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TYPICAL INJURIES IN

MARTIAL

ARTS

By David “Sensei“ Stainko
– Mag. of kinesiology
Master 7th Dan

A sports injury in the nArrow sense cAn be cAused by the contrActions of
of meAning signifies the injury typ- one’s own muscles, such As - Achilles
icAl of A pArticulAr sports Activity tendon rupture due to strong muscu-
or A certAin sport, According to its lAr soleus contrAction.
mode of occurrence And frequency. it
is sAid thAt every injury thAt is typ- if we tAlk About the expected prob-
icAl of the sport in question, or the Ability of A certAin risk of injury in A
one thAt hAs hAppened in the sports pArticulAr sport, As well in mArtiAl
field, is A sports injury from the legAl Arts, then stAtistics And records of
point of view. sports injuries Are first And foremost
problemAtic. the results of stAtisti-
one of the simplest definitions is: cAl treAtment depend on mAny fAc-
tors, And these AgAin on the heAlth
“the injury is All the dAmAge to the institution in which they Are col-
tissue suddenly generAted in A cer- lected. it is understAndAble thAt, if
tAin, defined And limited time.” from this does not meet All the require-
the medicAl point of view, sports in- ments, it cAn cAuse A lot of mistAkes
juries Are the pArt of the trAumAtol- thAt give An incorrect picture of the
ogy field thAt deAls with injuries, no reAl situAtion. it will be different to
mAtter how they occur And where collect dAtA in A generAl hospitAl or
they Are. when it comes to sports At A speciAlist sports injury fAcility.
injuries or dAmAges, the implicAtion Also, A speciAlized institution will
is mostly of those cAused by mechAn- Accept certAin selected Athletes (es-
icAl force. mechAnicAl forces, how- peciAlly According to the severity of
ever, Are not considered to be only the injury), so thAt no reAl stAtis-
externAlly Acting, such As A kick of ticAl picture cAn be expected. A reAl
An object, An opponent’s strike or A picture or A better reAlistic picture
blow to the ground, but Also they of the number of injuries in A pArtic-

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