Annual Meeting session · 1 CEC

Adolescent Running: Special Considerations for Injury, Biomechanics, and Medical Event Coverage

Adolescent running has grown in popularity, with nearly half a million US high schoolers participating in cross-country annually. About 40% of adolescent runners experience running-related injuries each year, with high injury recurrence rates. Despite this running-related injury burden, most…

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2026 ACSM Annual Meeting Session

What you will learn

  • Identify key running-related risk factors and differences in biomechanical movement patterns among adolescent compared to skeletally mature runners
  • Distinguish adolescent-specific running-related injuries and associated biomechanical deviations
  • Understand preparatory medical coverage needs for adolescent runner endurance event coverage

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