Caracterização dos recursos musculoesqueléticos dos atletas de taekwondo atendidos pelo serviço de fisioterapia do centro de treinamento esportivo da UFMG

Abstract

Taekwondo, which translates as "path of the feet and hands through the mind," is a sporting modality of Korean origin, dated 1946. Initially taught for fighting soldiers, becoming an Olympic sport in 2000 at the Sydney Olympic Games, Australia. In this fight, the legs are used primarily so that the blow can be delivered to the opponent. It is characterized by having a variety of possible kicks for the attack, being able to be short, long, low, high, frontal and lateral. Due to the demands of the sport, during training and competitions the practitioner suffers repetitive impact forces, predominantly in the lower limbs. The present study aimed to characterize the taekwondo athletes attended by the physiotherapy service of the Center for Sports Training of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (CTE-UFMG). Data from the athletes attended by the service were used from August 2015 to June 2016. Data collection was done by reading the athletes' charts. In the indicated period of study 22 athletes were attended by the physiotherapy service, all of them with complaints / dysfunctions in the lower limbs. The main sites of complaints were: knee (13), ankle (7), thigh (5), hip / groin (5), foot (3), leg (1). It was observed that some musculoskeletal characteristics were common in these athletes, such as: muscle imbalance between gluteus maximus and hamstrings, muscle imbalance between gluteus medius and fascia lata tensor, changes in pelvic stability, eccentric quadriceps weakness, weakness of the ankle muscles, alteration of patellar alignment, among others. Given these data it is possible to characterize the population served by the physiotherapy service of the CTE-UFMG and to compare the findings of sites and types of lesions with those described in the literature. In this way, it becomes possible to create next to the commission proposals for methods of prevention for active athletes with the aim of reducing the occurrence of injuries