Injury Risk in the Olympic Games
<30 30–99 100–200 >200 All NOC (athletes) 132 (1,114) 37 (1,890) 20 (2,510) 15 (5,050) 204 (10,564a) Injuries (%) 256 (23) 308 (16) 380 (15) 416 (8) 1,360b (13)…
Tennis: Epidemiology and Injury Mechanism
3.2 Epidemiology and Mechanism of Upper Limb Injuries in Tennis Players 3.2.1 The Shoulder The upper extremity is one of the most frequently injured regions in tennis players. In the…
Mountain, Sky, and Endurance Running
Fig. 13.1 Jonathan Wyatt, Grossglockner Race, 2007 (Photo courtesy of Peter Hartley) Fig. 13.2 Marco Di Gasperi (six-time world champion and record holder of Mount Kinabalu Climbathon), on target to…
Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries
Fig. 3.1 Skier and snowboarder at the backcountry setup (By David Carlier) Alpine Skiing Alpine skiers use two skis attached to plastic ski boots via releasable binding systems. Ski poles…
Whitewater Canoeing and Rafting
Grade Water conditions I Moving water with riffles and small waves. Few obstructions, all obvious, and easily missed with little training. Risk to swimmers is slight; self-rescue is easy II…
Rehabilitation of Extreme Sports Injuries
Modalities and exercise Time commenced Early rehabilitation Immobilization in ER Immediate NSAID Scapular isometric setting exercises, addressing excessive rotation in any of the three cardinal planes Wrist, hand, and…
Paragliding
Fig. 12.1 A typical modern ram-air design paraglider (Photo courtesy of Profly.org) In 1965, David Barish, while developing the Sail Wing for NASA space capsules recovery, conducted tests on Hunter…
Preventing Injuries in Extreme Sports Athletes
Fig. 16.1 Lateral plank with hip abduction, front plank, “C”-roll progression to develop endurant upper and lower extremity strength integrating the trunk and core regions Injury Prevention Must Equal Performance…
Surfing Injuries
Fig. 7.1 (a) A floater is a maneuver where the surfer rides the breaking wave on top of it. Tel-Aviv beach. Surfer: Adi Gluska, (Photo: Roger Sharp). (b) A surfer…
Rock and Ice Climbing
Fig. 2.1 Modern sport climbing, protected with bolts (Isabelle Schöffl in Dream Catcher, Laos 7b+) Bouldering is defined as ropeless climbing involving a short sequence of powerful and technical moves…
