Overuse Injuries Associated with Mountain Biking: Is Single-Speed Riding a Predisposing Factor?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
Gender | 314 Males (78%) |
90 Females (22%) | |
Age | Range 19–76 |
Mean 40 | |
Race | 369 Caucasian (92%) |
16 Hispanic( 4%) | |
12 Other (3%) | |
5 Asian (1%) | |
1 Native American | |
1 Pacific Islander | |
Gear Type | 57 Single-speed (SS) |
280 Multiple Gear (MG) | |
67 Both (SS/MG) | |
Suspension Type Single-speed Bikes | 4 Full Suspension (3%) |
84 Front Suspension (68%) | |
30 Without Suspension (24%) | |
6 “Other” (5%) | |
Suspension Type Multiple-geared Bikes | 218 Full Suspension (63%) |
109 Front Suspension (32%) | |
12 Without Suspension (3%) | |
8 “Other” (2%) |
3. Results
All Injuries | Back Injury | Neck Injury | Knee Injury | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Percentage of observations | |||
P Value | ||||
Gender | Male 61% | Male 24% | Male 16% | Male 23% |
Female 68% | Female 22% | Female 16% | Female 26% | |
0.0848 | 0.8882 | 0.6521 | 0.6662 | |
Gear Type | SS 63% | SS 23% | SS 14% | SS 25% |
MG 59% | MG 21% | MG 14% | MG 20% | |
SS/MG 78% | SS/MG 34% | SS/MG 24% | SS/MG 34% | |
0.0104 | 0.0864 | 0.2242 | 0.0651 | |
Riding Volume (h/week) | ≤8 56% | ≤8 20% | ≤8 12% | ≤8 24% |
8–16 65% | 8–16 26% | 8–16 17% | 8–16 23% | |
>16 73% | >16 27% | >16 27% | >16 22% | |
0.1172 | 0.5410 | 0.1020 | 0.7974 | |
Suspension | Full 62% | Full 25% | Full 19% | Full 19% |
Front 69% | Front 23% | Front 16% | Front 29% | |
None 40% | None 18% | None 5% | None 20% | |
0.0016 | 0.3926 | 0.0348 | 0.1370 |
ALL INJURIES | Back Injury | Neck Injury | Knee Injury | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
Female vs. Male | 1.58 (0.93,2.72) | 1.04 (0.57,1.85) | 1.19 (0.59,2.29) | 1.13 (0.63,1.98) |
SS/MG vs. MG | 2.69 (1.40,5.47) | 2.03 (1.09,3.75) | 1.88 (0.92,3.76) | 2.10 (1.12,3.89) |
SS/MG vs. SS | 1.96 (0.85,4.58) | 1.59 (0.70,3.71) | 1.51 (0.57,4.25) | 1.84 (0.83,4.23) |
MG vs. SS | 0.72 (0.35,1.45) | 0.78 (0.36,1.74) | 0.81 (0.32,2.16) | 0.88 (0.42,1.89) |
8–16 h/wk vs. ≤8 h/wk | 1.47 (0.93,2.32) | 1.34 (0.80,2.28) | 1.49 (0.80,2.84) | 0.92 (0.55,1.54) |
>16 h/wk vs. 8–16 h/wk | 1.33 (0.65,2.84) | 0.94 (0.44,1.91) | 1.70 (0.77,3.59) | 0.83 (0.37,1.75) |
>16 h/wk vs. ≤8 h/wk | 1.94 (0.94,4.25) | 1.26 (0.56,2.72) | 2.53 (1.07,5.88) | 0.76 (0.33,1.67) |
Full vs. Front | 0.88 (0.54,1.43) | 1.18 (0.69,2.02) | 0.71 (0.38,1.30) | 0.63 (0.37,1.06) |
Full vs. None | 3.39 (1.56,7.61) | 1.89 (0.77,5.21) | 5.40 (1.43,35.69) | 1.12 (0.47,2.94) |
Front vs. None | 3.84 (1.83,8.30) | 1.61 (0.68,4.28) | 3.83 (1.05,24.73) | 1.79 (0.79, 4.50) |
All | MG | SS | SS/MG | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Any injury | 63% | 59% | 63% | 78%** |
Neck/Upper Back | 16% | 15% | 14% | 24% |
Low Back | 24% | 21% | 23% | 34% |
Shoulder | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
Elbow | 7% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
Hand/Wrist | 18% | 18% | 14% | 19% |
Saddle Region | 15% | 13% | 26% | 15% |
Hip/Groin | 7% | 6% | 12% | 7% |
Knee | 23% | 20% | 25% | 34% |
Ankle/Foot | 6% | 6% | 4% | 7% |
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lebec, M.T.; Cook, K.; Baumgartel, D. Overuse Injuries Associated with Mountain Biking: Is Single-Speed Riding a Predisposing Factor? Sports 2014, 2, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports2010001
Lebec MT, Cook K, Baumgartel D. Overuse Injuries Associated with Mountain Biking: Is Single-Speed Riding a Predisposing Factor? Sports. 2014; 2(1):1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports2010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleLebec, Michael T., Kortny Cook, and Drew Baumgartel. 2014. "Overuse Injuries Associated with Mountain Biking: Is Single-Speed Riding a Predisposing Factor?" Sports 2, no. 1: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports2010001
APA StyleLebec, M. T., Cook, K., & Baumgartel, D. (2014). Overuse Injuries Associated with Mountain Biking: Is Single-Speed Riding a Predisposing Factor? Sports, 2(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports2010001