Rowing

Injury prevention is essential to ensure the safety and performance of rowing athletes. To avoid back injuries, it's crucial to improve your rowing technique, strengthen your back muscles and core. Tendonitis and other shoulder injuries can be prevented by improving technique, strengthening the rotator cuff and mobility exercises. Maintaining a proper position while rowing, strengthening the quadriceps and hamstrings, and adjusting the equipment correctly are all preventative measures for knee injuries.

Structuring balanced training programmes, alternating intensity and including recovery periods, helps to avoid overuse and muscle strains. Wearing suitable gloves and using the correct technique to hold the oar prevent blisters and irritation to the hands. Paddling with fluid movements and performing flexibility exercises are preventative practices for joint injuries. Strengthening the leg muscles and maintaining a proper position in the boat help prevent leg injuries. To summarise, injury prevention in rowing involves attention to technique, muscle strengthening, balance in training and care of the equipment, ensuring a safe and sustainable sporting practice.

For specific information on injuries and pathologies, visit our Injury Information Centre.