Skador inom styrkelyft

[King Grub]

BACKGROUND:

Powerlifting consists of the squat, bench press, and dead lift, and extreme loads are lifted during training and competitions. Previous studies, which have defined an injury as an event that causes an interruption in training or competitions, have reported a relatively low frequency of powerlifting injuries (1.0-4.4 injuries/1000 hours of training). No previous study has investigated the prevalence of injuries, defined as a condition of pain or impairment of bodily function that affects powerlifters' training, in a balanced sample of men and women, and no studies have established possible risk factors for an injury.

PURPOSE:

To investigate the prevalence, localization, and characterization of injuries among Swedish subelite classic powerlifters, with an emphasis on differences between men and women, and to investigate whether training and lifestyle factors are associated with an injury.

STUDY DESIGN:

Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.

METHODS:

A total of 53 female and 51 male Swedish subelite powerlifters answered an online questionnaire including questions about background characteristics, training habits, and lifestyle factors. The main part of the questionnaire included questions about injuries and their consequences. An injury was defined as a condition of pain or impairment of bodily function that affects powerlifters' training.

RESULTS:

Seventy percent (73/104) of participants were currently injured, and 87% (83/95) had experienced an injury within the past 12 months. The lumbopelvic region, shoulder, and hip were the most commonly injured areas for both sexes. Women experienced a significantly greater frequency of injuries in the neck and thoracic region than men. Injuries seemed to occur during training, although only 16% (11/70) of those currently injured had to completely refrain from training. Training frequency, greater personal best in the dead lift, injury onset during bench-press and dead-lift training, use of straps, alcohol consumption, and dietary issues were associated with current injuries.

CONCLUSION:

Injuries are very common in subelite powerlifters. Men and women report similar injury frequencies but different anatomic locations. These injuries do not prevent powerlifters from training and competing, but they may change the content of training sessions. Why powerlifters develop injuries is still unclear; however, it is likely that the management of training loads and optimization of the lifting technique during the squat, bench press, and dead lift are of importance.

Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 May 14;6(5):2325967118771016. Prevalence and Consequences of Injuries in Powerlifting: A Cross-sectional Study.

[MikaelB]

Intressant. Hur skadar man sig med remmar? "use of straps"

[King Grub]

"it could be speculated that straps create more difficulty for a powerlifter to achieve a correct starting position and tension throughout the upper body and therefore it could be a possible injury risk factor. Another interpretation is that powerlifters who experience knee or thoracic injuries may use straps to remove load from the injured regions. For example, in the dead lift, it is popular to use a mixed grip, with one hand supinated and one pronated, and on the side of the supinated hand, the arm will have a tendency to push on the thigh and therefore cause knee valgus, possibly related to the origin of the athlete's knee injury. Subsequently, using straps may assist in removing possible valgus movement by allowing both arms to hang straight down"

[MikaelB]

Aha tack, men det stämmer nog mer för de som är ovana vid remmarna antar jag.

[oldman]

Remmar kan också tillåta en amatör att lyfta lite mer vikter än vad de egentligen skulle klara av utan hjälpmedel. Därav skador.

[Hemi]

Enligt min filosofi om övningar så skall man lätt kunna avbryta dem om man känner att någonting går fel. Remmar gör det an aningen svårare att göra det.