Table 3 Overuse injuries and illnesses: classification and cause or contributing factor/s
From: Injuries and illnesses related to dinghy-sailing on hydrofoiling boats
Condition | Anatomic region | Severity Score | Cause or contributing factor/s related to foiling-boat sailing |
|---|---|---|---|
Illnesses | |||
Infection | Upper respiratory tract | 8 | Probably caused by rapid variation in temperature (windchill) |
Ophthalmological and otological inflammation | Eye and ear | 8 | Unspecified |
Infection | Upper respiratory tract | 8 | Unspecified |
Infection | Upper respiratory tract | 20 | Unspecified |
Infection | Upper respiratory tract | 8 | Probably caused by rapid variation in temperature (windchill) |
Overuse injuries | |||
Lumbosciatalgia | Lumbar spine/Lower back/Lower extremity | 27 | Recurrence of symptoms from previous injury (Lumbar disc herniation during sailing in Laser class sailing). |
Lumbosciatalgia | Lumbar spine/Lower back/Lower extremity | 14 | Inadequate athletic preparation (fatigue) |
Cervicalgia | Cervical spine | 12 | Recurrence of symptoms from previous injury |
Pain, ache and soreness (DOMS) | Musculoskeletal system | 8 | Inadequate athletic preparation(fatigue) |
Muskuloskeletal pain ache and soreness (DOMS) | Musculoskeletal system | 6 | Unspecified |
Nerve injury/spinal cord injury | Lumbar spine/lower back, Upper extremity | 22 | Unspecified |
Tendinosis/tendinopathy | Shoulder | 27 | Strong wind |
Tendinosis/tendinopathy | Knee | 20 | Strong wind |
Cuts Laceration/abrasion/skin lesion | Hand Finger | 6 | Wet environment, high tension on the mainsheet, mainsheet too thin |
Exhaustion and dehidration | Musculoskeletal | 28 | Inadequate athletic preparation (fatigue) |
Muscle cramps or spasm in the evening after many hours of practice | Forearm/hand | 23 | Inadequate athletic preparation (fatigue) |
Nerve injury | Lumbar spine | 6 | Field of play conditions. Inadequate athletic preparation (fatigue) |
Blisters | Hand | 6 | Inadequate technical preparation |
Pain/Lateral overload | Knee | 8 | Inadequate technical preparation (Wrog jibing technique) |