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RESEARCH ON SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION AND REGIONAL SPORTS FITNESS

PESQUISA SOBRE PREVENÇÃO DE LESÕES ESPORTIVAS E APTIDÃO ESPORTIVA REGIONAL

INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA PREVENCIÓN DE LESIONES DEPORTIVAS Y APTITUD DEPORTIVA REGIONAL

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Many athletes suffer sports injuries during exercise and are susceptible to sequelae due to a variety of post-injury complications that occur in the process of sports activities. Preventing these injuries in physical training, impacts positively on the athletes’ physique.

Objective

Study the sports habit and regional physical fitness, exploring the prevention strategies in the main sports injuries.

Methods

This paper elaborates targeted questionnaires (n=568) including proportion of gender, fitness, exercise frequency, duration and intensity of current regional fitness, as well as athletes’ motivations in a Chinese city.

Results

Current urban residents’ enthusiasm for fitness is high, however due to lack of conditions, athletes tend to choose some sports with lower complexity (circuits, 65.06%; running, 48.84%; walking, 40.46%). Most of the injuries caused by these types of sports are skin abrasions. The severity of these injuries is not high.

Conclusion

Providing effective exercise guidance to its practitioners can improve their sports cognition, build a foundation for the professional sports system, and provide relevant knowledge about emergency treatments. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

Sports Injuries; Preventive Medicine; Physical Fitness

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