@article{ref1,
title="Sport-medical Aspects Concerning Asian Martial Arts Aikidô and Ving Tsun",
journal="Sportverletzung, Sportschaden",
year="2010",
author="Adler, D. and Majerle, S. and Schmidt, Meic and von Salis-Soglio, G.",
volume="24",
number="1",
pages="52-57",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Asian martial arts became very popular in Germany during the last years, nevertheless there are only few clinical inquiries concerning sportorthopaedic or -traumatological aspects. In this study we analyzed the risk and the prevalence of sport-injuries and sport-damages in Aikidô and Ving Tsun. METHODS: 19 Aicidôca and 24 Ving Tsun athletes were to undergo broad survey and sport-orthopedic inspection. In this process an especially adapted examination-sheet after Baumann was used. RESULTS: 68.4 % of the Aikidoca and 79.2 % of the Ving Tsun athletes reported injuries, whereupon soft injuries dominated, severe injuries like luxations, ligamental und muscular ruptures appeared infrequently, the incidence of fractures was 1 % resp. 0.2 %. 37 % resp. 33.3 % of all injuries where related to the lower limb, 14.8 % resp. 16.7 % to the head and neck. Disorders dominated with 60 % resp. 50 % in the range of the knees. Persistent sport-damages could not be found in the clinical examinations. CONCLUSION: There is even just a low risk for severe sport-injuries and sport-damages while intensely practicing martial arts Aikidô and Ving Tsun for years. In the range of prevention the consequent use of protective gear (specificly bump cap and footwear) is important.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0932-0555",
doi="10.1055/s-0029-1245181",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1245181"
}