Sports Injury to Paralympic Athletes NPC DKI Jakarta
Ruliando Hasea Purba1, Bazzar Ari Mighra2, Tridinda Aprilia3

Universitas Negeri Jakarta1,2
Institut Teknologi Bandung3

Abstract

Injury is an event that comes suddenly both during daily activities and during sports. Every time a match is played, NPC athletes often suffer severe and minor injuries, so players, coaches, and the medical team need the knowledge to take injury prevention measures. On this basis, the researchers wanted to know what injuries might occur to the paralympic athletes at NPC DKI Jakarta and the causes of these injuries. The study aimed to determine the types of injuries and their treatment experienced by NPC DKI Jakarta athletes. The subjects of this study were 32 athletes (male = 25, and female = 7), with males around the age of 23+-10.04 and females 19+-8.92 years. The method in this study is descriptive by using a questionnaire about the history of injury, type of injury, injury factors, and injury management for NPC DKI Jakarta athletes. Data analysis is described in numbers and percentages. The results of this study reported that DKI Jakarta NPC athletes suffered injuries to the lower limbs by 53,1%, the most frequent type of injury was sprains/twists at 39%, and the most frequent cause of injury was falling/hit by objects by 40,6%, the most frequent handling performed by athletes when an injury occurs is by applying cold compresses by 75%.
Keywords: Injury, Athletes, NPC DKI Jakarta

Keywords: Injury, Athletes, NPC DKI Jakarta

Topic: Sports medicine and health sciences