Prevalência de lesões em atletas da seleção brasileira de taekwondo.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of injuries in male adults' athletes of the Brazilian team of taekwondo. Methods: Eleven athletes aged of 24±4.5 years answered two semi-structured questionnaires and objective questions for investigation of the following aspects: age; time practicing; taekwondo's graduation; anatomical region injured during training and/or competitions; injury mechanisms during competitions and training; periodization; duration and frequency of training and competitions in the last year; and if there was interruption of taekwondo practice due to injuries. Results: The contusion was the most frequent injury, and the lower limbs were most affected, 27% reported discontinuation of training and/or competition greater than or equal to 1 day due to injuries. The mean frequency of competitions; training days per week and training months per year were: 6±3 times/year; 5±1 days/week and 10±3 months/year. Conclusion: The most prevalent injury of athletes from the Brazilian team of taekwondo was the contusion in the thigh and forearm during competitions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]