Injuries in Judo Athletes With Disabilities: Prevalence, Magnitude, and Sport-Related Mechanisms

• DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2021-0352
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04T09:08:51Z
• Authors: Rafael Lima Kons; Marina Saldanha d...; Lara Antunes; Jaqueline Santos ...; Daniele Detanico
• Keywords: Male; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; 0302 clinical medicine; Athletes; Athletic Injuries; Prevalence; Humans; Disabled Persons; Female; Martial Arts

The participation of judo athletes with disabilities in competitions has increased over the years as well burden sports-related injuries and illnesses this population. However, there is limited knowledge about different disabilities.To investigate prevalence disabilities, considering impairment groups, magnitude injury (ie, mechanism, nature, severity injury), specific body parts.Cross-sectional study (level evidence, 3).Brazilian Judo disabilities.Fifty-one (15 men 36 women) participated study.Data were obtained from an adapted report form. was assessed, type impairment, parts, mechanisms, differences between male female athletes, significance level set at P < .05.The results demonstrated a high visual (n = 11, 73.3%) amputations 14, 38.8%). A found national group, especially for 29, 80.5%). Among who had injuries, 69.4% 12) 80.0% 25) athletes' occurred due to direct contact other 72.2% 26) 86.6% 13) training environment. ranged moderate severe athletes. knee 25, 49.0%) shoulder 12, 23.5%) parts most affected by both athletes.A large percentage reported experiencing during previous 2 years; percentages greater physical impairment. Moreover, or shoulder, training, magnitude.