ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2019
No pain no gain: a survey of use of healthcare and reasons not to seek healthcare by Norwegian climbers with chronic injuries.
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- Finger, hand and wrist injuries in climbers: insights from climber and provider surveys.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Secondary prevention of musculoskeletal sports injuries: a scoping review of early detection and early intervention strategies.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- Factors affecting health-seeking behavior in sports climbers in Metro Manila: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Developing consensus for upper limb rehabilitation, physical preparation and return to climbing in adults: protocol for an international e-Delphi study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Definitions and surveillance methods of running-related injuries: A scoping review.European journal of sport science · 2024Article
- Editorial: Injuries, injury prevention and training in climbing.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Painfully ignorant? Impact of gender and aim of training on injuries in climbing.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Top of the podium, at what cost? injuries in female international elite climbers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the use of healthcare, and reasons not to seek healthcare, by climbers with a chronic injury.
methodRetrospective survey.
settingWeb-based questionnaire.
participants667 active climbers (385 with chronic injuries). OUTCOME MEASURE: Use of healthcare (including reasons not to seek healthcare if the patient was not attended by health professionals), performance level in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, site of injury, preferred style of climbing and gender differences.
resultOf the 667 respondents, 385 had experienced a chronic injury in the past 6 months. Climbers with a chronic injury are reluctant to seek healthcare, and male climbers are less likely to seek healthcare than female climbers. The two most frequent reasons not to seek healthcare were: (1) an assumption that the injury was not serious enough (70%) and (2) a belief that a health professional could not help (60%). Only one in five of the climbers with a finger injury sought healthcare. The more experienced climbers were less likely to seek healthcare than recreational climbers.
conclusionUse of healthcare among climbers with a chronic injury is limited and injured climbers self-assess the injury before seeking medical aid. Experience is a strong predictor for not seeking healthcare after an injury. These findings open up the possibility that some of those who do not seek healthcare after self-assessing the injury are underestimating the seriousness of the injury due to lack of confidence in the health professionals' abilities to help treating chronic climbing related injuries.
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