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COLOMB Jean-Baptiste
Units
Research Unit in Rehabilitation Sciences
Our research unit aims to study the physiological and physiopathological aspects of the lympho-venous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. At the heart of our interests are the evaluation of function, imaging, and the effects of physiotherapy prevention and rehabilitation. Research in these 3 areas is the responsibility of: JP Belgrado: Project Lymphology / Main subject: lypoedema J Van Cant: Project Musculoskeletal physiotherapy / Main subject: The runner G Deboeck: Project Cardiovascular and respiratory rehabilitation / Main subject: Vascular adaptation during aerobic training
Projetcs
Running is a simple physical activity, inexpensive and accessible to the entire population. It is currently one of the most popular sports practices in the world. However, despite its many health benefits, the incidence of running-related musculoskeletal injuries is significant. Videbæk et al. report an incidence of 7.7 injuries per 1,000 hours of practice and Nielsen et al. point out that 11 to 85% of runners are injured each year. These injuries limit the runner's ability to engage in regular physical activity and therefore limit the health benefits. In this context, preventing and treating these injuries represents a major public health issue. However, despite several decades of research on this issue, the results of running injury prevention programs are disappointing and fail to reduce the incidence of injuries or prevent their recurrence. Among the possible reasons for these disappointing results is that either these programs target only one risk factor despite the multifactorial nature of running injury, or they only offer a universal approach. , including several risk factors, but not taking into account the individual specificities of each runner. Indeed, the conclusions and recommendations of the latest studies on the subject are all in line with the need to offer runners prevention programs including targeted and “tailor-made” interventions according to the risk factors of each runner. The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a running injury prevention program including one or more targeted interventions based on the risk factors identified in each participating runner in comparison with a universal approach. classically proposed in the literature.
Running is a simple physical activity, inexpensive and accessible to the entire population. It is currently one of the most popular sports practices in the world. However, despite its many health benefits, the incidence of running-related musculoskeletal injuries is significant. Videbæk et al. report an incidence of 7.7 injuries per 1,000 hours of practice and Nielsen et al. point out that 11 to 85% of runners are injured each year. These injuries limit the runner's ability to engage in regular physical activity and therefore limit the health benefits. In this context, preventing and treating these injuries represents a major public health issue. However, despite several decades of research on this issue, the results of running injury prevention programs are disappointing and fail to reduce the incidence of injuries or prevent their recurrence. Among the possible reasons for these disappointing results is that either these programs target only one risk factor despite the multifactorial nature of running injury, or they only offer a universal approach. , including several risk factors, but not taking into account the individual specificities of each runner. Indeed, the conclusions and recommendations of the latest studies on the subject are all in line with the need to offer runners prevention programs including targeted and “tailor-made” interventions according to the risk factors of each runner. The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a running injury prevention program including one or more targeted interventions based on the risk factors identified in each participating runner in comparison with a universal approach. classically proposed in the literature.
