PERFIL DE LESÕES ENTRE HOMENS E MULHERES PRATICANTES DE EXERCÍCIO FÍSICO EM PROGRAMA DE CONDICIONAMENTO EXTREMO DURANTE PANDEMIA DE COVID-19

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to trace the profile of injuries of men and women practicing extreme conditioning programs (PCE) during the pandemic period of COVID-19 in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The participants of the research were the practitioners of different training sites in PCE located in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. A convenience sample consisting of three hundred and four recreational participants in PCE of both sexes, aged 18 years or older, was used. The recruited participants were then submitted to a questionnaire directed to sports practice that characterized the training regimen, practice training and history of injuries. The participants were predominantly women aged between 30 and 39 years. Eighty-two participants (27%) suffered at least one injury in the last 12 months. The reported incidence rate of injuries resulted in 1.3 injuries/1,000 hours of participation. There was no correlation between the number of lesions and the variables studied. Proportionally, lesions are more prevalent in men, who presented higher numbers in the variables analyzed. It was concluded that the lesions related to the practice of PCE occurred in 30.92% of the participants, and the men were more affected, the lesions occurred mostly suddenly or mixed, with severe symptom intensity.