Catastrophic injuries in the Olympic styles of wrestling in Iran

Kordi, Ramin; Akbarnejad, Ali; Wallace, W. Angus

doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.046870

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“…Contrary to what has been found in studies on judo,33 wrestling18 or American football,34 there have been no catastrophic injuries recorded in any karate study. During the time span of our study throwing and projections were allowed by the competition rules, but contrary to some other sports, those techniques could only be performed below waist level and while holding the opponent to control the fall, which could explain a lower risk of accidents involving falls on the head 2…”

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Epidemiology of injuries in juniors participating in top-level karate competition: a prospective cohort study

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Epidemiology of injuries in juniors participating in top-level karate competition: a prospective cohort study

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“…While catastrophic wrestling injuries can occur at higher levels,12 the great preponderance in our experience occur at the high school level. Prevention of wrestling catastrophic injuries includes:…”

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The prevention of catastrophic head and spine injuries in high school and college sports

Cantu¹,

Mueller

2009

Br J Sports Med

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“…Health care providers are concerned about wrestling specific injuries and also related medical conditions such as skin infections, blood born infections, nutritional issues and weight loss [1–8] . Weight loss in wrestling has been a concern for researchers and health care professionals for more than half a century [9] .…”

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Percentage of Body Fat and Weight Gain in Participants in the Tehran High School Wrestling Championship

Kordi¹,

Nourian²,

Rostami³

et al. 2012

Asian J Sports Med

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Purpose: Weight loss in wrestling has been found to be an interesting issue for researchers. In this regard, complications of weight loss in wrestlers before the competitions and their weight gain in course of competitions have been debated in previous studies. The objective of this study was to investigate the extent of weight gain and to estimate the percentage of body fat in participants in the Tehran high school male wrestling championship. Methods:This study was a cross sectional survey. Subjects were participants of the Tehran high school male wrestling championship (n=365). Weight gain in course of competitions and body fat levels (based on skin fold measurements) of subjects were measured. Results:Between the first weigh-in of the wrestlers which was done one day before the competitions and the second weigh-in which was conducted immediately before the first round of their first competition (20 hours), 69% of subjects gained on average 1.3 ± 0.9 kg (range: 0.1 to 6.10 kg) or 2.2 ± 1.7 % of the wrestler's weight (range: 0.1 to 9.3). Among the subjects, the mean of fat body percentage was found to be 15.2%. Conclusions:Rapid weight loss for matches was prevalent among subjects. It was also found that Iranian wrestlers have a relatively higher body fat percentage in comparison to American wrestlers. Therefore, it can be concluded that weight loss behavior of these wrestlers should be changed from using dehydration methods to using gradual methods of weight loss such as fat reduction methods.

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Catastrophic injuries in the Olympic styles of wrestling in Iran

Abstract: Catastrophic wrestling injuries are rare and preventable. Coaches have an essential role in the prevention of these injuries.

Cited by 26 publications

References 23 publications

Epidemiology of injuries in juniors participating in top-level karate competition: a prospective cohort study

Epidemiology of injuries in juniors participating in top-level karate competition: a prospective cohort study

The prevention of catastrophic head and spine injuries in high school and college sports

Percentage of Body Fat and Weight Gain in Participants in the Tehran High School Wrestling Championship

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