Listen Up, Parents: Running With a Stroller Might Make You Less Prone to Overuse Injuries
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Runners face a constant battle against overuse injuries, from nagging knee pain to debilitating shin splints. But new research points to a surprisingly simple, low-tech tool that could help: a stroller.
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Runners face a constant battle against overuse injuries, from nagging knee pain to debilitating shin splints. But new research points to a surprisingly simple, low-tech tool that could help: a stroller. A new study published August 12 in the journal PLOS One found that parents who run with strollers are less likely to experience overuse injuries compared with those who run without them. The differences may stem from the way the devices change a runner’s biomechanics.
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- Runners face a constant battle against overuse injuries, from nagging knee pain to debilitating shin splints. But new research points to a surprisingly simple, low-tech tool that could help: a stroller.
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Listen Up, Parents: Running With a Stroller Might Make You Less Prone to Overuse Injuries
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