Clinical Reseach for Sport Injures of Korean Disabled Athletes in Seoul Paralympics

Choi, Hyoung Cheon; Jang, Dong Woo; Shim, Jae Ik; Lee, Hong Jae; Jin, Young Soo; Kim, Taik Seon; Choi, Jung So

Abstract

We Studied the sport injuries of 135 Korean dissbled athletes who were going to Seoul Paralympics from 15th September 1988 to 30th September 1988. The results were as follows.1. The mean age was 23.3years, male and female ratio was 7 to l. 2. The type of disability were as follows ; Poliomyelitis, Cerebral Palsy and Blindness and transition rate of below 5 years of age was 71.6%. 3. The most common age of begining exercise of the disabled athletes were 16-20 years and composed of 77.4%. 4. The most common cause and process of athletic injuries were heavy training and excessive exercise. 5. The most common athletic injury was soft tissue injury and the most common site was hand and the most common type of injury was blindness and the most common causative sport was baseball and fencing. 6. The protects were used in 41% of athletes and they were globes and glassed as follows. 7. Over 77% of the disabled athletes were answered as "Necessary" to the question about scientification of disabled sport.