Knee pain among athletes influenced by several factors at Bangladesh

Abstract

Objectives: To expose the injured participant’s age, training duration and sporting event, identify other associated knee injuries, extract the types of injury, identify recurrence of injuries among the athlete, and know about the management of injury (medication, physiotherapy or both). Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was chosen to achieve the objectives of the study. 40 subjects were selected through convenience sampling technique from the athlete, who trained in BKSP by using a structural questionnaire to collect data. Results: The factors of knee pain 78% (n=29) among the 40 participants. Among the injured participants most affected age was 17, 20.0% (n=8). Male athlete are more affected at the percentage of 77.5% (n=31). 42.5% (n=17) participants are suffered from ACL injury who are trainees of athletics and 41% (n=16) participants are injured whom training event is 2 years. Along with ACL injury 10.0% (n=4) participants are suffered from meniscus injury. 90.0% (n=36) injured participants are affected by direct hit and recurrence rate is 10.0% (n=4). Among 40 affected participants 41% (n=16) participants do their warm up cool down activities for 15 to 20 minutes and most of them about 60.0% (n=24) taken both medicines and physiotherapy treatment. Conclusion: The vulnerable age range 15-20 was frequent injury occurring among Athlete and noticeably flexibility and overuse are the key issues to cause of injury. Health education and perform regular physical activity along with physio therapeutic exercises can prevent injury.