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US Marathon Finishers
Epidemiology of Running 467K Injuries
Jason Lunden, PT 25K Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy 1976 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009
annual marathon report: runningusa.org
Marathon-Lite 2009 Running Data
1200000 Number of Events
1000000 800000 1113K OTHER 600000 Marathon 5 K 5 Mile 400000 Half-Marathon 200000 10 K 303K 0 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009
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2010 TCM Age Group Winners Injury: the Big 6
4.5 Rates 20-90% 4 Knee injuries: 42% 3.5 • PFPS: #1 injury (16%) 3 • ITBFS: #2 injury (8%) 2.5 2 Time Lower leg/ankle/foot: 36% 1.5 • Plantar Fascia: #3 injury 1 • MTSS: #4 injury 0.5 • Achilles: #5 injury 0
>80 18-20 22-29 30-34 35-39 40-45 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 Stress Fx: up to 20% van Mechelen W et al. Sports Med 1992 Taunton JE et al. BJSM. 2002;36:95-101 2010 TCM Results: mtecresults.com 6
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Injuries in Running Risk Factors
Upper Leg Low Back Other Extrinsic (environmental) Intrinsic (person-related) Achilles – Training errors – Previous injury Knee – Running surface – Running experience Hip/Pelvis – Footwear – Flexibility Lower Leg – Strength – Anatomy Foot/Ankle – Gender
Tauton JE et. al, BJSM 2002
Risk Factors: Training Errors Risk Factors: Running Surface
Too much, too fast! • Asphalt • No evidence for increased risk (Taunton JE 2003, Duffey MJ, 2000) • Crowned Roads • 10% rule • Runners adapt their • Trails mechanics to the running • Shoe replacement surface (Dixon et al. 2000) – 300-500 miles • Hills
• Cross training (or lack of!) • Track – always the same – Strengthening direction – Stretching
Risk Factors: Footwear Risk Factors: Anatomy
• Leg Length Discrepancy: • Runners adapt mechanics to maintain constant GRF/ >5 mm ? (Soukka et al. 1991) Impacts (Kong PW et al BJSM 2009) • Quadriceps Angle: >20°? • Do not reduce injury (Rauh MJ et al. JOSPT 2007) (Knapik JJ et al. AJSM 2010) • Arch Type • Differences in shoe mileage – Pes Cavus b/w injured and controls – Pes Planus (Taunton et al. 2003, Duffey et al. 2000)
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Foot/Arch type Risk Factors: Intrinsic
• Experience (Buist I et al 2010, Taunton et No Difference: Increased Risk: al. 2003) • Thijs Y et al. 2008 • Buist I et al. 2010 • Previous Injury (Buist I 2010,Taunton (pes planus for women) JE 2003 Macera MA 1989, Macera MA 1991)
• Hreljac et al. 2000 • Flexibility (Hreljac A et al. 2000, Duffey MJ • Van Ginkel A et al. 2009 et al. 2000) (pes cavus for AT) • Taunton JE et al 2002 • Strength (Cichanowski et al. 2007, • Ghani Zadeh Hesar N 2009 Niemuth et al 2005, Duffey, 2000) (pes cavus for any LE injury) • BMI – High for males (Buist I et al 2010, Taunton et al 2002) • Duffey MJ 2000 – Low for females (Taunton et al 2002) (pes cavus for PFPS)
Risk Factors: the Evidence Grading Running Injuries
Yes! No??? • Grade I: pain after running • Previous Injury • Terrain • Grade II: pain during running, but not • Training • Arch type restricting training (ie discomfort) • BMI • Shoe wear • Grade III: pain during running, which • Weakness • Anatomic alignment • Gender restricts training • Experience • Grade IV: inability to run d/t pain
Injuries in Running Anterior Knee Pain
Upper Leg Low Back Other Differential Dx: Achilles PFPS
Knee Patellar Tendonopathy Hip/Pelvis Meniscal Tear Lower Leg Quadriceps Tendonopathy Fat Pad Impingement Foot/Ankle Stress Fx OCD Lesion Referred pain from hip/back
Tauton JE et. al, BJSM 2002
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Anterior Knee Pain Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome(PFPS): 62% of knee injuries #1 Running Injury • Females > > Males • Anterior knee/retropatellar pain • Pain worsens throughout run • Weak Hips: – Abduction (Ireland ML et al, 2003; Cichanowski HR et al, 2007, Souza RB & Powers CM, • Peripatellar pain with palpation 2009) • Patellar mal-tracking: OKC vs – External rotation (Ireland ML et al, 2003) CKC – Extension (Souza RB & Powers CM, 2009)
• R/O other pathology • Abnormal Alignment ? (Duffey MJ et al. 2000, Lun V et al. 2003)
• Abnormal Mechanics (Duffey MJ et al, 2000, Souza RB et al. 2009, Dierks TA et al, 2011)
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Lateral Knee Pain
Weak Hips + Mal-alignment Differential Dx: ITB Friction Syndrome Mensicus Biceps Femoris Injury Common Peroneal Nerve PFJ Mal-tracking OA Referred pain from hip/ back Peds: SCFE, Perthes’ Asymmetrical Loading 22
ITB Friction Syndrome ITB Friction Test
# 2 Running Injury • Pt. Stands on test leg with the knee • 2X increase since 1980 extended • Females > Males • Weak Hips • Examiner applies pressure with their • Abnormal Mechanics thumb against the lateral epicondyle and pulls the knee into slight varus • Terrain Selection: – Crowned roads • Pt. Bends knee to ~45° of flexion – Descending hills
– Canted track • Positive: pain @ ~30° KF
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Ober’s Test McMurray’s Test
