%0 Journal Article
%T MUSCULO-SKELETAL CALF TRAUMA OF COMPETITIVE SPORTSMEN. PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION METHODS
%A Elena Doina Mircioagˋ
%J Revista Romanˋ de Kinetoterapie
%D 2011
%I University of Oradea
%X Key words: sportsmen, musculo-skeletal traumas, calf, prevention, rehabilitation The study starts from the premise that the high trauma incidence among competitive sportsmen is caused by factors that can be controlled at least partially through primary prevention methods.Obiective: The objective of the study is to reduce the number of traumas in the studied sportsmen through the identification of risk factors and the introduction of prevention exercises and stretching techniques exercises in the training programme, both during warm-up and in post-effort rehabilitation, in order to prevent injuries and increase performance. Material and methods: The study was performed on a batch of 155 sportsmen, who practised athletics, basketball, handball, volleyball. The sportsmen were between 13 and 42 years old and have been practising sports for 4-20 years. The sportsmen were closely monitored during the study that covered three years of competitions: August 2006 每 July 2009.The comparison of the trauma percentages affecting the segments, calf, between the two studied periods 每 August 2006 - July 2008 and August 2008 每 July 2009, has revealed the following significant results: There are significantly less traumas calf, in the second period. Period 1- 30 sportsmen (19.35%) suffered 1 calf trauma in Aug. 2006 每 July 2008.Period 2 - 15 sportsmen (9.68%) suffered 1 calf trauma in Aug. 2008 每 July 2009. The number of sportsmen with calf traumas decreased to half (9.67%) in the second period.
%K sportsmen
%K musculo-skeletal trauma
%K calf
%K prevention
%K rehabilitation
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