Corredores de rua: lesões mais frequentes

Abstract

Playing sports has grown rapidly over the years , which is visible due to the fact that today more and more people joining the participation in any sport. A sport whose practice has become popular is the street race, considered a contemporary sociocultural phenomenon and as other modalities, provides benefits to its practitioners, whether physiological, psychological or social. However there is still controversy about the physical well-being associated with this practice that has become popular over the years. This is due to the fact the race street to be associated with high incidence in the number of lesions that practitioner’s mode. Thus, this study aims to investigate the most common injuries in runners street regarding the current discussion on literature, and explain about the causes of this occurrence related to the practice of this modality for further discussion about preventing injuries.