Table 6: Nine female elite high divers self-report 16 injuries in the last year, of which eight (50%) acute.
|
nr |
Diver # |
Bodypart |
Diagnosis |
Cause |
Activity |
Injury Severity |
|
1 |
5 |
Knee |
Jumper's knee |
Overuse |
High diving |
No training < 1 month |
|
2 |
7 |
Ankle |
Calcification in the ankle |
Overuse |
Gym/Conditioning |
No training < 1 month |
|
3 |
8 |
Lumbar spine |
Compressed disc |
Overuse |
Gym/Conditioning |
No training < 1 week |
|
4 |
8 |
Lumbar spine |
Bone bruise |
Acute |
HD: Entry short |
Adjusted training |
|
5 |
12 |
Neck |
Whiplash |
Acute |
HD: Entry over |
Adjusted training |
|
6 |
12 |
Knee |
Jumper's knee |
Overuse |
Low height diving |
Adjusted training |
|
7 |
12 |
Lumbar spine, hip |
hypertonia m. psoas |
Overuse |
Gym/Conditioning |
Adjusted training |
|
8 |
13 |
Coccyx, hamstr. |
Inverted tailbone, hamstr. strain |
Acute |
HD: Lost control |
Adjusted training |
|
9 |
13 |
Hamstrings |
Muscle strain |
Overuse |
Dryland training |
Adjusted training |
|
10 |
17 |
Lumbar spine |
Disk inflammation |
Overuse |
Dryland training |
no training < 1 week |
|
11 |
23 |
Knee |
Hyperextension |
Acute |
HD: Entry straight |
No training > 1 month |
|
12 |
23 |
Knee |
Hyperextension |
Acute |
HD: Entry straight |
Adjusted training |
|
13 |
23 |
Knee |
Hyperextension |
Acute |
HD: Entry straight |
No training < 1 week |
|
14 |
24 |
Neck, adduct. |
Neck, L4-L5, adductor tendons |
Overuse |
High diving |
No training < 1 week |
|
15 |
24 |
Hip, adductors |
Hip labral tear, add. tendons |
Acute |
HD: Entry straight |
Adjusted training |
|
16 |
27 |
Knee |
Sprained MCL |
Acute |
Dryland training |
No training > 1 month |
Note: That high dives with a straight entry, which means correct technical execution, may lead to acute injury (4/16 = 25%).