Lesões traumato-ortopédicas nos atletas paraolímpicos

Abstract

In the last few years, the development of national and international games for the physically challenged has encouraged greater participation of athletes with physical disabilities. This resulted in an increase in intensity and frequency of the training routines and competitions and higher levels of trauma-orthopedic lesions. The aim of this descriptive-comparative study is to analyze statistically the incidence of trauma-orthopedic lesions of 82 physically challenged athletes selected in a non intentional and no probalistic way. These athletes belong to various sports categories, as follows: swimming = 37, table tennis = 19, athletics = 19, power lifting = 7. Sixty are males, 24, females, they range in age from 15 to 51 and they all took part in the 2002 World Championship. Applying the medical records of the Brazilian Paraolimpic Committee medical department filled in at those events (the technique of observing the athlete clinical-sports files and medical examinations), the result showed a recurrence of lesions in athletes in the following sports: athletics (MMII = 64.9%, backbone 19.3% and MMSS = 15.8%; power lifting (backbone = 54.5%, MMSS = 36.4% and MMII = 9.1%); swimming (MMSS = 44.4%, backbone = 38.9% and MMII = 16.7%) and table tennis (MMSS = 56%, Backbone = 36% and MMII = 8%). Such results lead to the conclusion that the performing of sports of the physically challenged athletes, and also the intensity of the training routing to try to beat their previous marks and results, cause these kinds of lesion. In addition, it is important to reinforce the preventive measures to the athletes.

Incidência de lesão musculoesquelética em jogadores de futebol

“…In another investigation carried out in the same year, the most frequent injury found was the ankle sprain, followed by knee trauma and muscular injury 7 .…”

Queixas musculoesqueléticas e procedimentos fisioterapêuticos na delegação brasileira paralímpica durante o mundial paralímpico de atletismo em 2011

“…Many studies reveal that practitioners of the athletics modality present musculoskeletal complaints during sports training and competitions [4][5][6] . Some studies conducted with Paralympic athletes demonstrate higher percentage of injuries on the lower limbs [7][8][9] . Vital et al 9 found that the lower limbs (38.6%) were the most injured anatomical location in athletics during the World Paralympic Championship of 2002.…”

“…Some studies conducted with Paralympic athletes demonstrate higher percentage of injuries on the lower limbs [7][8][9] . Vital et al 9 found that the lower limbs (38.6%) were the most injured anatomical location in athletics during the World Paralympic Championship of 2002.…”

“…Some therapeutic modalities used by the physiotherapist aid in the healing process and consequently in the process of returning as fast as possible to the sport 11 . However, until the present moment, little information in the literature about the main types of musculoskeletal injuries in the Paralympic athletics modality 9 ,is available and no research about the main physiotherapeutic procedures used has been found. Therefore, this study has the aim to present the profile of the musculoskeletal complaints, their anatomical localization as well as physiotherapeutic procedures performed in the physiotherapy department of the Brazilian Delegation during the Christchurch Paralympic World Athletics Games in 2011.…”

“…The Paralympic athletics modality, despite the absence of physical contact among competitors, is characterized by a set of technical elements which directly influence on the motor control and biomechanics of the athletes, favoring the onset of a high number of injuries. These injuries are not only attributed to characteristics specific to the sport itself, but also suffer influence of the peculiarities of the Paralympic sport, such as use of orthoses and prostheses 9 .…”