Musculoskeletal injuries in Portuguese CrossFit practitioners

Effect of the MobilityWOD training program on functional movement patterns related to the risk of injury in CrossFit practitioners

“…This damage was predominantly found in the shoulders, knees, lumbar spine, elbows and wrists. In addition, a shorter training time (less than six months and fewer than three workouts per week) increases the risk of injury (Feito, Burrows, & Tabb, 2018;Mehrab, de Vos, Kraan, & Mathijssen, 2017;Minghelli & Vicente, 2019).…”

Injuries in Novice Participants during an Eight-Week Start up CrossFit Program—A Prospective Cohort Study

“…In our sample of novice CrossFitters, we found an injury rate per 1000 h of exposure of 9.5. This result is different from the injury rates reported in the literature of experienced CrossFitters, ranging from 0.74 to 3.3 per 1000 h of exposure [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]19]. However, this was expected, as a previous study found the rate of injuries to be inversely proportional to years of experience and that participants with less than six months of experience reported the highest rates of injuries [17].…”

“…However, these possible mechanisms are still undocumented, and a growing body of evidence concludes that the injury rates of CrossFit participants arecomparable to the injury rates of other noncontact sports such as Olympic weightlifting and gymnastics [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Among the studies reporting an injury rate per 1000 h of exposure, the results seem to be relatively consistent with reported injury rates ranging from 0.74 to 3.3 per 1000 h of exposure [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]19]. However, the vast majority of studies have used retrospective study designs [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][13][14][15][16][17], and only one study [12] has been designed to prospectively investigate the IR (Injury Rate).…”

“…Baseline characteristics and information about training volume and training habits in the study period were investigated as possible risk factors for injuries. The following variables were used in the analysis: sex [15], age [11], body mass index [9,16], weekly alcohol intake, previous musculoskeletal problems [6], training volume [16,19], amount of self-training in open gym [16], higher attendance in other sports during the CrossFit program [9,11], participation in introduction classes [15,23], previous exercise habits and if the participant was following the physical activity recommendations.…”

Ankle-Joint Self-Mobilization and CrossFit Training in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Until recently, the most frequently studied topic involving CrossFit was the risk of injury. [12][13][14] However, this sport modality is based on improving strength, joint mobility, and balance, according to the specific features of the exercises performed. Although some authors have reported on core training, hip strengthening, ankle-joint stretching, and peroneal strengthening for improving ankle instability, only in the past few years have combinations of these training options been evaluated.…”