Projects & Grants
| Association between T2 relaxation time and Outbridge grading score of knee cartilage in runners and coordination variability of lower limbs during overground running | |
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| Project Id | SGS08/PdF/2024 |
| Main solver | Mgr. Bc. David Koloděj |
| Period | 1/2024 - 12/2024 |
| Provider | Specifický VŠ výzkum |
| State | solved |
| Anotation | Due to the ever-increasing popularity of running as a recreational or professional sporting activity available to all populations, the number of injuries and diseases among runners is also increasing (Statista, 2023; Scheerder et al., 2015; Taunton et al., 2002; Kakouris et al., 2021; Gomes Neto et al., 2023). Among these problems is the ever-higher prevalence of osteoarthritis (Hunter et al., 2020). Osteoarthritis is one of the diseases that will significantly affect quality of life (Murphy & Helmick, 2012; Shalhoub et al., 2022). Given the increasing prevalence, it is necessary to investigate the possible causes of this disease. Unfortunately, the evidence for the influence of running on the development of this disease is still conflicting (Dhillon et al., 2023; Lo et al., 2014; Timmins et al., 2017). Here, it might be beneficial to investigate further the coordination variability (CV) of body segments. In biomechanical research of running injuries, several studies have revealed a link between decreased CV and orthopedic disorders (Hamill et al., 2006; Hamill et al., 2012). On the other hand, several studies have found the opposite (Jandacka et al., 2021; Wang et al., 2021; Park et al., 2021; Samaan et al., 2022). Osteoarthritis is a disease that develops over time, making it difficult to identify its causes. A major complication of all the studies mentioned above is that they all had an ex post facto design. This means that the studies were retrospective, in which the studied cohort already had injuries. There is not enough strong evidence to help determine the influence of CV of lower limbs in healthy runners on the quality of knee cartilage. Prospective studies are needed to assess this relationship. In addition, knee cartilage quality biomarkers such as T2 and T1 relaxation times should be used (Mittal et al., 2019). My first study aims to determine whether there is a link between knee cartilage quality and lower limb KV in runners. |
