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Interventions for preventing lower limb soft-tissue running injuries.

Simon S Yeung¹, Ella W Yeung, Lesley D Gillespie

¹Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Area of Science:

Sports Medicine
Orthopedics
Rehabilitation

Background:

Lower limb soft-tissue injuries are common in runners.
Preventive strategies include stretching, training modification, braces, and insoles.
This review is an update of research first published in 2001.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the effectiveness of interventions for preventing lower limb soft-tissue running injuries.
Evaluate various preventive strategies in different running populations.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials.
Searched multiple databases including Cochrane, MEDLINE, and EMBASE up to January 2011.
Assessed risk of bias and extracted data from 25 trials involving over 30,000 participants.

Main Results:

No evidence found that stretching or general conditioning exercises prevent injuries.
Limited evidence suggests reducing running duration/frequency may decrease injuries.
Patellofemoral braces may prevent anterior knee pain; custom insoles may help prevent shin splints.

Conclusions:

The evidence base for preventing soft-tissue running injuries is very weak.
Most included trials had a high risk of bias.
More well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed, particularly in recreational runners.