Open AccessPrevalance of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Judo Players
Author(s) -
Zaki Tayebali,
Preeti Lendghar,
Tushar Palekar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-602X
pISSN - 2395-6011
DOI - 10.32628/ijsrst196350
Subject(s) - physical therapy , medicine , ankle , physical medicine and rehabilitation , throwing , athletes , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Background:Practice of judo integrates varied situations of physical contact and specific requirements, which makes it a competitive modality with a high rate of musculoskeletal injuries. When combined with continuous requirement for physical and technical improvement that are common in competitive physical training, these demands can constitute physical training, and furthermore can predispose the individuals to musculoskeletal injuries2.Judo was appointed as a sport that has a prominent relative risk of injury compared to other sports.Objectives:1) To identify various sites of pain with the help of a questionnaire2)To find the intensity of pain using NPRS3) To find if the pain causes any activity limitations.Materials and MethodologyA questionnaire based study comprising of 50 judo atheletes. The subjects were each given a questionnaire. The purpose of the study was explained to all the participants and an informed consent was taken from each subject. Outcome measure i.e questionnaire which was ethically approved was explained to all the participants in the language comfortable to them and they were asked to fill the questionnaire.Results:Shoulder was the most common site of pain as recorded from this study. The second most common pain being lower back pain. Followed by knee, hip & foot and ankle in that order. The least common being upper back.Conclusion:The study concludes that most of the judo athletes complained of shoulder pain. The throwing technique was the most common maneuver causing the pain.