Sport-Related Injuries in Portuguese CrossFit® Practitioners and Their Characteristics
Approximately 40% of CrossFit<sup>®</sup> practitioners are expected to experience injuries, particularly in the shoulder and tendons. Injury risk is influenced by factors such as practice years, weekly training, sex, and body weight. These findings may help guide practitioners, coaches, and health professionals in better understanding the risk factors, mitigating injuries, and developing effective injury prevention strategies.
Authors
- Nuno Pimenta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-1370)
- António Rodrigues Sampaio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6522-7594)
- Beatriz Minghelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3341-3189)
- Yuri Feito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-6294)
- Ricardo Maia Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1596-9685)
- L. Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-6847)
Institutions
- Sprint (United States) (US)
- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT)
- Instituto Superior da Maia (PT)
- Instituto Piaget (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Muscles
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles4010002
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16