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Willick SE, Cushman DM, Blauwet CA, Emery C, Webborn N, Derman W, Schwellnus M, Stomphorst J, van de Vliet P. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 2015; 26(10): 1233-1238.

Affiliation

Health Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sms.12554

PMID

26453890

Abstract

Sport injury epidemiology has received increased recognition as a field of sport medicine research that can improve the health and safety of athletes. Injuries among Paralympic powerlifters have not previously been systematically studied. The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to characterize injuries among Paralympic powerlifters. Athletes competing in the sport of powerlifting were followed over the 7-day competition period of the 2012 London Paralympic Games. The main outcome measurements were injury incidence rate (IR; number of injuries per 1000 athlete-days) and injury incidence proportion (IP; injuries per 100 athletes). A total of 38 injuries among 163 powerlifters were documented. The overall IR was 33.3 injuries/1000 athlete-days (95% CI 24.0-42.6) and the overall IP was 23.3 injuries per 100 athletes (95% CI 16.8-29.8). The majority of injuries were chronic overuse injuries (61%). The most commonly injured anatomical region was the shoulder/clavicle (32% of all injuries), followed by the chest (13%) and elbow (13%). The information obtained in this study opens the door for future study into the mechanisms and details of injuries into powerlifters with physical impairments.


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