Citation

Migliorini S. J. Sports Traumatol. Rel. Res. 2000; 22(4): 186-195.

Affiliation

Migliorini, S., 28062 Cameri (NO), Italy

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Kurtis Publications)

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Abstract

In the triathlon the combined practice of swimming, cycling and running permits the reduction of overuse injuries compared to the practice of the running alone. Nonetheless, overuse injuries are frequent and from an etiopathogenetic point of view must be studied in relation to the technical characteristics of the triathlon, to the transitional phases between the various disciplines and particularly to the cycling-running change, to the different load of training that the preparation of the Olympic distance requires compared to the long distance triathlon. The knee is the anatomic site of the locomotor apparatus that is most frequently submitted to injuries among the triathletes dedicated to Olympic distance while in the triathletes dedicated to long distance it is the lumbo-sacral region. The incidence of acute traumatology is low, due almost exclusively to falls in training and competition in cycling. The episodes of rhabdomyolysis are instead not rare, associated or not to heat-strokes. Injury prevention is based in particular on the learning of the correct technique of the three disciplines, on the right programming of the training sessions, on the study of the overload that the biomechanics of the transition phases between the three sports act on the locomotor apparatus and on the suitability of the technical instruments used.