Musculoskeletal injuries
Our actions & our advice

Musculoskeletal
injuries
are not vital
but impact the
performance.

La mort subite du sportif, Ultra sports science, ultra-endurance, fondation

They are often linked to a training problem, which was not well conducted and lead to self-medication which is very dangerous.

These problems represent 1 to 24% of injuries in a continuous race and 18 to 22% of injuries in stage races.

The most common diagnoses are femuro-patellar pain (7-33%), Achilles tendinopathy (8-19%) and iliotibial band syndrome (7%)

We fund medical studies
dedicated to this problem in sport
to better prevent & act.

Our medical research

1. Musculoskeletal injuries?

Study: Reviewing musculoskeletal injuries
Sport universe: Trail & Road running
Who: Volker Scheer
Partners: Ultra Sports Science Foundation
Study Finished

Typologie blessures trail (FR)

Blessures en trail et distance de course (FR)

2. Transient osteoporosis

Étude : Rare presentation of hip pain
Univers sportif : Trail & Road running
Qui : Volker Scheer
Entreprises donatrices : Ultra Sports Science Foundation
Étude terminée

Osteoporose trail (EN)

Education / Our advice

Athletes & Coaches

Musculoskeletal injuries are common. Avoid non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs! Address underlying factors for injury.

Musculoskeletal injuries are common in runners and it reviews common injuries, how to avoid and treat them and what things to carry in a medical kit. Currently only in Spanish but more projects are in progress to include in other languages as well.

Blessures musculosquelettiques (ES)

Equipement necessaire trail (ES)

Our Tips & Recommendations (EN)

Ultra-Health Guidline (EN)

Event Organizers & Health Professionals

Hip injuries in runners are common and correct diagnosis often presents challenges. Transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH) is a rare, self-limiting condition which is presented with acute onset pain, disability and antalgic gait with spontaneous recovery in 4–9 months. TOH predominately affects middle-aged men, and diagnosis is made with MRI and plain radiographs demonstrates bone marrow oedema and bone demineralisation, respectively.

Awareness and early diagnosis are important, to exclude other more serious conditions like avascular necrosis that may be present in a similar way.