운동과학 편 : 태권도 경기 중 발생하는 손상에 새롭게 도입된 손,발 보호대가 미치는 영향

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of wearing the newly adopted protective gear for the hands and feet to protect national athletes from sustaining sports-related injuries. For this purpose, 4,635 players who participated in 5,212 games of 21 sports events held from April 15, 2004 to July 5, 2007 were polled. The ratio of sports-related injuries was 59.7 before wearing protective gear and 53.5 after wearing protection. As for sites of injury who were before wearing protective gear, the number of players who sustained injuries on the hand, knee, ankle and foot in descending order was 30 (19.4%), 26 (16.8%), 18 (11.6%) and 16 (10.3%), respectively. However, as for wearing protective gear, the number of players who got wounded on the face, knee, hand and the foot region was 23 (5.2%), 14 (15.6%), 13 (12.8%) and 4 (5.5%), respectively, which meant a significant difference (p<.05). As for treating wounds, before wearing protective gear, the number of athletes who received medical treatment through the application of medical tape, dressing, electrical treatment and cold compress in descending order was 49(31.6%), 36(23.2%), 17(11.0%) and 14(9.0%), respectively. However, wearing protective gear received treatment through the application of medical tape and dressing, cold compress and massage in descending order were 28 (25.7%), 13 (11.9%) and 10(9.2%), respectively, which meant a significant difference (p<.05). In conclusion, wearing the newly adopted hand and foot protection reduced the wounds sustained in the hands and feet.