Overuse injuries among elite male orienteers in adolescent categories in the Czech Republic

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Overuse injuries among elite male orienteers in adolescent categories in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Orienteering is an endurance discipline where athletes run in the rough terrain from 30 to 60 minutes according to the racing discipline. Racing demands on performance have increased training load in children and adolescents in orienteering over the last decades. Children and adolescent differ from adults in many aspects, while the body size and body proportions change noticeably. Overuse injuries have become more frequent in this age group. The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of injuries resulting from overload of the locomotor system in elite orienteering runners in the youth and junior categories (M18 and M20) in the Czech Republic. The survey was carried out in August 2017. The participants were elite male orienteers aged 16-20. It was assumed that in the Czech Republic there is a high incidence of locomotor injuries in adolescent orienteering categories, the majority of which can be classified as overuse injuries. The results of the research showed that in all diagnosed cases, knee or ankle were injured. The acute injuries were mainly direct traumas and ankle distortions and the incidence of overuse injuries was mainly in the knee. The research also monitored possible causes of the mentioned problems. The questionnaire survey confirmed the hypothesis and partly showed a relation to an early specialization. Other possible factors influencing the occurrence of injuries may be insufficient system of training methods in children, adolescents and junior categories in the Czech Republic and too long competition distances for boys aged 13-18. This research did not examine an influence of inadequate footwear or paved training terrain. It is apparent that many of the overuse injuries in adolescent orienteers are preventable. It should be the responsibility of coaches to become involved in their early diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The results support the author’s recommendation to change the system of competition distances in the M16 categories in the Czech Republic.

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Kinanthropology

ISBN

978-80-210-8917-4

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

172-181

Publisher name

Masarykova univerzita

Place of publication

Brno

Event location

Brno

Event date

Nov 29, 2017

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

UT code for WoS article

000467203700018