مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - A COMPARISON OF SPORTS INJURIES IN JUDO AND WRESTLING SPORTS

Abstract :

The aim of this study is to compare sports injuries that occur during training and competitions of judo and wrestling sports which are similar sports in terms of the muscle groups used. This study was conducted with judo and wrestling athletes who participated in local and national competitions during a six month period between January and June in 2011. A total of 1427 athletes (300 women, 1127 men) between the ages of 13 and 27 who performed judo (727) and wrestling (700) participated voluntarily in the study. A questionnaire of 20 questions related with the subject was applied to athletes. During competitions, the most common sports injury was contusion laceration and occurred in 23.4 % (n = 159) of all athletes. The most frequent sports injuries were contusion laceration in 24.9 % (n = 80) of Judo athletes and fracture in 25,4 % (n = 91) of wrestlers. In both groups, the most frequently injured body regions were hand-wrist, elbow and shoulder. In wrestling and judo sports, types of similar sports injuries have been found to occur in similar body parts. It has been suggested that sports injuries in contact sports such as wrestling and judo should be investigated by a more comprehensive study in different age categories.