Acute Injuries in Taekwondo

Schlüter-Brust, Klaus; Leistenschneider, P.; Dargel, Jens; Springorum, H. P.; Eysel, Peer; Michael, J. W.-P.

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1275302

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“…Those injuries also included the vast majority of fractures, dislocations and joint injuries in our study. Until now, only two studies could show a higher proportion of moderate-to-severe injuries relative to other body regions for the upper limb in competition fights [9,13]. Higher weight class and lacking blocking skills have been described as risk factors in past studies [17,25].…”

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“…To compete on an international level elite athletes train five to seven times a week including full-contact sparring fights for competition simulation [3][4][5][6]. Since injury risk in taekwondo was the highest compared to all other sports during the Olympic games 2012 there is growing interest in injury rates and prevention [3,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. The lower extremities have been reported as the main site of injuries in taekwondo of different levels before [1,6,8,14].…”

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Injury Incidence Rates and Profiles in Elite Taekwondo during Competition and Training

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This study aimed to investigate exposure adjusted injury incidence rates and profiles associated with training and competition in an elite taekwondo athlete population. 82 athletes were investigated for injuries over a period of 5 years. Individual fight time exposure for training and competition was recorded. The type and location of the injuries were classified and exposure-adjusted injury incidence rates (IIR) were calculated per 1000 h for training and competition. 66 athletes with a mean age of 19.3±4.2 years and 172 injuries were included in the final data assessment. The exposure adjusted IIR was significantly higher during competition (p<0.001) with a rate ratio of 6.33 (95% CI 4.58–8.69). Ankle and foot region as well as hand and wrist were most affected with significant higher IIR in competition (p<0.001). Joint injuries, fractures, and bruising occurred the most. Fractures occurred mainly to the hand and wrist region. Future investigations should focus on exposure adjusted injury data including analyses of the detailed mechanism leading to especially severe injuries to improve specific injury prevention in competition and promote evolution of protective gear.

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Injury Incidence Rates and Profiles in Elite Taekwondo during Competition and Training

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“…However, these head injuries may be more concerning because of concerns about long-term damage, and more recently, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) [23,24]. Concussion has been shown to be four times more prevalent in Taekwondo than in football [21], although many concussed Taekwondo athletes return to play within a few days [25], which we found to occur among our athletes as well. Moreover, we were able to note that our athletes' concussive pain fully dissipated within two weeks, adhering to current return-to-play protocols that rely on the athlete feeling asymptomatic with activity [26].…”

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Pain Perception in Taekwondo: Relationship to Injury, Experience, and Time Loss

Zhao

Kandil

Nguyen

et al. 2020

Sports Med Int Open

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While the majority of sports medicine literature discusses the incidence and rehabilitation of sports injuries, there is a paucity regarding an athlete’s perception of pain during these injuries. This study describes the relationship between the perception of pain from injuries in a Taekwondo collegiate conference and injury characteristics such as injury type, location, mechanism, time loss, and the athlete’s competitive experience. In our study, we obtained reports from 62 Taekwondo athletes who were injured during the 2008–2009 Pacific West Taekwondo Conference collegiate season. Pain was recorded using the Numeric Rating Scale for Pain during athletes’ acute injury and at two weeks, six weeks, and subsequent monthly follow-ups. Pain scores were highest for sprain/strains (mean 5.4, standard error 0.47) and injuries to the lower body (mean 5.6, standard error 0.36). By mechanism, falls (mean 5.8, standard error 0.67) reported the highest levels of pain. There was a significant positive association between pain and time loss, where an increase in pain score of 1 point was associated with about 0.85 days (standard error 0.37) of time lost from training (p=0.0284). Notably, head injuries, although potentially more devastating and attracting widespread concern, were considered less painful.

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“…Various subgroups of TKD have been noted to be at a higher risk for injury, such as heavier athletes, 9 professional athletes, 10 and collegiate athletes, 11 although these findings have not been found to be consistent. In a meta-analysis by Lystad et al, no difference in injuries was present between sexes or age groups, 12 whereas Pieter et al found increased injuries in females compared with males.…”

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The relationship between Taekwondo training habits and injury: a survey of a collegiate Taekwondo population

Covarrubías¹,

Bhatia²,

Campos³

et al. 2015

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ObjectiveTo correlate training habits of Taekwondo (TKD) athletes to risk for injury.BackgroundTKD is a Korean marital art that has been growing in popularity, with nearly 2 million individuals practicing the sport in the United States. Because of the combative nature of the sport, injuries are an inherent risk. However, data on proper training habits, types of injuries sustained during training, and recommendations for athletes to avoid injury are lacking. Frequently, studies of TKD evaluate athletes’ injuries during tournaments, but most do not evaluate athletes in training.HypothesisIncreased training would potentially create more injuries secondary to increased exposure.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional observational survey of 72 collegiate TKD athletes from the Pacific West Sanctioned Taekwondo Tournaments in the 2008–2009 season. Variables analyzed during training and competitions were training sessions per week, workout habits, belt level, years of experience, and characteristics of injury (location, type, mechanism, situation, treatment, and days missed).ResultsTKD training habits of individuals who practiced four or more times per week (odds ratio [OR], 4.5; P=0.005) or sparred for more than 2 hours (OR, 8.7; P=0.003) were associated with significantly increased odds (risk) of sustaining an injury. Those who had more than 3 years of tournament experience were more likely to sustain an injury (OR, 0.198; P=0.020).ConclusionIncreased risk for injury with more frequent practice and longer sparring should remind coaches and trainers that monitoring and adjusting the athletes’ training schedules and exposure time could decrease the chance of injury. An athlete that has spent more years in tournaments along with high-frequency and long-duration training was associated with greater risk for injuries. Prevention and education about the risk for exposure to injury may may help athletes and trainers promote prevention strategies and adjust an athletes’ training and tournament schedules to decrease the risk for injury.

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Acute Injuries in Taekwondo

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

Injury Incidence Rates and Profiles in Elite Taekwondo during Competition and Training

Injury Incidence Rates and Profiles in Elite Taekwondo during Competition and Training

Pain Perception in Taekwondo: Relationship to Injury, Experience, and Time Loss

The relationship between Taekwondo training habits and injury: a survey of a collegiate Taekwondo population

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