Prevalência de lesões de ombro em atletas de basquetebol em cadeira de rodas de equipes do Distrito Federal

Abstract

The practice of sports contributes to a healthy lifestyle through the promotion and improvement of fitness and health of disabled people. The risk of sports injuries in wheelchair basketball players is similar to conventional. These injuries may occur both in training and in competition and can be due to overload that is imposed to the upper extremities, particularly the shoulder. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of shoulder injuries in wheelchair basketball players of two professional teams of the Federal District. This is a descriptive study conducted by an individual interview of 18 male athletes with an average age of 37.61 years. It was found that only 5 (27.8%) of the 18 athletes interviewed reported injuries in the shoulder and all of those had clinical diagnosis of tendinopathy. It was found that the occurrence of shoulder injuries during training was higher (60%) than in competition. The prolonged practice of sport can contribute to the occurrence of injuries. The prevalence of shoulder injuries in the wheelchair basketball players from the two teams was considered low, but further studies are needed to ensure that these results are confirmed.