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Incidence and characteristics of acute andoveruse injuries in elite powerlifters
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-204005
- Abstract: The aim of this study was the analysis of incidence and type of injury in German elite powerlifters. A total of n = 57 competitive athletes of the German powerlifting federation completed a retrospective survey regarding acute andoveruse injuries. With 224 total injuries, a mean incidence of 1.51 per 1.000 h or 0.49 per year was calculated. Most injuries affected the lower back (20.5%), elbow (11.2%), pelvic region (10.3) and the shoulder (9.8%). Regarding the type of injury acute inflammation (25.9%), muscle strains/sprains (20.5%)Abstract: The aim of this study was the analysis of incidence and type of injury in German elite powerlifters. A total of n = 57 competitive athletes of the German powerlifting federation completed a retrospective survey regarding acute andoveruse injuries. With 224 total injuries, a mean incidence of 1.51 per 1.000 h or 0.49 per year was calculated. Most injuries affected the lower back (20.5%), elbow (11.2%), pelvic region (10.3) and the shoulder (9.8%). Regarding the type of injury acute inflammation (25.9%), muscle strains/sprains (20.5%) and skin lesions (13%) dominated. The mean incidence significantly declined with increasing age and training experience of the athlete. Athletes using a bench press shirt and various regenerative methods like sauna or swimming also showed decreased injury rates. There was no significant correlation between body weight, height or gender and injury incidence. Compared to other sports, the incidence of injuries and overuse syndromes is still low in powerlifting. Nonetheless, appropriate strategies in training, equipment, prevention and regeneration should be employed to protect the athlete from injury.…
Author: | Thomas Reichel, Martin Mitnacht, Annabel Fenwick, Rainer Meffert, Olaf Hoos, Kai Fehske |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-204005 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall-, Hand-, Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie (Chirurgische Klinik II) |
Zentrale Einrichtungen / Sportzentrum | |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Cogent Medicine |
Year of Completion: | 2019 |
Volume: | 6 |
Pagenumber: | 1588192 |
Source: | Cogent Medicine (2019) 6:1588192. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1588192 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1588192 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | bench press; injury; overuse injury; powerlifting; strength training; weightlifting |
Release Date: | 2020/05/12 |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2019 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |