Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea

Introduction: Sports injuries have long been recognized as a global health problem that requires a public health approach to reduce their impact. The aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence of injuries in university athletes. Methods: 70 students registered in the Oradea University Sports...

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Main Authors: Anca-Cristina POP, Dana Ioana CRISTEA, Raluca FULGESCU, Mihai Ionel ILLE, Dorina IANC
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Language:English
Published: University of Oradea Publishing House 2023-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy
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Online Access:https://cloud.uoradea.ro/index.php/s/HcYCE426Gsm4TTP
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author Anca-Cristina POP
Dana Ioana CRISTEA
Raluca FULGESCU
Mihai Ionel ILLE
Dorina IANC
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Raluca FULGESCU
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Dorina IANC
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description Introduction: Sports injuries have long been recognized as a global health problem that requires a public health approach to reduce their impact. The aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence of injuries in university athletes. Methods: 70 students registered in the Oradea University Sports Club, from different sports branches, were included in the study. We apply the NCAA Injury Surveillance System adapted for Romania, by native English speakers and English language experts to ensure the cultural adaptation and efficient transposition. Results: The questionnaire results show that all subjects have suffered at least one accident since practicing sports at the University and injury occurred in competition for 40% or in practice for 60% of the respondents. The data show that 31.11% of the respondents practicing performance sports were injured in the first half of training, 26.67% in the second part of training, 24.44% of the surveyed respondents were injured in the first game, 11.11% in the second game, 4.44% in the third game, and only 2.23% were injured during the warm-up. At the level of the lower limb, most injuries were to the knee and ankle. Regarding the knee structures that were injured, 14.28% of the survey participants mentioned the collateral ligament, 21.43% anterior cruciate ligament, 7.14% posterior cruciate ligament, 42.86% meniscus and 14.29% patella and/or patellar tendon. Discussion: The main causes of these can be insufficient time allocated to the recovery after the effort, the lack of special recovery procedures and the inadequate warming up of the athletes. As a result, in order to prevent them, the physical training program should aim to increase the flexibility of the muscles, toning the muscles, increasing the mobility of the joints and training the stabilizing muscles. Conclusions: Following the analysis of the applied questionnaire, it was found that most injuries were suffered at the level of the knee and ankle, among team sports, and at the level of the upper part of the foot and heel, among athletes.
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spelling doaj.art-add11f1a7570437bafaebb7fe22d14732024-04-10T22:34:42ZengUniversity of Oradea Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Physical Therapy2068-17122023-09-0129511423doi:10.61215/RJPT.2023.29.51.14Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of OradeaAnca-Cristina POP0Dana Ioana CRISTEA1Raluca FULGESCU2Mihai Ionel ILLE3Dorina IANC4Human Performance Research Center, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, RomaniaHuman Performance Research Center, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, RomaniaHuman Performance Research Center, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, RomaniaHuman Performance Research Center, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, RomaniaHuman Performance Research Center, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, RomaniaIntroduction: Sports injuries have long been recognized as a global health problem that requires a public health approach to reduce their impact. The aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence of injuries in university athletes. Methods: 70 students registered in the Oradea University Sports Club, from different sports branches, were included in the study. We apply the NCAA Injury Surveillance System adapted for Romania, by native English speakers and English language experts to ensure the cultural adaptation and efficient transposition. Results: The questionnaire results show that all subjects have suffered at least one accident since practicing sports at the University and injury occurred in competition for 40% or in practice for 60% of the respondents. The data show that 31.11% of the respondents practicing performance sports were injured in the first half of training, 26.67% in the second part of training, 24.44% of the surveyed respondents were injured in the first game, 11.11% in the second game, 4.44% in the third game, and only 2.23% were injured during the warm-up. At the level of the lower limb, most injuries were to the knee and ankle. Regarding the knee structures that were injured, 14.28% of the survey participants mentioned the collateral ligament, 21.43% anterior cruciate ligament, 7.14% posterior cruciate ligament, 42.86% meniscus and 14.29% patella and/or patellar tendon. Discussion: The main causes of these can be insufficient time allocated to the recovery after the effort, the lack of special recovery procedures and the inadequate warming up of the athletes. As a result, in order to prevent them, the physical training program should aim to increase the flexibility of the muscles, toning the muscles, increasing the mobility of the joints and training the stabilizing muscles. Conclusions: Following the analysis of the applied questionnaire, it was found that most injuries were suffered at the level of the knee and ankle, among team sports, and at the level of the upper part of the foot and heel, among athletes.https://cloud.uoradea.ro/index.php/s/HcYCE426Gsm4TTPsports injuriessports injuries incidencequestionnaireprevalencerisk factorsinjury prevention
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Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea
Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy
sports injuries
sports injuries incidence
questionnaire
prevalence
risk factors
injury prevention
title Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea
title_full Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea
title_fullStr Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea
title_full_unstemmed Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea
title_short Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea
title_sort study regarding the identification of sport teams injuries at university of oradea
topic sports injuries
sports injuries incidence
questionnaire
prevalence
risk factors
injury prevention
url https://cloud.uoradea.ro/index.php/s/HcYCE426Gsm4TTP
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