Caracterizacão das lesões osteomioarticulares em praticantes de muay thai de uma capital brasileira

Abstract

Muay thai also known as Thai boxing (Brazil) or Thai boxing (United States and England) is a martial art with more than two thousand years of history. The practice of this modality nowadays has developed into a standup fight, which relies on the use of fist, elbow, knee and shin punches. In which the execution of the grappling fight, the famous clinch, is also allowed. Objective: To verify the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in Muay Thai practitioners in the city of Goiânia. Methodology: Cross-sectional and descriptive study, practitioners of Muay Thai, for at least 2 months, in gyms in the city of Goiânia, over 18 years old, of both genders, with a training load equal to or greater than 2 hours per week. They responded to the reported morbidity survey to assess factors related to the onset of injuries associated with the practice of Muay Thai. Results: The study included 43 practitioners of Muay Thai, amateurs, non-competitors, predominantly male (51.2%), with a mean age of 29.58 ±7.40 years. The prevalence of injuries in these athletes was 58.1%, mainly in the knee joint (20.7%), followed by the wrist joint (17.2%). Conclusion: The main anatomical location injured in the practice of Muay Thai in the city of Goiânia is the knee, with factors that aggravate the incidence of injuries in practitioners, such as longer practice time, this result is probably due to the fact that the modality is a contact sport, where trauma and shock are common.