A diagnostic study - Hypermobility Syndrome - athletic injuries

Abstract

This study aimed to detect the clinical hypermobility syndrome in a sample of (150) students from Sport Education college, third academic year, University of Mosul, and to identify the possibility of these students to perform the difficult and unfamiliar movements, as well as, the relationship between these movements and hypermobility syndrome, the study also aimed to identify the percentages of injuries on different body parts. The results showed hypermobility syndrome has appeared (30%) from of the community of research, as the study showed different levels of the acquired hypermobility syndrome , as well as the presence of differences between the various levels in the incidence of injuries in the different parts of the body, and differences were between the number of the parts of the body and arranged according to the most number of injuries were recorded (skin, joints, then the muscles, bones, finally ligaments), the study did not demonstrate significance relationship of acquired hypermobility syndrome with the sample of the performing difficult and unfamiliar movements and had answered the research sample of the questionnaire through the mouthpiece of it. The study was recommended the need for a strength development programs directed towards the working muscles on the joints of the hypermobility syndrome for the persons with this syndrome. The performance of aerobic exercise to increase the level of fitness, body weight and control and maintain the ideal degree of muscles laxity and taking advice of doctors specialized in the joints, Orthopedics and physical therapy in the event of any injury, it suggested to perform a therapeutic program for the hypermobility syndrome until the end, also use braces, pillars and support of the joints. Finally, the study recommended opening new specializations for treating the athletics for each the part of body and injury, to develop the medical and physical treat mentin Iraq.