Medical Review Policy.

This policy applies to RunCalcs articles and calculator explanations that discuss injury, pain, rehabilitation, return to running, recovery, nutrition, supplements, body composition, heart rate, VO2 max, or other health-adjacent topics.

RunCalcs content is educational. It does not diagnose conditions, prescribe treatment, or replace care from a doctor, physiotherapist, dietitian, or other qualified health professional.

Health and sports-science claims should be supported by authoritative sources. We prioritise:

• Clinical practice guidelines or consensus statements.
• Peer-reviewed systematic reviews and PubMed-indexed papers.
• Recognised government or professional health sources.
• Relevant sports-medicine and athletics bodies.

Preferred sources include the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, ACSM, NICE, NHS, Healthdirect Australia, Australian Institute of Sport, World Athletics, and papers linked through DOI or PubMed.

RunCalcs uses review labels so readers can see how a page has been checked:

• Last editorial source check: The RunCalcs Editorial Team checked that the page still points to relevant authoritative sources and that major claims remain consistent with those sources.
• Date last medically reviewed: A qualified health professional reviewed the page for clinical accuracy. This label is used only when that review has occurred.
• Not yet independently medically reviewed: The page has editorial source checks, but no independent clinician review has been completed.

We avoid implying a medical review has occurred unless a reviewer and review date can be supported internally.

1. Claim review: Editors identify health, injury, training-load, supplement, and recovery claims that need support.
2. Source matching: Claims are matched to authoritative sources, with preference for guidelines, consensus statements, systematic reviews, and recognised health bodies.
3. Reader safety check: Pages are checked for red flags, referral advice, and wording that could be mistaken for diagnosis or personal treatment.
4. Update check: Editors update dates when article copy, medical guidance, source notes, or calculator explanations materially change.

We may update a page when new clinical guidance is published, a source becomes unavailable, a calculator method changes, a reader reports a possible issue, or the content needs clearer safety wording.

For articles with medical or rehabilitation claims, the source section should sit near the claims it supports or at the bottom as a transparent review note. Sources should aid credibility and context, not act as a decorative bibliography.

To report a source issue, outdated recommendation, or unclear medical disclaimer, email abstractcs65@gmail.com.

Last updated: June 19, 2026