Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy (Dec 2017)
ASPECTS ON MUSCULO-SKELETAL TRAUMAS IN COMPETITIVE SPORTSMEN. A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN SPORT BRANCHES
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study is to establish the incidence, frequency and location of musculo-skeletal trauma in the joints at competitive athletes, in a comparison between sport branches, age groups and time spent in training. Material and method: The study was performed on a batch of 155 sportsmen who practiced athletics, basketball, handball, football and volleyball. The sportsmen were between 13 -42 years old and had been practicing sports for 4-20 years. We recorded and compared the percentage of traumas in the group of athletes, depending on the affected segment, the age groups and the time spent in training, in two periods of time.The study covered three years of competitions, the Z test was applied and considered a significance level α = 0.05. Results. Comparing the percentages between basketball and handball players traumas, we obtained significance for the following segments. Spine, leg, knee, shoulder - traumas in basketball are significantly less (p=0.014, α=0.05) than in handball. Hand, palm, fist - traumas in basketball ocurring significantly often ( p<0.001, α=0.001) than in handball. between basketball and volleyball players Knee and shoulder – traumas in basketball are significantly less ( p<0.001, α=0.001) (p= 0.003, α =0.01) than in volleyball. between handball and volleyball players Hand, palm, fist - traumas in handball are significantly less (p<0.001, α=0.001) than in volleyball Conclusions: The performance level and the number of training sessions influenced the high number of traumas that occurred. The extrinsic factors have a strong influence.
