Running Form-Endurance and Sports Medicine-Vol3No1-Spring 2019

Injury

Medical Care

<p>Some studies report that as many as 70% of runners are injured in a given year, but if running were truly so injurious then it would not be so popular. A more accurate statement<br />is that running injury rates vary enormously by population, generally following a U-shaped curve with the highest rates among novices who rapidly increase their mileage at one extreme, and among marathoners and competitive runners at the other extreme, with the majority of runners in between experiencing lower rates of injury. <em>Read more by downloading this article.</em></p>
<p>d&rsquo;Hemecourt P, McArdle R, Luke A, Lieberman DE. Does running form matter? Biomechanical and evidence-based perspectives on running form for injury prevention and treatment. Endur Sprts Med. 2019 3(1):6-14.</p>

Running Form

Does Running Form Matter?

<h1 style="color: #bd94ff;">Welcome to the World Academy for Endurance Medicine</h1>
<h2>Advancing medical care, one race at a time.</h2>
<p>The World Academy for Endurance Medicine upskills the healthcare professionals who keep runners safe at World Athletics Label Road Races and mass-participation endurance events worldwide. Through hands-on training, expert-led education, and a growing global community of race medicine professionals, we help medical teams be ready for whatever race day brings.</p>

<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">What is the World Academy for Endurance Medicine?</h2>
<h4 class="MsoNormal">A global leader in endurance and race emergency medicine &mdash; built by experts, for experts.</h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">TFounded in 2022 as a joint venture between the World Athletics Health &amp; Science Department and the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM), the Academy exists to safeguard the health and well-being of athletes and provide educational support to the medical road-running community.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Developed by experts from across the globe, the Academy gives healthcare professionals a unique opportunity to deliver quality medical leadership at mass-participation endurance events &mdash; introducing standardised medical concepts, procedures, and protocols in race medicine through eLearning, courses, and conferences.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>300+ mass-participation events </strong>have implemented the programme, reaching a cumulative audience of <strong>750+ medical staff and volunteers</strong>.</p>
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<h2 style="color: #bd94ff;">Who is it for?</h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Academy supports a community of:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Race Medical Directors of World Athletics Label Road Races &mdash; certification required every three years, provided at no cost, as part of their continuing medical education.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Medical Directors, medical staff, and volunteers of mass-participation endurance races across running, cycling, triathlon, and more.</li>
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