• Pt. Is sidelying (test side up) Meniscal Clinical Exam • Medial Mensicus • With knee flexed and hip in neutral – Sens: 57% rotation, extend and adduct the hip – Spec: • Lateral Mensicus • Positive: Hip does not adduct and/or knee – Sens: 77% extends – Spec:
Konan S et al. 2009
Thessaly Test “My Knee Hurts”
Meniscal Clinical Test • Side of knee ITB Friction • Medial Meniscus Syndrome – Sens: 61-94% • Weak Hips • Over Pronation • Training error: hills, • Lateral Meniscus track, country roads – Sens: 80%-96%
Karachalios T et al. 2005 Konan S et al. 2009 Mirzatolooei F et al. 2010
“My Shin Hurts!” Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Differential Dx: • Pain with palpation of Medial Tibial Stress posteromedial tibial Syndrome (Shin Splints) border Tibial Stress Fx • Pain decreases with warm-up Compartment Syndrome • Pain returns during run Referred pain • Traction perostitis Tumors, Infections etc – Soleus – Flexor digitorum longus
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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome “My Calf Hurts”
• Poor cushioning Differential Dx: • Over pronation Achilles Tendonosis • High arches Achilles tendon rupture Compartment Syndrome • Out of Shape Stress Fx • Training Errors: Running with fatigue, Popliteal Artery Entrapment increased mileage, overstriding DVT
Sever’s disease
posterior impingement syndrome
Achilles Tendonosis Achilles Tendonosis
• Pain to palpation of the Etiology: tendon 2-6 cm superior to • Middle-aged males insertion • Greater BMI • Pain with active plantar flexion • Weak gastroc/ soleus • Pain and limited ROM with • Over pronation passive DF • Tight calves • Palpable thickening and/or crepitus • Training error: increased mileage
Achilles Tendonopathy “My Foot Hurts”
Physiologic Changes: Differential Dx: – Increased thickness Calcaneal stress fx – Increased compliance Bone bruise of the tendon Fat pad atrophy – Increased tendon- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome aponeurosis strain Cancer-related pain Paget disease of bone Sever’s Disease S1 radiculopathy
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“My Foot Hurts” Plantar Fasciosis
• Bottom of Foot/Heel Etiology: Plantar Fasciosis • Tight calves • 8% of running injuries (Tauton et al. 2002) • Over Pronation?
• 2 million Americans/year • Decreased 1st MTP (Riddle et al, 2003) mobility • 10% of people (Riddle et al, 2003) • Overweight
• Training error: increased • Training error: mileage increased mileage
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Plantar Fasciosis Windlass Test
Examination: • Perform both NWB and – Palpation weight-bearing – Active and Passive • Examiner stabilizes the ROM ankle joint in neutral – Tarsal Tunnel syndrome testing • Examiner extends the st – Windlass test 1 MTP, while allowing the IP to flex – Longitudinal arch angle • Positive: reproduction of pain
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Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Test Longitudinal Arch Angle
• Pt. Sitting with legs off • Pt. Standing with equal table/plinth weight on both feet • Examiner maximally DF and everts the ankle • Measure the angle of: medial malleolus- and extends the toes navicular tuberosity- • Position is held for 5-10 medial prominence of seconds, While tapping the 1st MTP head over the tarsal tunnel • Positive: increased • Highly predictive of numbness and/or pain dynamic foot posture
McPoil TG et al. JOSPT 2008 McPoil TG et al. JOSPT 2008
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“This Stress Fracture is Killing Me!” “This Stress Fracture is Killing Me!”
Progression: High Risk Stress Fx: Pain during run – Femoral Neck pain during and after run (tension) pain with all weight-bearing activities – Femoral Shaft – anterior-tibia – Medial malleolus – Base of the 5th • 20% incidence in runners metatarsal (<1% in general pop.) – Navicular – Sesamoids
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Stress Fractures Female Athlete Triad
Risk Factors: • >40 miles/week • Training errors • Female • High arch • Nutrition
Stress Fractures: Diagnosis Hop Test
• MRI is the gold • Femoral Stress Fx standard • Bone Scan is a close – 70% of pt.s had pain second with hopping – 24% had abnormal x- Physical Exam: rays – Point tenderness – 30 second Hop Test – Fulcrum Test – Percussion/vibration Testing
Clement DB et al. 1993
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Fulcrum Test Vibration Testing
• For femoral stress fx • Tuning fork or U/S • Pt. is seated with legs over the table/plinth • Place on bone (ie • Clinician puts their fist anterior tibia) under the distal thigh • Clinician places • Positive: reproduction of pain pressure with other hand on thigh distal to their other fist • Sens: 75%, Spec: 67% • Attempt to bow the femur • PPV 77%, NPV 63%
Lesho EP, Mil Med, 1997
Epidemiology & Etiology
• High incidence of injury
• Causes are multi-factorial
• LE injuries predominate
• Need a runner-specific exam
• PTs are Key!
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