Epidemiological characteristics of injury among stand-up paddleboarding athletes
The shoulder and lower back were the most common injury sites among competitive stand-up paddleboarding athletes, and injuries were most frequently reported during the pull phase of paddling. These descriptive findings may improve future injury prevention research and help athletes and coaches enhance safety awareness.
Authors
- Zhiqiang Han
- Ziwen Mu
- Kazuhiro Imai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-6678)
- Huiru Ma
- Hanyan Yan
- HAOXIANG WANG
- Hongtao Zeng
- Tingxv Zhang
- Xiao Zhou
- Shaoshuai Shen
Institutions
- Tokyo University of the Arts (JP)
- Aichi Prefectural University (JP)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-026-00667-4
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00