Methods: Participants at two curling championship events were asked to complete injury history questionnaires.
Results: 76 curlers (39%) participated; 79% of these reported curling related musculoskeletal pain, most commonly involving the knee (54%), back (33%), and shoulder (20%). Sweeping and delivering the stone were most likely to provoke symptoms. Time loss injuries were estimated to occur at a rate of 2 per 1000 athlete exposures.
Conclusions: Curling appears to be a relatively safe winter sport. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings and to further define the risk factors for curling related injuries.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Reeser_2004
%A Reeser, Jonathan C.
%D 2004
%I BMJ
%J British Journal of Sports Medicine
%K Curling Verletzung
%N 5
%P e29--e31
%R 10.1136/bjsm.2003.010298
%T Self reported injury patterns among competitive curlers in the United States: a preliminary investigation into the epidemiology of curling injuries
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2003.010298
%V 38
%X Methods: Participants at two curling championship events were asked to complete injury history questionnaires.
Results: 76 curlers (39%) participated; 79% of these reported curling related musculoskeletal pain, most commonly involving the knee (54%), back (33%), and shoulder (20%). Sweeping and delivering the stone were most likely to provoke symptoms. Time loss injuries were estimated to occur at a rate of 2 per 1000 athlete exposures.
Conclusions: Curling appears to be a relatively safe winter sport. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings and to further define the risk factors for curling related injuries.
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abstract = {Methods: Participants at two curling championship events were asked to complete injury history questionnaires.
Results: 76 curlers (39%) participated; 79% of these reported curling related musculoskeletal pain, most commonly involving the knee (54%), back (33%), and shoulder (20%). Sweeping and delivering the stone were most likely to provoke symptoms. Time loss injuries were estimated to occur at a rate of 2 per 1000 athlete exposures.
Conclusions: Curling appears to be a relatively safe winter sport. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings and to further define the risk factors for curling related injuries. },
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title = {Self reported injury patterns among competitive curlers in the United States: a preliminary investigation into the epidemiology of curling injuries},
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