Prevalence of sports injuries among female athletes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of sports injuries among female athletes. Objective: To identify the prevalence of sports injuries among the female athletes, to expose the injured participants age, training duration and sporting event, to identify the common site and type of injury and recurrence and to ascertain the treatment after injury. Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was chosen to achieve the objectives of the study. 50 subjects were selected through convenience sampling technique from the injured female athletes who trained in BKSP by using a structural questionnaire to collect data. Results: The result of the study demonstrates that, the peak age group was 14 or less than 14 year (50 subjects, 60% in total subject).The most frequent sports injury was cricket 26%(n=13) and the less injury rate found who trained greater than or equal 6 year 2%(n=1).The end result also indicates most commonly injured area was ankle sprains 18% (n=9), The prevalence of eating disorder 18% (n=9) and among them higher rate was overuse injury 66% ( n=33) and direct injury 34% (n=17). Among the participants 76 % (n=38) was under normal weight. Flexibility rate was 60 % (n=30) less than or equal 36 cm and heart rate was 70 % (n=35) at less than or equal 72 beat per minute .Among the participant 98% (n=49) were regularly attend in warm up and cool down activity and the duration of warm up and cool down 54% (n=27) more than or equal 16 min. Heart rate was 70% (n=35) less than or equal 72. The finding also reflects that the treatment was consisting physiotherapy as frequent as drug (38 % n=19 taken physiotherapy, 16% n=8 taken drug and 23% n=21 taken both). Conclusion: The vulnerable age range is over 14 or less than 14 were frequent injury occurring among athletes and noticeably flexibility and overuse are the key issues to cause of injury. Health education and perform regular physical activity along with physio therapeutic exercises can prevent injury. Keywords: Prevalence, Sports Injury, Female Athletes.