Risk factors of hand climbing-related injuries.
This study aimed to investigate the protective mechanisms or risk factors that can be related to the occurrence of hand climbing-related injuries (CRIH ). CRIH (tendon, pulley, muscle, and joint injuries) were retrospectively screened in 528 adult climbers. The questionnaire contained anthropometric items (e.g., body mass index - BMI), as well as items regarding climbing and basic training activities (warm-up, cool-down and session durations, number of session per week, hydration, practice level, climbing surface, and duration of the cardiovascular training). Higher skilled climbers and climbers with BMI above 21 kg/m(2) were more likely to have experienced CRIH (P < 0.01). Climbers with BMI above 20 kg/m(2) were more likely to have tendon injuries while those with a BMI above 21 kg/m(2) were more likely to have pulley injuries (P < 0.01). Skilled climbers, who climb more difficult routes, may use smaller grip size and a reduced number of fingers. Higher BMI will require a higher force to climb. Both high level and elevated BMI may increase the demands to the hands and fingers leading to CRIH . These risk factors are difficult to address as we cannot recommend the climbers to climb easier routes and decrease their BMI below 20 kg/m(2) .
['Lion|A|A|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-5177', 'van der Zwaard|B C|BC|', 'Remillieux|S|S|', 'Perrin|P P|PP|', 'Buatois|S|S|']
D000328:Adult D015992:Body Mass Index D064590:Cool-Down Exercise D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005260:Female D005383:Finger Injuries D005384:Finger Joint D006230:Hand Injuries D050823:Hand Joints D006801:Humans D008297:Male D009051:Mountaineering D018482:Muscle, Skeletal D012189:Retrospective Studies D012307:Risk Factors D013708:Tendon Injuries D013997:Time Factors D063996:Warm-Up Exercise D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance D055815:Young Adult
risk factor Climbers fingers traumatology