Abstract:
Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of sports injuries among the female athletes
trains in BKSP. Objective: To identify the frequency and nature of injury among
female athletes, to determine trainee’s age range and their participating sporting
event, identify the health related factors that is associated with higher rates 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. 99 subjects were selected through purposive 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 15-20 year (99 subjects, 57.6% in total subject).The most frequent sports of
injury was cricket (n=20, 20%) and the less injury rate found who trained greater than
or equal 6 year (n=49, 49.5%).The end result also indicates most commonly injured
area was ankle and shoulder (n=19, 19.2%).The prevalence of menstrual disturbance
23% (n=23) and among them higher rate was overuse injury(13%) and direct injury
(10%). Among the participants 87.9% was under normal weight. Flexibility rate less
than or equal 14 cm has higher percentage of injury (moderate 54%, severe 33% and
14% mild injury). The finding also reflects that the treatment was consisting drug as
frequent as physiotherapy (n=33, 39% taken drug and n=27, 27% physiotherapy).
Conclusion: The vulnerable age range is over 15 were frequent injury occurring
among athletes and noticeably flexibility and menstrual disturbance is the key issues
to cause of injury. Health education and perform regular physical activity along with
physiotherapeutic exercises can prevent injury.
