Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers
Climbing became one of the official Olympic sports in 2020. The nociplastic pain mechanism is indicated as important in professional sports. Functional pain, which has not been examined in climbers until now, can be an example of nociplastic pain. This study aimed to determine functional pain locati...
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| author | Matuska Jakub Jokiel Marta Domaszewski Przemysław Konieczny Mariusz Pakosz Paweł Dybek Tomasz Wotzka Daria Skorupska Elżbieta |
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| description | Climbing became one of the official Olympic sports in 2020. The nociplastic pain mechanism is indicated as important in professional sports. Functional pain, which has not been examined in climbers until now, can be an example of nociplastic pain. This study aimed to determine functional pain locations in climbers according to gender and dominant climbing style. Climbers (<i>n</i> = 183) and healthy subjects (<i>n</i> = 160) completed an online survey focused on functional pain occurrence in the head, spine, and upper limbs. The logistic regression showed that climbing predisposes one to functional pain at: Gleno-humeral joint (odds ratio (OR): 3.06; area under the curve (AUC): 0.635), elbow (OR: 2.86; AUC: 0.625), fingers (OR: 7.74; AUC: 0.733), all (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Among the climbers, the female gender predisposed one to pain at: GHJ (OR: 3.34; AUC: 0.638), thoracic spine (OR: 1.95; AUC: 0.580), and lumbosacral spine (OR: 1.96; AUC: 0.578), all (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Climbing predisposes one to functional pain development in the upper limb. While the male climbers mainly suffered from finger functional pain, the female climbers reported functional pain in the GHJ and the thoracic and lumbosacral spine. Further studies on functional pain occurrence are recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be7bb9ddd4084032811369e67d8174e22023-11-23T22:44:08ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-03-01125265310.3390/app12052653Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional ClimbersMatuska Jakub0Jokiel Marta1Domaszewski Przemysław2Konieczny Mariusz3Pakosz Paweł4Dybek Tomasz5Wotzka Daria6Skorupska Elżbieta7PHU Technomex, 44-141 Gliwice, PolandDepartment of Physiotherapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Health Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, 45-040 Opole, PolandFaculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, PolandFaculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, PolandFaculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, PolandFaculty of Electrical Engineering Automatic Control and Informatics, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, PolandDepartment of Physiotherapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, PolandClimbing became one of the official Olympic sports in 2020. The nociplastic pain mechanism is indicated as important in professional sports. Functional pain, which has not been examined in climbers until now, can be an example of nociplastic pain. This study aimed to determine functional pain locations in climbers according to gender and dominant climbing style. Climbers (<i>n</i> = 183) and healthy subjects (<i>n</i> = 160) completed an online survey focused on functional pain occurrence in the head, spine, and upper limbs. The logistic regression showed that climbing predisposes one to functional pain at: Gleno-humeral joint (odds ratio (OR): 3.06; area under the curve (AUC): 0.635), elbow (OR: 2.86; AUC: 0.625), fingers (OR: 7.74; AUC: 0.733), all (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Among the climbers, the female gender predisposed one to pain at: GHJ (OR: 3.34; AUC: 0.638), thoracic spine (OR: 1.95; AUC: 0.580), and lumbosacral spine (OR: 1.96; AUC: 0.578), all (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Climbing predisposes one to functional pain development in the upper limb. While the male climbers mainly suffered from finger functional pain, the female climbers reported functional pain in the GHJ and the thoracic and lumbosacral spine. Further studies on functional pain occurrence are recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2653climbingboulderingathletesfunctional painpain prevalenceupper limb |
| spellingShingle | Matuska Jakub Jokiel Marta Domaszewski Przemysław Konieczny Mariusz Pakosz Paweł Dybek Tomasz Wotzka Daria Skorupska Elżbieta Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers Applied Sciences climbing bouldering athletes functional pain pain prevalence upper limb |
| title | Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers |
| title_full | Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers |
| title_fullStr | Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers |
| title_short | Retrospective Analysis of Functional Pain among Professional Climbers |
| title_sort | retrospective analysis of functional pain among professional climbers |
| topic | climbing bouldering athletes functional pain pain prevalence upper limb |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2653 |
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