RT Journal Article
T1 Injuries associated with the practice of calm water kayaking in the canoeing modality
A1 Isorna Folgar, Manuel
A1 Leirós Rodríguez, Raquel
A1 Paz Dobarro, Rubén
A1 García Soidán, José Luis
K1 3210 Medicina Preventiva
K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
K1 3204.02 Enfermedades Profesionales
AB Knowing the most frequent injuries in canoeists is important, considering the consequences for the athlete’s sports career, health, and labour, social and economic life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the most frequent injuries among high-level canoeists and the intrinsic variables of the sport’s practice (years of practice, number of training sessions per week, and stretching habit) that can influence the appearance of such injuries. An observational, transversal, and retrospective epidemiological study was carried out with 122 canoeists that completed a sport injuries questionnaire (number, body area, type, and severity of injuries). The ratio of injuries per participant was 1.1 injuries/year in men; and 1.5 injuries/year in women. Shoulder injuries were the most frequent, followed by knee injuries (in women) and lower back (in men), and the other segments of the upper limbs. In men, injuries occurred more frequently in the central period of training sessions and in women during the last 15 min of training sessions. Then, there is a common profile of injuries in canoeists: Being a female, having more years of sports practice, and never executing stretching exercises are associated with predisposing factors to injuries.
PB Journal of Clinical Medicine
SN 20770383
YR 2021
FD 2021-02-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2016
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2016
LA eng
NO Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(5): 902 (2021)
DS Investigo
RD 14-ene-2025