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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Bodily awareness predicts functional improvement and injury risk in elite long-distance runners: a prospective study.

Koji Murofushi, Sho Mitomo, Yosuke Yamada, Kenji Hirohata, Hidetaka Furuya, Hiroki Katagiri, Hiroshi Akuzawa, Susumu Hara, Masakazu Ito, Koji Kaneoka

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Koji MurofushiSports Science Center, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Sho MitomoDepartment of Orthopedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yosuke YamadaSports and Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Kenji HirohataClinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidetaka FuruyaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Sonoda Third Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroki KatagiriDepartment of Orthopedics, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
Hiroshi AkuzawaAthlete Support Research Center, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Susumu HaraSchool of Global Studies and Collaboration, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan.
Masakazu ItoSchool of Global Studies and Collaboration, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan.
Koji KaneokaFaculty of Sport Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Running-related injuries (RRIs) are prevalent among long-distance athletes. Although physical conditioning remains central to preventing RRIs, bodily awareness may play an equally important role in self-regulation. The KOJI AWARENESS (KA) test was designed to enhance awareness by enabling athletes to evaluate their functional status. This study investigated whether bodily awareness, assessed by the KA test, is associated with functional improvement and reduced RRI incidence in male collegiate long-distance runners. A total of 41 male collegiate runners were recruited (mean age: 20 ± 1 years, height: 171.6 ± 5.9cm, weight: 56.6 ± 4.1kg), and 35 completed the protocol. All participants underwent pre- and post-season KA testing and performed individualized corrective exercises based on their results. Awareness of functional decline was measured at only post-season by questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale, with athletes selecting "Very aware" classified into the Excellent Awareness Group. KA scores, score changes, and RRI incidence were compared between groups. Eight runners (22.9%) demonstrated excellent awareness; this group had significantly higher post-season KA scores and greater absolute and relative improvements than the Not-Excellent Awareness Group (

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bodily awarenesscorrective exercisefunctional screeninginjury preventioninteroceptionlong-distance runnersrunning-related injuries

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