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Running Injury Management (pre-module) - Coggle Diagram
Running Injury Management (pre-module)
White Hat (Facts)
There are a number of common injuries associated with running
Acute/Subacute & chronic overuse injuries
Impacting any structure type (muscle/bone/tendon etc)
Type of pathology and nature of MOI guides intervention
External factors can impact management
Maintaining fitness/performance
Presence of an event/sporting competition
Other personal running related goal
Running is a good form of cardiovascular exercise
Cheap
Easily accessible
Doesn't require complicated equipment or techniques
A number of factors interplay to determine injury risk including
Gender
Age
Fitness
Previous running experience
Personal anatomy & physiology
Running technique is influenced by a number of factors including anatomy, physiology and training experience
Black Hat (Difficulties)
External factors can adversely impact management
Upcoming event reducing chance to rest
Extrinsic factors such as rewards from competition and cut offs for team selections
Misinformation accessed by patients
Social media influencers providing information of varying quality
Internal factors can adversely impact management
Fear of failure or withdrawing from events/training
Personal preferences/tendencies for high levels of activity in overuse injuries
Fear/avoidance of pain
Biases & preconceived notions regarding running can impact running training and injury management
For clinicians, patients, families and those in their wider circles
Outdated information and training methods
Benefits and drawbacks of "past experience"
Some injuries can be challenging to treat
Long duration of symptoms
Adversely impact fitness & performance
Some people of incorrect beliefs about running being harmful
"it's bad for your joints"
"I'm too old to run"
Beliefs can be present in and shared by other health professionals
Green Hat (Creativity)
Patients with running injuries tend to have some exercise experiences
May increase compliance with treatment
Can build on existing skills and knowledge
Can relate treatment to broader patient exercise goals and performance
Opportunity to link with community and other groups
Eg, private practice Physio clinics
Sporting teams
Running coaches
To increase skills and knowledge of self and others
Opportunity to practice and prescribe exercise at higher levels, of more complexity than in some other patient groups
Encourages creativity with exercise selection
Other forms of exercise to maintain fitness while reducing load on injured structures
Red Hat (Feelings)
I have my own biases and preconceptions based on personal experiences which impact on how I manage running injuries
Some evidence based through my studies
Others from sports and other experience
AFL, athletics, soccer, basketball
Not always evidence based
Clients often have their own biases and preconceptions based on personal experiences
These may clash with mine
May be misinformed or accessing low quality information
Emotions and motivations can play a big role in injury mangement
Wanting to complete event
Wanting to achieve specific goals
Team selection and/or sport participation
Blue Hat (Overview)
Running injuries are a common clinical presentation in Physiotherapy, particularly private practice
Appropriate management of these injuries can promote quicker return to sport and reduce impacts on performance
People have their own beliefs, biases and preconceptions about running which are not always true or evidence based - both clinicians and the general public
Other factors such as events, sports performance, rewards and team selection can impact treatment
An appropriately loaded, progressive running program is good for health and fitness
Yellow Hat (Benefits)
Running is good for health and fitness
Joint nutrition
Bone strength
Cardiovascular fitness
Mental health
social/community participation
These benefits can reduce health care costs overall
Appropriate injury management can facilitate quicker return to sport and reduce negative impacts on performance