Hand and wrist injuries occurring in regular sport climbers

Marta Schmidt, Aleksandra Krupa, Agnieszka Ciukszo, Arkadiusz Fiedor, Ewa Kucharska, Jan W. Raczkowski, Mateusz Curyło

Marta Schmidt, Aleksandra Krupa, Agnieszka Ciukszo, Arkadiusz Fiedor, Ewa Kucharska, Jan W. Raczkowski, Mateusz Curyło – Hand and wrist injuries occurring in regular sport climbers. Fizjoterapia Polska 2021; 21(3); 86-92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56984/8ZG141A10

Abstract
In the recent years sport climbing has become more and more popular. As an extreme sport, it is prone to a high degree of injury risk. A particular body part exposed to injuries is the upper extremity.
The aim of this study was to assess the number and types of hands and/or wrists injuries in regular sport climbers. The study was conducted on a group of 468 climbers. The criterion for inclusion was the regularity of conducted trainings, training internship of at least 1 year and the minimum difficulty of covering the distance at the level of VI.1. A proprietary questionnaire was used as a research tool.
As a result of climbing training 84% of examined climbers experienced pain in their palm/wrist area, whereas 67% of respondents suffered hand/wrist damage. The most common hand injuries occurred on the annular ligaments of the fingers (N = 97). It was observed a correlation between annular pulley injury and injuries occurring in the proximity of the III finger (rs = 0.513, p < 0.001) as well as between carpal tunnel syndrome and training experience (rs = 0.355, p < 0.05).
Musculoskeletal system damage and pain is a common problem for climbers. The analysis of the collected data indicated that the longer the training experience is, the higher the injury risk. The third and fourth fingers were the most injured, whereas the most frequent injuries were suffered in annular finger ligament. The collected data indicated the need to educate climbers in prevention and treatment of these specific injuries.
Key words:
sport climbing, sport injuries, hand injuries, climbing training
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