Running Injuries

Question 1

PFP

Answer 1

medial collapse in females, knee varus in males
both mechanisms impair the patella tracking properly

Question 2

Knee varus…

Answer 2

increases medial patellar tracking

Question 3

Stress formula

Answer 3

force/area
decreased patella contact area, increased stress

Question 4

IT Band Syndrome

Answer 4

caused by increased strain/sprain rate on IT band –> high hip ADD and knee IR cause increased stress

Question 5

ITB strain can also be caused by

Answer 5

other mechanisms

Question 6

Greater IT band strain rate may…

Answer 6

increase compression on lateral fat pad at the knee

Question 7

Achilles Tendinopathy

Answer 7

associated with longer eversion, increased strain on achilles, reduced dorsiflexion ROM

Question 8

Medial tibial stress syndrome

Answer 8

greater amounts of eversion or longer eversion duration. this causes increased strain on FDL, PT, soleus. Overall increased tensile forces on the tibia

Question 9

Increasing cadence…

Answer 9

decreases peak hip adduction, gluteal muscle load, PF joint forces

Question 10

Hamstring tendinosis

Answer 10

due to :
poor rotation stability
contralateral hip flexor tightness
tight hamstrings (RARE)

Question 11

What causes lateral tracking?

Answer 11

excessive:
knee valgus
hip adduction
hip IR