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RSS FeedsRunning tips that prevent injury, just for women
(WorldNews Health)

 
 

26 march 2017 00:35:19

 
Running tips that prevent injury, just for women
(WorldNews Health)
 


Research suggests that women get more running injuries than men. This has been attributed to a variety of anatomical and bio-mechanical factors. Women have a wider pelvis than men and their femur is angled inwards more than men, rendering their knee less stable. A difference in strength between the forward-facing thigh muscles (quadriceps) and the rear-facing thigh muscles (hamstrings) in women further predispose women to knee and lower leg injuries. Hormonal changes associated with different phases of the menstrual cycle is also known to affect the integrity of ligaments, connective tissues and some aspects of neuromuscular control integral to running. Dr Gowreeson Thevendran is an...


 
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