Table 1

Respondent characteristics: respondents reporting a chronic injury in the past 6 months

Questionnaire particularsAll respondents
N=385
Gender
 Male289
 Female96
Are you doing any other training than climbing?
 Yes309
 No76
Level of performance
 Recreational74
 Intermediate190
 Experienced109
 Elite12
Where did you have an injury?
 Lower extremities42
 Lower back, neck, head, hip17
 Shoulder75
 Elbow67
 Wrist24
 Fingers160
Did you seek healthcare?
 Yes119
 No266
Did you stop training?
 Yes95
 No36
 Trained at lower level254
How long did you stop training?
 Did not stop training290
 <1 week7
 1 week8
 2–4 weeks39
 1–3 months31
 4–6 months4
 >6 months6