ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The integration of sports into medicine is to optimize the allocation of health resources, improve the efficiency of health services, and promote the health level of the entire population through the mutual integration and coordination of resources from sports and medical systems.
Objective:
Investigate and analyze the common factors of sports injuries in the elderly after participation in sports, providing a reference for the scientific formulation of sports programs and health promotion services in the elderly.
Methods:
The risk factors of sports injuries in elderly people aged 60-75 years in three cities were investigated, including organization management, sports environment, sports items, and other factors were statistically analyzed. The risk assessment index system of sports injuries in the elderly and the types and causes of common sports injuries were summarized by statistical methods.
Results:
There are many reasons for sports injuries in the elderly, including subjective and objective factors, but the common sports injuries come mainly from subjective factors, mainly pelvic girdle, knee, and ankle.
Conclusion:
It is necessary for the elderly to participate in physical exercise, fully recognizing the risks of the possible sport to take preventive measures for sports injuries. Once there is a sports injury in the process of exercise, measures should be taken the first time for intervention treatment. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.
Keywords:
Aged; Injuries; Sports; Health Services