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Running and Physical Activity in an Air-Polluted Environment: The Biomechanical and Musculoskeletal Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study 4HAIE (Healthy Aging in Industrial Environment—Program 4)

2020; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 17; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ijerph17239142

1661-7827

Daniel Jandačka, Jaroslav Uchytil, David Zahradník, Roman Farana, Dominik Vilímek, Jiří Skýpala, Jan Urbaczka, Jan Plesek, Adam Motyka, Denisa Blaschová, Gabriela Beinhauerova, Markéta Rygelová, Pavel Brtva, Klara Balazova, Veronika Horka, Jan Malůš, Julia Freedman Silvernail, Gareth Irwin, Miika T. Nieminen, Victor Casula, Vladimír Juráš, Milos Golian, Steriani Elavsky, Lenka Knapová, Radim J. Šrám, Joseph Hamill,

Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Far too little attention has been paid to health effects of air pollution and physical (in)activity on musculoskeletal health. The purpose of the Healthy aging in industrial environment study (4HAIE) is to investigate the potential impact of physical activity in highly polluted air on musculoskeletal health. A total of 1500 active runners and inactive controls aged 18–65 will be recruited. The sample will be recruited using quota sampling based on location (the most air-polluted region in EU and a control region), age, sex, and activity status. Participants will complete online questionnaires and undergo a two-day baseline laboratory assessment, including biomechanical, physiological, psychological testing, and magnetic resonance imaging. Throughout one-year, physical activity data will be collected through Fitbit monitors, along with data regarding the incidence of injuries, air pollution, psychological factors, and behavior collected through a custom developed mobile application. Herein, we introduce a biomechanical and musculoskeletal protocol to investigate musculoskeletal and neuro-mechanical health in this 4HAIE cohort, including a design for controlling for physiological and psychological injury factors. In the current ongoing project, we hypothesize that there will be interactions of environmental, biomechanical, physiological, and psychosocial variables and that these interactions will cause musculoskeletal diseases/protection.