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A prospective survey assessing causative factors, outcome, and compliance with treatment in injured runners at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre Johnston, Christopher Andrew McLean
Abstract
The Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre has tracked the trends in running injuries over the past twenty years with three retrospective surveys. Associations of extrinsic and intrinsic factors with certain running injuries were also detailed. Outcome of running injuries and compliance with management has not been studied previously. The purpose of this thesis was to: 1. track the diagnoses of overuse running injuries and identify changing trends as compared to previous retrospective research conducted at the clinic over the past 20 years 2. assess causative factors related to overuse running injuries, and 3. assess the outcome of overuse running injuries and compliance with treatment by injured runners. The methodology involved three surveys generated specifically for this study. Injured runners completed one survey at their initial visit to the clinic detailing their injury and usual training program and a follow-up survey assessing their injury outcome and compliance with treatment. Physicians completed a survey at the initial visit detailing injury diagnosis, causes of injury, and suggested management plan. Over the course of the studies at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, there has been an increase in the average age of patients as well as the female to male ratio. This likely can be attributed to the change in population demographics and increased female participation in running, respectively. Changes in injury location and specific diagnoses were described and reasons for the changes were identified. Errors in training were the most common contributing factors to running injury. Overall, intrinsic outnumbered extrinsic causes. This analysis reinforced the belief that running injuries are multi-factorial. The outcome analysis suggested that injury status was most likely to improve and least likely to reach pre-injury level or worsen. Cross training ability was more likely to improve and reach pre-injury level and least likely to worsen as compared to running ability. Correlation analysis of outcome measures with duration of symptoms, injury severity, follow-up interval, and overall compliance to the management plan provided further insight into their importance in running injuries. Opinions are offered on improving compliance as well as future approaches to compliance and running injury research.
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A prospective survey assessing causative factors, outcome, and compliance with treatment in injured runners at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre
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University of British Columbia
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2002
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The Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre has tracked the trends in running injuries
over the past twenty years with three retrospective surveys. Associations of extrinsic
and intrinsic factors with certain running injuries were also detailed. Outcome of
running injuries and compliance with management has not been studied previously.
The purpose of this thesis was to:
1. track the diagnoses of overuse running injuries and identify changing trends
as compared to previous retrospective research conducted at the clinic over
the past 20 years
2. assess causative factors related to overuse running injuries, and
3. assess the outcome of overuse running injuries and compliance with
treatment by injured runners.
The methodology involved three surveys generated specifically for this study. Injured
runners completed one survey at their initial visit to the clinic detailing their injury
and usual training program and a follow-up survey assessing their injury outcome and
compliance with treatment. Physicians completed a survey at the initial visit detailing
injury diagnosis, causes of injury, and suggested management plan.
Over the course of the studies at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, there
has been an increase in the average age of patients as well as the female to male ratio.
This likely can be attributed to the change in population demographics and increased
female participation in running, respectively. Changes in injury location and specific
diagnoses were described and reasons for the changes were identified.
Errors in training were the most common contributing factors to running injury.
Overall, intrinsic outnumbered extrinsic causes. This analysis reinforced the belief
that running injuries are multi-factorial.
The outcome analysis suggested that injury status was most likely to improve and
least likely to reach pre-injury level or worsen. Cross training ability was more likely
to improve and reach pre-injury level and least likely to worsen as compared to
running ability.
Correlation analysis of outcome measures with duration of symptoms, injury severity,
follow-up interval, and overall compliance to the management plan provided further
insight into their importance in running injuries.
Opinions are offered on improving compliance as well as future approaches to
compliance and running injury research.
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eng
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2009-08-12
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0077180
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University of British Columbia
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2002-05
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Graduate
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