한국전문물리치료학회지 (Physical Therapy Korea)

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  • Pages.241-248
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  • 2022
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  • 1225-8962(pISSN)
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  • 2287-982X(eISSN)
한국전문물리치료학회 (Korean Research Society of Physical Therapy)
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Sports Injury and Physiotherapy Services in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games: Considerations and Potential Recommendations for Future Paralympics

  • Park, Haeun (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chang, Joon Young (Yonsei Institute of Sports Science and Exercise Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Jongseok (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Young Hee (Yonsei Institute of Sports Science and Exercise Medicine) ;
  • You, Joshua (Sung) Hyun (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University)
  • 투고 : 2022.04.15
  • 심사 : 2022.05.04
  • 발행 : 2022.08.20
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Background: The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games (WPG) being one of the most successful Paralympic Games (PG) in modern athletic world history, hosted the largest number of elite athletes representing 49 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs). Objects: The present investigation highlighted the demographic and clinical characteristics of injured athletes and non-athletes and the physiotherapy services provided during the PyeongChang 2018 WPG. Methods: Prospective descriptive epidemiology study, in which the study group comprised of 201 participants (51 athletes and 150 non-athletes) who were admitted to and utilized the polyclinic physiotherapy service of 2018 PyeongChang WPG in Physiotherapy Department of Paralympic Village from March 1, 2018 to March 20, 2018. Results: Qualitative frequency analysis of injury type demonstrated highest number of chronic injuries (51%, n = 100) in athletes and non-athletes. Anatomical injury site analysis revealed that the spine and shoulder areas were affected with equal frequency for athletes (54.9%, n = 14), whereas for non-athletes, the frequencies of spine and shoulder area injuries were 36.7% (n = 55) and 26% (n = 39), respectively. The Pyeongchang WPG showed a high rate of athletes visiting the physiotherapy service during the pre-competition period (33.3%, n = 50), which may have led to smaller incidence rate of traumatic injury. The physiotherapy treatment service analysis demonstrated that manual therapy (35.4%, n = 230) was most commonly utilized, followed by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation/interference current therapy (TENS/ICT), therapeutic massage and therapeutic exercise. Conclusion: We established the importance of prophylactic and preventive physiotherapy services to reduce the risk of sports injuries during WPG.

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This study was supported by the Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project Grant (No. 2021-51-0151) and the National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korean government (No. 2021R1A2C101342311) for the Department of Physical Therapy in Graduate School, Yonsei University.

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