Analyzing Injury Patterns in Climbing: A Comprehensive Study of Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT: Climbing, a sport with increasing popularity, poses diverse risks and injury patterns across its various disciplines. This study evaluates the incidence and nature of climbing-related injuries, focusing on how different disciplines and climbers' personal characteristics affect these injuries. Data on injury incidence, severity, and consequences, as well as climbers' personal attributes, were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using generalized linear models and generalized linear mixed models, Cochran-Armitage tests, and multivariate analysis. Our findings indicate a direct correlation between time spent on bouldering and lead climbing and increased injury frequency, while injury incidence decreases with time in traditional climbing. Interestingly, personal characteristics show

SUBMITTER: Kovarova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10892067 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature