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CHARACTERISTICS OF SPORTS INJURIES IN TAEKWONDO ATHLETES IN PHYSICAL TRAINING

CARACTERÍSTICAS DAS LESÕES ESPORTIVAS EM ATLETAS DE TAEKWONDO DURANTE TREINAMENTO FÍSICO

CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LAS LESIONES DEPORTIVAS EN ATLETAS DE TAE KWON DO DURANTE EL ENTRENAMIENTO FÍSICO

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Taekwondo is one of the main events of the Olympic Games. It mainly uses hands and feet for fighting or confrontation and the competition is extremely fierce. Therefore, Taekwondo is more prone to muscle, bone, and joint sports injuries.

Objective:

To understand the characteristics of taekwondo sports injuries.

Methods:

Using the literature and questionnaire survey methods, mathematical statistics is used to investigate the sports injuries of young Taekwondo athletes.

Results:

Among 100 young Taekwondo athletes, 93individuals had different degrees of sports injuries, accounting for 93%, and 7had no sports injuries, accounting for only 7%. The total number of injuries was 160 or 1.6injuries per capita.

Conclusions:

Athletes should improve their ideological understanding and training level and pay attention to the timely treatment of acute injuries, which can effectively reduce sports injuries. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

Keywords:
Martials arts; Athletic injuries; Accident prevention

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