Perfil epidemiológico dos atletas praticantes de cross fit: um estudo observacional exploratório

Abstract

BACKGROUND: CrossFit is defined as a physical fitness program performed through functional, multi-articular, varied and high-intensity movements. The modality has quite challenging motivational characteristics and, therefore, has been the choice of many individuals. In view of this increase in popularity as well as the number of followers, the present study aims to identify the anatomical location and the form of occurrence of the most common injuries resulting from the practice of CrossFit and secondarily to correlate the lesions with the type of exercise that caused them. It is an observational, cross-sectional, observational study that seeks to trace the basic profile of the practitioners of sport and to identify possible factors of greater vulnerability that may be associated with the appearance of these injuries. The study was developed in one of the main services of CrossFit in the city of Belo Horizonte. METHODS: A questionnaire was developed, applied by previously trained interviewers, to the practitioners of this sport. To analyze the data collected, descriptive statistics procedures and correlation analysis were used between the main variables of interest. RESULTS: It was verified that all the volunteers (100%) were already physically active, 60% of the interviewees were male and 40% of the female, had a mean age of 31 years, most of them trained for less than two years Crossfit, normal (24,9). The most prevalent anatomical site of the lesions was the upper limb (48%), followed by the lumbar spine (32%) and the lower limb (20%). The incidence of Crossif's injuries compares with that of LPO and gymnastics. In 68% of cases, symptoms first occurred in WOD and the three main exercises that caused the first symptoms were Snath, Muscle Up and Deadlifit. The most commonly injured anatomical locations were respectively shoulder, lumbar spine and lower limbs. One limitation of this study was the restricted sample, which compromised some analyzes of initially intended correlations. One of the advantages was the type of study methodology: transversal, which escapes the memory bias. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that knowing the anatomical locations, the main moment and which are the exercises that most cause injuries in the CrossFit is possible to establish an injury prevention program and to involve all the health professionals of this sport modality in order to make this modality the safest possible.