Perception of injury risk among amateur Muay Thai fighters
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- 作者：Stephen Strotmeyer Jr ; Reidar P. Lystad
- 关键词：Perceived risk ; Perceived comparative risk ; Comparative optimism ; Unrealistic optimism ; Athletic injuries
- 刊名：Injury Epidemiology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：4
- 期：1
- 全文大小：431KB
- 刊物类别：Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Public Health;
- 刊物主题：Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Public Health; Statistical Theory and Methods;
- 出版者：Springer International Publishing
- ISSN：2197-1714
- 卷排序：4
文摘
BackgroundMuay Thai is a style of kickboxing that allows full-contact blows to an unprotected head, torso and legs, and, as in any combat sport, there is an inherent risk of injury. Previous observational studies have shown there is a substantial risk of injury in competitive kickboxing. None of these studies, however, have investigated the potential role of psychological risk factors and, consequently, little is known about the perception of injury risk among these athletes. Notwithstanding the important role risk perception may play in the occurrence and prevention of sports injuries, there is very limited empirical data pertaining to athletes in full-contact combat sports such as Muay Thai.