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%).