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<italic>Study aim</italic>: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the type of combat sport and the degree of athletic proficiency on the specificity of musculoskeletal injuries suffered by Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts practitioners.
<italic>Material and methods</italic>: The study involved 64 practitioners of two combat sports, MT (age 26.9 ± 8.1, experience 7.4 ± 5.8 years) or MMA (age 26.2 ± 6.4 years, experience 6.6 ± 4.1 years). The research was conducted using a Google Forms survey.
<italic>Results</italic>: The groups did not differ significantly (p &lt; 0.05) in terms of risk of injury (average 3.1 in MT, 2.6 in MMA). Injuries (mainly fractures 21% and 7% of practitioners) affected the lower limb (44% and 33% practitioners) and were significantly higher in MT, p &lt; 0.05. There were significant (p &lt; 0.05) correlations between training experience and the number of training hours per week compared to the frequency and severity of injuries in both groups.
<italic>Conclusion</italic>: Injuries to athletes who mainly use striking techniques are more common in the lower limbs and they are more likely to be fractures. Longer training experience, more training hours and a higher level of athletic proficiency significantly increase the risk of injuries and their severity among people practicing both types of combat sports.
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Study aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the type of combat sport and the degree of athletic proficiency on the specificity of musculoskeletal injuries suffered by Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts practitioners.
Material and methods: The study involved 64 practitioners of two combat sports, MT (age 26.9 ± 8.1, experience 7.4 ± 5.8 years) or MMA (age 26.2 ± 6.4 years, experience 6.6 ± 4.1 years). The research was conducted using a Google Forms survey.
Results: The groups did not differ significantly (p < 0.05) in terms of risk of injury (average 3.1 in MT, 2.6 in MMA). Injuries (mainly fractures 21% and 7% of practitioners) affected the lower limb (44% and 33% practitioners) and were significantly higher in MT, p < 0.05. There were significant (p < 0.05) correlations between training experience and the number of training hours per week compared to the frequency and severity of injuries in both groups.
Conclusion: Injuries to athletes who mainly use striking techniques are more common in the lower limbs and they are more likely to be fractures. Longer training experience, more training hours and a higher level of athletic proficiency significantly increase the risk of injuries and their severity among people practicing both types of combat sports.

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in combat sports practitioners

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the type of combat sport and the degree of athletic proficiency on the specificity of...

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in combat sports practitioners

Published Online: Feb 17, 2023

Page range: 27 - 34

Received: Feb 03, 2022

Accepted: Nov 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2023-0004

Keywords
Case series report, Injuries, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts, Training

© 2023 Tomasz Sobieraj et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in combat sports practitioners

Published Online: Feb 17, 2023

Page range: 27 - 34

Received: Feb 03, 2022

Accepted: Nov 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2023-0004

KeywordsCase series report, Injuries, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts, Training

© 2023 Tomasz Sobieraj et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Case series report, Injuries, Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts, Training