De waarde van preventieve adviezen en keuringen bij beginnende hardlopers met het oog op cardiovasculaire gebeurtenissen en blessures

- Novice runners often seek advice from a physician about training responsibly. Common concerns include sudden cardiac arrest, advice on running injuries and how to avoid these events.

- Cardiologic screening and ergometry are only beneficial if the athlete has a high-risk profile.

- In the world of running, there are many myths regarding the prevention of injuries. Many recommendations on the use of running shoes, supportive insoles, running on soft or hard surfaces and the value of stretching have been made based on empirical evidence. The actual effects of these recommendations on injury prevention, however, have not been evaluated sufficiently.

- The value of preventive examination of structural and locomotor elements is also unclear at this time.

- Progression of training load in which the duration and intensity of training increases by less than 10 per week, appears to be the most reasonable way to prevent running injuries.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008;152:1825-30