Pedersen Mathias Kristian, Rasmussen Frederikke Vestergaard, Lindman Ida, Abrahamson Josefin, Nielsen Rasmus Østergaard
Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
General Practice/Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Transl Sports Med. 2025 Aug 15;2025:6630254. doi: 10.1155/tsm2/6630254. eCollection 2025.
Running-related injuries are the most common reason to quit running. There is a gap of knowledge on the use of running equipment as a predictor of running-related injuries in running populations. To investigate if runners not using equipment while running have a higher rate of running-related injuries compared with runners using running equipment. Cohort study with an 18-month follow-up, including runners > 18 years old. Exposure was defined as running equipment use, grouped by specific equipment: ankle or knee braces, - tape, insoles, compression socks, jogging stroller, and backpack. Additional groups included participants using multiple types of equipment, those unsure about their equipment use, and those who both indicated uncertainty and selected equipment. Of the 7347 runners included, 3713 (51%) sustained a running-related injury. Runners using knee braces (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.48 [95% CI: 1.14-1.92]), ankle tape (HR = 2.10 [95% CI: 1.44-3.07]), knee tape (HR = 1.83 [95% CI: 1.19-2.82]), insoles (HR = 1.34 [95% CI: 1.20-1.49]), compression socks (HR = 1.14 [95% CI: 1.02-1.27]), or multiple types of equipment (HR = 1.27 [95% CI: 1.15-1.40]) were more prone to injury, while runners using a jogging stroller were less prone (HR = 0.63 [95% CI: 0.39-0.99]). No significant associations were observed for ankle braces (HR = 1.52 [95% CI: 0.90-2.58]), backpacks (HR = 1.00 [95% CI: 0.87-1.14]), runners uncertain about equipment (HR = 0.60 [95% CI: 0.25-1.44]), and uncertain runners who still selected equipment (HR = 1.01 [95% CI: 0.61-1.67]). Runners using certain types of running equipment (e.g., compression socks, insoles, and/or knee brace) while running had higher hazard rates for running-related injuries compared with runners not using running equipment. Owing to the predictive nature of the study, no causal claims between equipment use and running-related injuries can be made.
跑步相关损伤是人们停止跑步的最常见原因。在跑步人群中，关于使用跑步装备作为跑步相关损伤预测指标的知识存在空白。为了调查跑步时不使用装备的跑步者与使用跑步装备的跑步者相比，是否有更高的跑步相关损伤发生率。进行了一项为期18个月随访的队列研究，研究对象为年龄大于18岁的跑步者。暴露因素定义为跑步装备的使用，按特定装备分组：脚踝或膝盖护具、绷带、鞋垫、压缩袜、慢跑婴儿车和背包。其他组包括使用多种装备的参与者、不确定自己装备使用情况的参与者，以及既表示不确定又选择了装备的参与者。在纳入的7347名跑步者中，3713名（51%）遭受了跑步相关损伤。使用膝盖护具的跑步者（风险比[HR]=1.48[95%置信区间：1.14 - 1.92]）、脚踝绷带的跑步者（HR = 2.10[95%置信区间：1.44 - 3.07]）、膝盖绷带的跑步者（HR = 1.83[95%置信区间：1.19 - 2.82]）、鞋垫的跑步者（HR = 1.34[95%置信区间：1.20 - 1.49]）、压缩袜的跑步者（HR = 1.14[95%置信区间：1.02 - 1.27]）或多种装备的跑步者（HR = 1.27[95%置信区间：1.15 - 1.40]）更容易受伤，而使用慢跑婴儿车的跑步者受伤几率较小（HR = 0.63[95%置信区间：0.39 - 0.99]）。对于脚踝护具（HR = 1.52[95%置信区间：0.90 - 2.58]）、背包（HR = 1.00[95%置信区间：0.87 - 1.14]）、不确定装备使用情况的跑步者（HR = 0.60[95%置信区间：0.25 - 1.44]）以及仍选择了装备的不确定跑步者（HR = 1.01[95%置信区间：0.61 - 1.67]），未观察到显著关联。与不使用跑步装备的跑步者相比，跑步时使用某些类型跑步装备（如压缩袜、鞋垫和/或膝盖护具）的跑步者发生跑步相关损伤的风险率更高。由于本研究的预测性质，无法确定装备使用与跑步相关损伤之间存在因果关系。
