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Abstract
Background: Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the third most common type of running-related overuse injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the performance of the Y-balance test (YBT) could predict PF development in male recreational marathon runners.
Methods: One hundred and seventy-two male recreational marathon runners underwent the YBT and were then tracked for PF development during a 3-month period. Twelve participants developed PF. Their baseline data were compared to those of runners who remained uninjured.
Results: During the 3-month follow-up, 7% of the marathon runners sustained PF. The posterolateral interlimb asymmetry observed during the YBT (YBT-PL) was significantly greater in injured runners than in uninjured runners (OR=1.183; 95% CI: 1.050-1.333; P=0.006) and was significantly correlated with PF development. Moreover, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of the YBT-PL interlimb asymmetry was 0.779 (95% CI: 0.646-0.913; P=0.001).
Conclusions: YBT-PL interlimb asymmetry was associated with a greater likelihood of developing PF, and YBT-PL interlimb asymmetry greater than 4.5 cm was a strong risk factor for the development of PF in male recreational marathon runners. For every 1-cm increase in the interlimb asymmetry of YBT-PL, the risk of developing PF increased 1.183-fold. Practitioners should consider improving interlimb asymmetry as an injury prevention and treatment strategy.
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The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness publishes scientific papers relating to the area of the applied physiology, preventive medicine, sports medicine and traumatology, sports psychology. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, special articles, letters to the Editor and guidelines.