Attitudes of recreational runners about the influence of sports footwear on the injury of musculoskeletal system in recreational running: research

UVOD: Rekreativno trčanje jedan je on najjeftinijih sportova koji pruža svoje benefite, ali ima i mane. Jedna od tih mana je nastanak ozljede na koju utječu vanjski i unutarnji čimbenici rizika. Jedan od vanjskih čimbenika rizika je sportska obuća, koja prema dosadašnjim istraživanjima može imati utjecaja na razvoj ozljede. CILJ RADA: Utvrditi odabiru li rekreativni trkači sportsku obuću prema anatomskim karakteristikama stopala te istražiti njihova mišljenja o utjecaju sportske obuće na nastanak ozljeda mišićno-koštanog sustava. MATERIJALI I METODE: Istraživanje je provedeno na 123 rekreativnih trkača uz pomoć anketnog upitnika na internetskoj stranici Trčimo! 3sporta.com. Ispitanici koji su uključeni u istraživanje su trkači u dobi od 18 do 60 godina, koji konstantno trče unazad šest mjeseci te na tjednoj bazi pretrče 20-40 km. Anketni upitnik sadržavao je deset ili jedanaest pitanja, ovisno koje su odgovore trkači stavili. REZULTATI: Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su kako 65,4% trkača s neutralnim položajem stopala koristi neutralne tenisice, 23,3% trkača sa supinacijskim položajem stopala koristi tenisice s jastučićem, a 58,1% ispitanika s pronacijskim položajem stopala patike za kontrolu pokreta. Kod 24,4,% ispitanika nastala je ozljeda te su tada koristili tenisice za kontrolu pokreta (40%). Najviše njih trči po asfaltu (78,9%) i neravnim terenima (65,9%). Tenisice za trčanje mijenjaju svakih 6-12 mjeseci (36,6%), a mišljenja su, njih 43,1% se u potpunosti slaže, kako sportska obuća može uzrokovati ozljedu mišićno-koštanog sustava u rekreativnom trčanju. ZAKLJUČAK: Rezultati pokazuju kako generalno trkači znaju pravilno izabrati sportsku obuću s obzirom na anatomske karakteristike stopala. Također smatraju kako sportska obuća ima utjecaj na razvoj ozljeda mišićno-koštanog sustava. Dobivenim rezultatima vidljivo je kako iskustvo i znanje o unutarnjim i vanjskim čimbenicima rizika raste s godinama iskustva u rekreativnom trčanju.INTRODUCTION: Recreational running is one of the cheapest sports that provides its benefits, but it also has flaws. One of these disadvantages is the occurrence of injury, which is influenced by external and internal risk factors. One of the external risk factors is sports shoes, which, according to the existing research, can have an impact on the development of the injury. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether recreational runners choose sports shoes according to anatomical characteristics of the feet and to investigate their opinions about the influence of sports shoes on the formation of injuries of the musculoskeletal system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research was conducted on 123 recreational runners with assistance of the survey questionnaire on the Trčimo! website. 3sporta.com. Respondents who are involved in the research are runners between the ages of 18 and 60, who constantly run the last six months and run 20-40 km on a weekly basis. The questionnaire contained ten or eleven questions, depending what answers have the runners provided. RESULTS: The obtained results showed that 65.4% of runners with a neutral position feet use neutral sneakers, 23.3% of runners with supinated feet use them tennis shoes with a cushion, and 58.1% of subjects with a pronated position of the foot used sneakers for movement control. In 24.4% of respondents, an injury occurred and they used tennis shoes for movement control(40%). Most of them run on asphalt (78.9%) and uneven terrain (65.9%). They change their running shoes every 6-12 months (36.6%), and 43.1% completely agrees that sports shoes can cause injury to the musculoskeletal system in recreational running. CONCLUSION: The results show that, in general, runners know how to choose sports shoes correctly in regard to the anatomical characteristics of the feet. They also consider that sports shoes have an impact on the development of injuries of the musculoskeletal system. It is evident from the obtained results that the experience and knowledge of internal and external risk factors increases with years of experience in recreational running