volume demonstrated independent associations with injury occurrence in multivariable analysis.

Cite This Study

Barbosa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85639d03308d306e2d6d01 https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics6030075

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