CrossFit is a very popular form of improving strength and fitness, and CrossFit athletes have a variety of common injuries. Training errors and the athlete’s biomechanics often contribute to these injuries, and identifying incorrect biomechanics and other contributing elements in their training is often the key to helping your patients recover from injury, train pain free and importantly for your patients, ultimately get stronger and fitter.
In episode 30 of the Physio Edge podcast, David Pope discusses CrossFit injuries, training, biomechanics and injury recovery with Antony Lo. Antony is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with a number of clinics within CrossFit gyms across Sydney, and a large proportion of his patient population are CrossFit athletes.
In this podcast Antony and David explore:

The most common injuries in CrossFit
Factors that contribute to injuries in the Shoulders, Neck, Back, Knees, and lower limb
Specific exercises performed in CrossFit

Squats
Pullups/Chinups
Pushups
Overhead exercises
Double unders
Overhead squats
Snatch
Running

Ideal biomechanics for each of these movement
Common movement errors and ways to assess each movement
Rest from training vs continue training
Manual therapy on cross fit athletes
Modifying training loads
Rhabdomyolisis
Urinary continence while training
Advice for Physios treating CrossFit athletes

Links of Interest
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Antony Lo
Antony’s Website - physiodetective.com
Antony on Twitter
 
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