Risk factors and injury prevention strategies for overuse injuries in adult climbers: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Andrew Quarmby (Author), Martin Zhang (Author), Moritz Geisler (Author), Tomas Javorsky (Author), Hendrik Mugele (Author), Michael Cassel (Author), Justin Lawley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionClimbing is an increasingly popular activity and imposes specific physiological demands on the human body, which results in unique injury presentations. Of particular concern are overuse injuries (non-traumatic injuries). These injuries tend to present in the upper body and might be prev...