PERCEPTION OF PAIN AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN BASKETBALL ATHLETES IN THE PREPARATION FOR UNIVERSITY GAMES 2014

Abstract

Objective: To assess the perception of pain and musculoskeletal disorders in basketball players on preparation for the 62nd Brazilian University games. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analytical study with basketball athletes of both sexes registered in 62nd Brazilian University Games 2014. The athletes were evaluated before the Games began, answering questions about the perception of musculoskeletal pain and occurrence of an injury while preparing for college games. It was employed a descriptive and inferential statistics analysis with the SPSS software version 20.0. Results: We interviewed 296 basketball players divided into 34 teams, 19 were male and 15 were female. The average age was 22.08 ± 3.62 years and 170 (57.4%) were male. Of the 296 athletes, 185 (62.5%) reported feeling some pain and 213 (72%) reported the presence of an injury while preparing for the competition. 73 (39.5%) reported pain in the knee, followed by pain in the column 45 (24.3%), 24 (13%) in the upper limb, 18 (9.7%) in the ankle and foot. When the sample was assessed taking in consideration the genders, there was no statistically significant difference in relation to age, pain perception and affected body regions. In relation to the occurrence of injuries in the preparation, a statistically significant difference was observed with higher prevalence in male teams. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and changes in basketball athletes during preparation for competition. Further studies to evaluate factors associated with pain are needed.