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Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Strength training, including weightlifting and bodyweight exercises, is crucial for public health.
  • The comparative public health burden of these exercise modalities is not well-established in large populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze and compare the incidence and characteristics of injuries related to weightlifting versus bodyweight exercises.
  • To determine if exercise modality predicts hospitalization risk.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of national emergency department data (National Electronic Injury Surveillance System) from 2014-2023.
  • Standardized keyword screening to identify weightlifting and bodyweight exercise injuries.
  • Taylor series linearization for nationally representative injury estimates.

Main Results:

  • Over 10 years, 546,655 weightlifting and 108,001 bodyweight injuries were recorded.
  • Weightlifting injuries commonly affected the trunk and phalanges; bodyweight injuries involved extremities and dislocations.
  • Exercise modality was not a significant predictor of inpatient hospitalization (aOR: 0.91; 95% CI: 0.60-1.38).

Conclusions:

  • Weightlifting accounts for a higher absolute number of injuries.
  • No significant difference in hospitalization odds exists between weightlifting and bodyweight exercise injuries when controlling for age and sex.
  • Injury prevention should emphasize technique, safe joint positioning, and tailored precautions for older adults.