Lesões e sintomas musculoesqueléticos em praticantes de parkour

Abstract

Introduction: Parkour is a body practice that consists of fast, fluid and efficient movements amid obstacles present on a course. It recruits different muscle and joint structures in the body, which are subjected to intense training and can lead to serious injuries. Objective: To verify the injuries and musculoskeletal symptoms of Parkour practitioners, describing the types of injury, anatomical location, injury mechanisms, moment of injury and surface reported by the participants. Methodology: Observational, transversal and descriptive study, with 55 traceurs. Participants were submitted to the Referred Morbidity Inquiry (IMR) and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Symptoms Questionnaire (QNSO), in order to assess the injuries and symptoms caused by Parkour, respectively. Results: The average age of research participants was 25.44 years and body mass index of 23.48 kg/m2. The mean value of the number of musculoskeletal injuries was 3.09, the musculoskeletal symptoms in 12 months was 5.44 and the musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 7 days was 3.51. Conclusion: Regarding the main injuries, joint dislocation, contusion and sprain, which occurred in the ankle, knee and foot, stand out. Regarding the injury mechanism, landing was the most common mechanism, followed by falls and jumps, during ground training, on a concrete surface.