PMS53 THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR A MEDICAL VISIT AMONG PEOPLE PERFORMING CONDITIONING GYM WEIGHT TRAINING

Abstract

The aim of our research was to investigate the most common painful joint regions of hobby athletes doing conditioning training and the frequency of visiting a doctor. Type of research is quantitative, cross-sectional. Sample number was 150 people (N=150). Type of selection is targeted, expert sampling. Data were collected using Nordic standardized questionnaires, supplemented with self-edited questionnaire. 87% (n=131 people) of the subjects examined reported that they suffered from a pain, which emerged solely because of conditioning gym training in the past year. They have been doing sports for an average of 4 years, and the number of their training sessions are typically 3.2 times a week. The average length of their training is 1 hour and 42 minutes, their average warm-up time is 4.8 minutes, and their stretching time is 3.8 minutes. The most common painful regions among the conditioning training practitioners are the shoulder (48.1%) and low-back (39.7%), but there is no region within the joints of subjects we studied, which shows a result below 20% pain presence. With ongoing complaints, medical visits are most often due to low-back (21.45%) and knee pain (18.9%). There is a significant relationship between the frequency of medical visits and the presence of pain (p=0.039). In case of no-load-bearing joints, the frequency of medical visits is significantly lower (p=0.041). Based on our results, it can be concluded that conditioning training among lay people poses a significant risk in the development of injuries, thus placing a heavy burden on the health care system. Among the complaints of examined subjects, mostly those load-bearing joints are affected (low-back, knee) by medical visit, that cannot be relieved by sparing the affected subjects, thus having a significant negative impact on their quality of life.