ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2019
Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing.
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- Prevalence of amenorrhea in elite female competitive climbers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Grip Force Measurement as a Complement to High-Resolution Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of A2 and A4 Finger Pulley Injuries.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Disordered Eating Among International Sport Lead Rock Climbers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess possible associations between performance level (achieved level of difficulty), chronic injuries and body mass index (BMI) in sport climbing.
methodRetrospective survey.
settingWeb-based questionnaire.
participants667 active climbers (385 reported having chronic injuries). OUTCOME MEASURE: BMI, performance level in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, preferred style of climbing, education, gender. STATISTICS: Descriptive statistics and general linear model(GLM) performed with SPSS V.25 for windows.
resultNo associations were found between level of performance in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, preferred style of climbing, education, gender and BMI.
conclusionBMI is not associated with climbing-related chronic injury or level of performance in climbing. The average BMI of climbers up to the elite level is similar to that of a lower rate of performance. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The findings in this study suggest that there is no need for maintaining a low BMI to be able to reach elite levels in climbing.
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