- Title
- A comparison between the q-angles of male and female runners and their relation to overuse injuries
- Creator
- Bunger, Nicholas
- Subject
- Overuse injuries, Running injuries, Leg - Wounds and injuries, Bones - Sex differences
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/90859
- Identifier
- uj:20032
- Description
- Abstract: Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the Q-angles of previously injured male and female runners and to determine whether Q-angles were related to their overuse injuries. Method: One hundred participants were selected. The research participants consisted of fifty females and fifty males. All participants were between the ages of 18 to 65. The participants were required to fill in the IPAQ questionnaire and the running injury questionnaire. The measurement of their Q-angle was taken by the researcher only. This was a once off study, so once completed with the questionnaires and measurements the participants were finished with their part in the study. The research was conducted at running clubs in the Johannesburg area and at the Chiropractic day Clinic on the University of Johannesburg Doornfontein Campus. Procedure: This was a once off study where only answers to questionnaires and measurements were required of the participant. The participant was required to complete the IPAQ questionnaire and the running injury questionnaire before measurements of the Q-angle could take place. Objective data was collected using the protractor goniometer to measure the Q-angle which was measured in a standing position. The data collected was submitted to the statisticians at STATKON for statistical analysis. Results: Statistical analysis was performed using the independent sample t-test for group comparisons of males and females. The chi-square test of independence was used to assess whether variables were related or not. Statistical analysis revealed that females had significantly larger Q-angles than the males in the study. There was no statistical significance between Q-angle and overuse injuries in male or female runners..., M.Tech. (Chiropractic)
- Contributor
- Yelverton, C., Dr., Lategan, L., Prof.
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Johannesburg
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