A brief guide to the art of wrestling and an investigation into its resultant injuries from biomechanical and osteopathic viewpoint.
Item
- Title
- A brief guide to the art of wrestling and an investigation into its resultant injuries from biomechanical and osteopathic viewpoint.
- Author(s)
- Patten, S
- Abstract
- The purpose of the study was to identify injury occurrence in wrestlers, firstly examining the profiles of those involved in the sport in terms of age, gender and handedness, along with a history involving occupations, hobbies and injuries. It also examines the differences between the two most commonly encountered styles of wrestling, Greco-Roman and Freestyle. The study then looks at the research available on the injuries, and considers them from an osteopathic viewpoint to enable a better understanding of the tissue involvement, possible damage and prevention.Method: The survey was conducted by questionnaire, and was posted to an Internet site (Surveymonkey) in an attempt to attract a nationwide response, and by paper copy to a local wrestling club. The uestionnaire comprised of 15 questions requesting general information such as age and gender, along with hand dominance and occupation to more wrestling specific areas of style, time involved in the sport, and injuries both recurrent or one off they had received, along with a specific question on neurological symptoms within the arm. The questionnaire also asked for other sporting involvement, any injuries accruing due to accidents such as road traffic accidents The responses were tabulated on an excel package and the results displayed as other tables or histograms or pie charts The results were analysed using Chi squared and fisher exact tests Research:Papers and literature via paper and online sources dating from the 1920's were reviewed to give as broad a view of the sport and its injuries. The research covered the history of the sport from ancient times to present day, competition, the 2 main styles of wrestling (Greco Roman and Freestyle) and their associated throws and falls and research into injury sustained It also looked at related topics of other sports involvement, dominant handedness, and occupational injury along with basic biomechanics, joint anatomy and physiology. Keywords were; wrestling injury, wrestling style, Greco Roman and Freestyle, throws and falls, general sports injury, judo, football, rugby, racket sports handedness, age, occupation, biomechanics, joint anatomy, knee, neck, shoulder, osteopathy. Results: The response were both semi quantitative and descriptive, as the hypotheses could not be tested (due to the small study size and inadequate power) to confirm or deny them. The results indicate that the predominant ages for wrestling are those of 11.-30 years (2groups). Overall injury increases with age but may also be influenced by occupational demands or other sporting involvement The study showed that predominantly the knee, shoulder and neck are the most vulnerable areas for wrestling, with the back being involved to a lesser degree. This differs from the control group in that they appear to show increased lower extremity injury in younger respondents, whilst the shoulder and back injury increases over time. This indicates differences in sporting involvement may be influencing the results.Occupational effects can be seen drawing conclusions that postural habit and job requirements are involved in causing an effect on injury. _Manual _occupations (Figure 3b) show a general increase in injury whilst professionals also suffer to a lesser extent and mixed activity and students have the lower injury rates. Handedness showed a greater percentage of ambidextrous wrestlers than within the control group, and left.-handers suffered more injury overall. Styles show a predominance of freestyle wrestlers with the knee, shoulder and neck most prevalent, Greco Roman showed the knee and head to be more injured Other areas of activity i.e. sport and prior accidents also play a part, sports injury showing the same type of injury as that found in wrestling Neurological symptoms also seem to appear in other sporting activities making it difficult to prove a causal link.Conclusion: The conclusion was that even due to the nature of the sport, age, possible occupational hazards and other sport involvement make it impossible to say whether there are any true wrestling specific injuries in this study. However, that does not preclude osteopathic treatment to address injuries to retain correct posture and muscle balance, in this way the removal of dysfunctional aspects of the musculoskeletal system will lead to improved repair and renewal of tissues, and prevent long term disability and possible pathology.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2012
- Date Submitted
- 22.1.2013 16:23:35
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15234
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Wrestling, Sport injury, Osteopathic viewpoint
- Recommended
- 0
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- Thesis
Patten, S, “A brief guide to the art of wrestling and an investigation into its resultant injuries from biomechanical and osteopathic viewpoint.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 1, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/831