Common Long Distance Running Injuries

This article looks at leg pain due to bone, musculotendinous, and vascular causes that is common among long-distance runners.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this module is to provide an overview of the underlying biomechanical and anatomic abnormalities associated with injuries in long distance running and how to successfully treat them.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. Injuries associated with Long Distance Running.
2. How to successfully treat injuries by knowing the biomechanical and anatomic abnormalities associated with them.
3. Development of running analysis and diagnostic tests to diagnose leg injuries.
4. Biomechanics of Running.

Instruction for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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