TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Incidence and risk factors for upper extremity climbing injuries in indoor climbers
JO  - International journal of sports medicine
A1  - Van Middelkoop, M.
A1  - Bruens, M. L.
A1  - Coert, J. H.
A1  - Selles, R. W.
A1  - Verhagen, E.
A1  - Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M. A.
A1  - Koes, B. W.
SP  - 837
EP  - 842
VL  - 36
IS  - 10
N2  - The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for climbing-related injuries of the upper extremities in recreational climbers. A total of 426 recreational climbers were recruited from indoor climbing halls. The baseline questionnaire included questions on potential risk factors for climbing injuries: personal factors, climbing-related factors and upper extremity injuries that had occurred in the previous 12 months. Follow-up questionnaires collected information on new injuries that occurred during the follow-up period. The incidence of climbing-related injuries during one-year follow-up was 42.4% with 13 injuries per 1 000 h of climbing. The finger was the most frequently affected injury location (36.0%). The following risk factors were associated with the occurrence of upper extremity injuries: higher age (OR 1.03, 95%CI 1.01;1.05), performing a cooling-down (OR 2.02, 95%CI 1.28;3.18), climbing with campus board (OR 2.48, 95%CI 1.23;5.02), finger strength middle finger (OR 1.12, 95%CI 1.05;1.18) and previous injuries (OR 3.05, 95%CI 2.01;4.83). Climbing injuries of the upper body extremities are very common among recreational climbers in indoor halls and several risk factors can be identified that are related to a higher injury risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0172-4622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1547224
ID  - ref1
ER  -