The Study of Types, Causes and Mechanism of the musculoskeletal Injuries with the Elite Iranian Male Tennis Players

Sam kazemi; Nader Rahnama; Mohammad Hossein Alizadeh

Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2016

The Study of Types, Causes and Mechanism of the musculoskeletal Injuries with the Elite Iranian Male Tennis Players

Sam Kazemi, Nader Rahnama, Mohammad Hossein Alizadeh

Abstract :

Background: The purpose of this research was to study the types, causes and mechanism of the musculoskeletal injuries with the outstanding tennis players. Methods: A number of 100 of those male players present in the Premier League, First Division League and Futures Tournament who had injuries during a year past, were involved in this research. In collecting the profiles of the injuries, Injuries Report Forms, and in statistical analysis, the Chi–square (x2) Non–Parametric Test, within P<0.05 of Significance Level, were applied. Results: On the basis of the results concluded, muscle strain (29%), significantly, is the most prevalent type of injuries with the top tennis players (P<0.05).The most prevalent mechanism of injuries was the muscular twist (17%) which shows significant in terms of statistics (P<0.05). Most of injuries (88%) were significantly of non–contact type (P<0.05). Injuries caused by ball strikes, proved to be the most prevalent ones, but not significant statistically (P<0.05). besides, in non– contact injuries, stress (27.27%), significantly, was the cause of the injuries (P<0.05). Conclusions: According to the findings of the present research, it can be said that, most of the injuries are of the muscular strain type. Therefore, it should be suggested that, trainers, athletes, body–builders and physicians pay due attention to the above–mentioned items and ing them into consideration in their injuries prevention planning. Furthermore, it is proposed that, a psychologist would be employed to be beside the teams, so that, considering the novelty of the psychological issues in country’s sports, and its direct relation with the injuries, we could take an apace in the prevention of the emergence of the injuries.