Table 6 Recurrent 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 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Neck | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Upper back | 1 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Shoulder | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Biceps | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Triceps | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Elbow | – | 3 | – | 10 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| Forearm | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Wrist | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Hand | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 6 |
| Total | 17 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 9 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | 96 |
Note: values in bold indicate ongoing injury.
RB, Raceboard group; WS, wave/slalom group; REC, recreational windsurfing group.