Prevalência de lesões nas articulações dos joelhos devido ao ajuste inadequado da bicicleta nas aulas de ciclismo indoor

Abstract

Objective: To verify the prevalence of knee joint injuries due to improper bicycle adjustment in indoor cycling classes. Materials and Method: a bibliographic, descriptive, exploratory study with analysis in the literature available in conventional and virtual libraries. The results show the prevalence of knee injuries caused by inadequate adjustment of the indoor cycling bicycle, seeking to describe describe, the importance of having an adequate adjustment of the bicycle for protection of the anatomical components of the knee joint. The changes in injury risks and their prevalence in the practice of indoor cycling should also come from a teacher's orientation before, during and after the practice of the activity.