Performance rock climbing places high demands on the hand and may lead to specific injuries. In a "one-finger-pocket" hold, the interphalangeal joints remain in 20-40 degrees flexion. To increase the maximum force of the holding finger by the quadriga effect, the interphalangeal joints of the adjacent fingers become almost maximally flexed. Holding a "one-finger-pocket" with the ring or small f...

BACKGROUND The aim of this article is to report the findings of a secondary analysis of a previous injury study to consider previous injury as a risk factor for reinjury in rock climbing. METHODS We completed a secondary analysis of 201 questionnaires that were gathered as part of a retrospective cross-sectional cohort survey that investigated the epidemiology of injuries in a representative ...

BackgroundRock climbers are particularly susceptible to shoulder injuries due repetitive upper-limb movements on vertical or overhanging terrain. However, the long-term effects of prolonged climbing joints still unknown.PurposeThe purpose this study was analyze prevalence pain and degenerative changes in after high-level rock over at least 25 years. We hypothesized that specific climber-associa...

Abstract Purpose Disordered eating (DE) has been associated with elevated anxiety, high stress, and low self-esteem occurs often in sports where weight is a limiting factor. Sport climbing general provides combination these aspects but the relevance of body differs different types (e.g., supported top rope vs non-supported bouldering). To date, differences have yet investigated, while they migh...

The aim of this study was to test a hypothesis that a longer duration of isometric contraction is related to an increased oxygenation status of the muscle. A group of trained rock climbers and untrained subjects performed 15 kp sustained isometric contraction until fatigue set in. The oxygenation status was assessed using near infrared spectroscopy (ISS, USA). The results support the hypothesis...

Methods for measuring the ventilatory response to hypoxia (HVR) are reviewed. The criteria for success as a high altitude mountaineer are defined as freedom from acute mountain sickness (AMS) and ability to perform well at extreme altitude. The evidence for a brisk HVR being protective against AMS and associated with successful high altitude performance is reviewed. The contrary evidence of blu...