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)

Authors

Daniel Jandacka, University of OstravaFollow
Jaroslav Uchytil, University of OstravaFollow
David Zahradnik, University of OstravaFollow
Roman Farana, University of OstravaFollow
Dominik Vilimek, University of OstravaFollow
Jiri Skypala, University of OstravaFollow
Jan Urbaczka, University of OstravaFollow
Jan Plesek, University of OstravaFollow
Adam Motyka, University of OstravaFollow
Denisa Blaschova, University of OstravaFollow
Gabriela Beinhauerova, University of OstravaFollow
Marketa Rygelova, University of OstravaFollow
Pave; Brtva, University of OstravaFollow
Klara Balazova, University of OstravaFollow
Veronika Horka, University of OstravaFollow
Jan Malus, University of OstravaFollow
Julia Freedman Silvernail, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Gareth Irwin, Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityFollow
Miika T. Nieminen, University of OuluFollow
Victor Casula, University of OuluFollow
Vladimir Juras, Medical University of ViennaFollow
Milos Golian, University of OstravaFollow
Steriani Elavsky, University of OstravaFollow
Lenka Knapova, University of OstravaFollow
Radim Sram, Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CRFollow
Joseph Hamill, University of Massachusetts - AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2020

Journal or Book Title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Abstract

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.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239142

Volume

17

Special Issue

Environmental Health

Issue

23

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UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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Jandacka, Daniel; Uchytil, Jaroslav; Zahradnik, David; Farana, Roman; Vilimek, Dominik; Skypala, Jiri; Urbaczka, Jan; Plesek, Jan; Motyka, Adam; Blaschova, Denisa; Beinhauerova, Gabriela; Rygelova, Marketa; Brtva, Pave;; Balazova, Klara; Horka, Veronika; Malus, Jan; Silvernail, Julia Freedman; Irwin, Gareth; Nieminen, Miika T.; Casula, Victor; Juras, Vladimir; Golian, Milos; Elavsky, Steriani; Knapova, Lenka; Sram, Radim; and Hamill, Joseph, "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). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 589.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239142