The Relationship between Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Factors and Sport Injuries among Iran’s National Team of Youth Freestyle Wrestling

Research in Exercise and Sports Medicine

دوره 3، شماره 1، بهمن 2012، صفحه 56-62   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

چکیده

Purpose: the aim of this study was to consider the number of prevalent traumas among the members of 
Iran’s national team ofyouth freestyle wrestling and their relation with anthropometric factors and physical 
fitness.
Material and Methods: this was a descriptive- correlational study. after measuring some of the 
anthropometric and physical fitness factors,[Body Mass Index(BMI),Waist-Hip-Ratio(WHR),Percent of Body 
Fat(PBF), flexibility, aerobic and anaerobic power and strength] through standard tests, and acquiring the 
prevalent injuries of the team members from the team's physician, and applying descriptive statistics (mean 
16±1/1) and inferential statistics (Chi square), the relationship between the anthropometric measurements and 
physical fitness factorsand the level of injuries were assessed. 
Results: The results of this research showed that the muscular-tendinous injuries and articular-ligament 
injuries are the most frequent among the youth freestyle wrestling team There was a relationship between 
muscle injuries and the level of flexibility, between joint injuries and (PBF) and (BMI) and also between bone 
injuries and isometric strength.Therewas also a relationship between the skin traumas and (WHR) (P<0.05). 
Discussion and Conclusion: sresults of this research revealed that there was a relationship between 
flexibility and muscle injuries. Reduction in BMI and PBF would also lead to less joint injuries. Furthermore 
low level of WHR had significant influence on reducing skin trauma, it seems that by improving the physical 
flexibility, the rate of skeletal and muscular-tendinous injuries, and by decreasing the body mass index, and 
fatpercentage, the rate of articular-ligament injuries may decrease among the members of Iran’s national team 
of youth freestyle wrestling. 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Anthropometric measurements؛ Physical fitness؛ Prevalent injuries؛ Iran’s national wrestling team