Table 4 Upper body soft tissue injuries over two years.
| Muscle | Tendon | Ligament | Bruising | Cut/graze | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | ||
| Head | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Face | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Neck | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Shoulder | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 23 |
| Biceps | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Triceps | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Elbow | – | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 22 |
| Forearm | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Wrist | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |
| Hand | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Fingers | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Chest | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5 |
| Upper back | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Total | 18 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 129 |
RB, Raceboard group; WS, wave/slalom group; REC, recreational windsurfing group.