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HSS STUDY FINDS TRAINING PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH INJURIES IN MARATHON RUNNERS
A new study measuring the incidence of injury and illness among runners in the New York City Marathon and the association of injuries with training patterns was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by sports medicine physicians and experts at Hospital for Special Surgery ( HSS ). The researchers found that runners who avoided rapid increases in weekly mileage were less likely to become injured during the lead-up to the event . This was demonstrated regardless of whether the runners were newcomers to the sport or experienced racers .
For the study , sports medicine physician and lead author Brett G . Toresdahl , MD , Research Director for the Primary Sports Medicine Service at HSS , and his colleagues partnered with Strava to monitor the training habits of 735 men and women who trained for the 2019 New York City Marathon . Of those , 699 ( 95.1 %) started the 26.2-mile race and 692 finished the event . Over 16 weeks of training , 40 % of runners in the study reported an injury , of which 30 ( 4.1 %) were serious enough to prevent participation in the marathon . Another 12 runners ( 16 %) suffered injuries during or immediately after the race .
To assess the effects of training rates on the risk of injury , the researchers used a measure called the acute : chronic workload ratio ( ACWR ), which compares how much training a person does in a short amount of time to their training over a longer period .
RUBELLA ELIMINATED FROM SINGAPORE
Singapore has eliminated rubella , the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination for the Western Pacific has announced .
" Singapore has been working progressively towards meeting the criteria for rubella elimination following our attainment of measles elimination status in 2018 . We are very pleased to be verified by the Regional Verification Commission to have met the criteria for rubella elimination . We will continue to maintain our efforts in the prevention and control of rubella through a robust immunisation programme , disease surveillance and swift response ," said Professor Vernon Lee , Senior Director ,
Communicable Diseases , Ministry of Health , Singapore .
A viral infection occurring most often in children and young adults , rubella is the leading vaccine-preventable cause of birth defects worldwide . While no specific treatment exists for rubella – which is transmitted by airborne droplets when infected people sneeze or cough – infection can be prevented with safe , effective and inexpensive vaccines .
Pregnant women who contract rubella are at risk for miscarriage or stillbirth and their developing babies are at risk for birth defects with devastating , lifelong consequences , including deafness , cataracts , heart defects and intellectual disabilities .
" The elimination of rubella is great news for pregnant women and children in Singapore . It shows once again the value of vaccines in protecting people from debilitating and deadly diseases ," said Dr Huong Tran , Director of Programmes for Disease Control in the WHO Western Pacific Region .
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