PREVENTION OF KNEE INJURIES USING TEAM SPORTS IN THE AGED POPULATION

Abstract

ABSTRACT Introduction: The aging population in the growing national industrialization and urbanization supports an unhealthy lifestyle where the prevention and control of chronic diseases are difficult. Approximately 68% of the elderly have some type of chronic disease, mostly musculoskeletal, especially in the knee joint, compromising their autonomy and affecting their social life, with psychological impacts in the long term. Team sports suggest great therapeutic potential in this group, but there are few studies. Objective: Analyze the situation of team sports among the elderly, propose methods to prevent knee joint injuries, and test these implements’ preventive effects. Methods: 92 elderly volunteers who participated in community sports were selected. To understand the causes and main types of knee joint injuries, the elderly were analyzed during community sports, including using the FMS method for health testing. Results: After the tests, it can be seen that the mean FMS score of all the community elderly is 14.23 points, and the total score is 12.00-17.00; the mean score of the overall knee joint injury is increased by 2.65, and the mean FMS score of the female knee joint injury is greatly benefited. Conclusion: After the proposed preventive measures focused on the knee joint, the AFF examinations of the community elderly were significantly improved, indicating that the proposed actions are effective and deserve to be replicated. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.