Relationship between Training Factors and Injuries in Stand-Up Paddleboarding Athletes

Arkaitz Castañeda-Babarro, Julio Calleja-González, Aitor Viribay, Diego Fernández-Lázaro, Patxi León-Guereño and Juan Mielgo-Ayuso
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Arkaitz Castañeda-Babarro: Health, Physical Activity and Sports Science Laboratory, Department of Physical Activity and Sports, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, 48007 Bizkaia, Spain
Julio Calleja-González: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01007 Vitoria, Spain
Aitor Viribay: Glut4Science, Physiology, Nutrition and Sport, 01004 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Diego Fernández-Lázaro: Department of Cellular Biology, Histology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus of Soria, University of Valladolid, 42003 Soria, Spain
Patxi León-Guereño: Health, Physical Activity and Sports Science Laboratory, Department of Physical Activity and Sports, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, 48007 Bizkaia, Spain
Juan Mielgo-Ayuso: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is an increasingly popular sport but, as in other sports, there is an injury ratio associated with practicing it. In other types of sport, some factors have been linked to the likelihood of suffering an injury, among which stretching, core training and resistance training may be considered the most significant. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to identify the training factors that could influence injuries suffered by participants in international SUP competitions. Ninety-seven questionnaires were collected from paddlers who participated in an international SUP circuit, with epidemiological data being gathered about injuries and different questions related to the training undertaken. A multi-factor ANOVA test was used to identify the factors which influence the state of injury. Results showed that almost 60% of injuries occurred in the arms or in the upper thoracic region, around 65% of which were in tendons or muscles and, in almost half of cases, were related to overuse. Likewise, the results showed that athletes with injury performed fewer resistance training sessions per week ( p = 0.028), over fewer months per year ( p = 0.001), more weekly training sessions ( p = 0.004) and, lastly, a greater volume of weekly training ( p = 0.003) than athletes without injury. Moreover, the most important training factors that reduce the likelihood of suffering an injury were taken into account-in. particular, resistance training alone ( p = 0.011) or together with CORE training ( p = 0.006) or stretching ( p = 0.012), and the dominant side of paddling ( p = 0.032). In conclusion, resistance training would seem to reduce the likelihood of injury among SUP practitioners, and such benefits could be obtained by resistance training alone or in combination with CORE training or stretching.

Keywords: stand-up paddleboarding; SUP; injury; prevention; resistance training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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