The rate of shoulder injuries on UK CrossFit athletes.
Item
- Title
- The rate of shoulder injuries on UK CrossFit athletes.
- Author(s)
- Garrett, Laura
- Abstract
- BackgroundCrossFit is an exercise method that involves a variety of functional movements, performed at a high intensity. There has been a surge in participation over the last 12 years. To date, there are few studies related to CrossFit injury rate, none of which look particularly at the shoulder. PurposeTo establish the rate of shoulder injury in CrossFit athletes, and the most common mechanism of injury. Comparison of male and female rates, dominant side and injured side, and average number of class members to coach ratio and injury rate were also observed. Training habits were also analysed. Study DesignA retrospective cross-sectional questionnaire. MethodsA questionnaire was posted on a ‘UK Crossfitters’ social media site. Participants were encouraged to take part in the study regardless of having sustained an injury or not. Data was collected from January 2015 to February 2015. The exclusion criteria were those who have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral, acromioclavicular, or sternoclavicular joint. Participants that have been previously diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, other systemic conditions including polymyalgia rheumatic, any chronic pathology, and neck pathology were excluded. Data analysis was performed using chi-squared tests and t-tests. ResultsA total of 202 participants responded, 8 participants were excluded due to meeting the exclusion criteria. A total of 106 (54.6%) participants had sustained an injury since CrossFit training. The injury rate was 3.86. Males were more frequently injured than females (P=0.003). There was no significant difference between age and the incidence of shoulder injury (P=0.408). Participants trained most frequently 4-5 times per week at their affiliate. Participants who had suffered a shoulder injury had trained more total hours than those who did not sustain an injury (P=0.011). Participants who had suffered a shoulder injury had a significantly higher ratio of strict to kipping muscle-ups (P=0.002) and handstand press-ups (P=0.039) when compared to those who had not suffered an injury. There was no statistical significance between the groups when comparing the ratio of strict to kipping pull-ups (P=0.196) and ring dips (P=0.356). There was no significant difference between the participants dominant side and the injured shoulder (P=0.476). The most common mechanism of injury was gymnastic movement, followed by Olympic lifting. ConclusionThe injury rate of shoulder in CrossFit athletes was 3.86 per 1000 hours of training, which is similar to sports such as swimming and weight lifters, it is higher than those reported by gymnasts and vastly lower than those in rugby. Males were significantly more likely to get injured when compared to females. The most frequent mechanism of injury was gymnastic movements, followed by lifting, in particular the snatch.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2015
- Date Submitted
- 13.11.2018 14:02:09
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Number of pages
- 22
- Submitted by:
- 4457
- Pub-Identifier
- 16306
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Keywords
- CrossFit; Injury Rate; Shoulder Injury; Mechanism of Injury; Retrospective Cross-sectional questionnaire
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Garrett, Laura, “The rate of shoulder injuries on UK CrossFit athletes.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 3, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2041