Three common sites of rowing injury: Time off or reducing training is crucial

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Three common sites of rowing injury: Time off or reducing training is crucial

Chris Milne

Chris Milne

Rowing
Rowers can experience tendon pain just proximal to the wrist

Rowing is a high-stress activity and often the participants are of school age. Having attended the 2018 World Rowing Coaches Conference in Berlin last November, sports physician Chris Milne provides readers with an overview of how to manage common rowing injuries

Rowing is not a huge sport in terms of competitor num­bers, compared with netball or rugby, but suc­cess at Olympic Games over many years has given it