<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Study aim</italic>: To assess the prevalence and causes of physical injuries in male adolescents participating in martial art kung-fu National competitions.<italic>Material and methods:</italic> A group of 248 male subjects aged 14 - 18 years, participants of Iranian National Championships 2007, were subjected to questionnaire study. They were requested to answer questions about the types and causes of injuries they experienced. Chi-square function was used in data analysis.<italic>Results:</italic> The injury risk was 28%. Among organ injuries, the prevalence of lower extremity ones was highest (61.9%; p&lt;0.01) while among soft tissue injuries, the muscle tendon ones were most frequent (42.4%; p&lt;0.01). The main injuries were contusions (32.4%) and sprains (30.9%), the main cause of injuries being the opponent's kicks (64%) and the main circumstance - opponent's technical foul (17.5%).<italic>Conclusions:</italic> The quantitative prevalence of diverse injuries in the martial art kung-fu and of their causes ought to be considered by coaches, sport managers and the athletes when undertaking kung-fu training, organising competitions, etc.</abstract>

Study aim: To assess the prevalence and causes of physical injuries in male adolescents participating in martial art kung-fu National competitions.Material and methods: A group of 248 male subjects aged 14 - 18 years, participants of Iranian National Championships 2007, were subjected to questionnaire study. They were requested to answer questions about the types and causes of injuries they experienced. Chi-square function was used in data analysis.Results: The injury risk was 28%. Among organ injuries, the prevalence of lower extremity ones was highest (61.9%; p<0.01) while among soft tissue injuries, the muscle tendon ones were most frequent (42.4%; p<0.01). The main injuries were contusions (32.4%) and sprains (30.9%), the main cause of injuries being the opponent's kicks (64%) and the main circumstance - opponent's technical foul (17.5%).Conclusions: The quantitative prevalence of diverse injuries in the martial art kung-fu and of their causes ought to be considered by coaches, sport managers and the athletes when undertaking kung-fu training, organising competitions, etc.

The prevalence and causes of bodily injuries in martial art kung-fu

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh Branch

Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Shiraz University, Iran

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: To assess the prevalence and causes of physical injuries in male adolescents participating in martial art kung-fu National competitions.Material and...

The prevalence and causes of bodily injuries in martial art kung-fu

Published Online: Apr 26, 2010

Page range: 34 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0008-8

Keywords
Martial arts, Kung-fu, Athletes, Physical injuries

This content is open access.

The prevalence and causes of bodily injuries in martial art kung-fu

Published Online: Apr 26, 2010

Page range: 34 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-010-0008-8

KeywordsMartial arts, Kung-fu, Athletes, Physical injuries

This content is open access.

Keywords
Martial arts, Kung-fu, Athletes, Physical injuries