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Abstract: The overtraining imposed by competitiveness and the imbalance between the mechanic overstress and the functional resistance of the tissues have led to a high incidence of joint traumas in the studied sports. The study batch included 155 sportsmen (52 (33.5%) female and 103 (66.5%) male) who practised athletics (sprint and hurdles), basketball, handball, football and volleyball in Leagues A1 and A2, in Timisoara and Lugoj. The sportsmen were between 13 and 42 years old and had been practising sports for 4-20 years. The study monitored specific trauma incidence, frequency and location, as well as the causes that led to traumas. It covered three competition years (August 2006 – July 2009) during which the sportsmen were closely monitored. OBJECTIVE. To reduce the number of traumas in the studied sportsmen through the identification of the risk factors and the introduction of prevention exercises and stretching methods in the training process, both during warm-up and post-effort rehabilitation, in order to prevent accidents and increase performance in competitive sportsmen. MATERIAL AND METHOD. Research methods: scientific documentation, observation, experiments, conversations, questionnaires, MRI, CT, statistical and graphic methods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). All injured segments (N = 11) were compared against the total number of traumas per sportsmen, age groups and longevity in sport practising, in order to reveal the age and longevity groups with the highest trauma incidence and the most frequently affected segments in the studied two periods (before and after starting the prevention exercises programme). RESULTS. The number of injured sportsmen decreased from 43 to 31 (-12 sportsmen) in the second period. Most traumas involved the fingers, and the most affected sportsmen were volleyball players (because of the blocking action). Judging by the injured segment, irrespective of sex or sport, in both periods the most affected longevity groups in the whole batch are 4-6 years for track and field events and 7-10 years and 10-15 years for games. Volleyball is on the first place, with an average of 40% injured players (14 out of 40), which confirms the data in the literature.
Key words: traumas, joint, hand-fist, competitive sportsmen |
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