Is the chance of retreating injuries actually lower than playing basketball? Physical therapist tells you the truth

[Changchun Monthly/Editorial Collection] A large number of medical studies have pointed out that weight training can effectively stimulate muscle growth and help health. Many experts call on the public to exercise every day, but many people still use many excuses to refuse exercise. Among them, the most common one is that "weight training is easy to be injured." Especially affected by the gym failed videos from abroad, challenging heavy weight breaks, hand fractures, etc., which makes the public even more afraid. Physical therapist is also a muscle strength and physical fitness coach, Zheng Yushao, said: "Seriously, weight training is the lowest rate of injury in all sports."

The risk of injury is low, and 80% of them are males

From the 2010 US hospitals Research found that the number of people in the United States who received emergency medical treatment due to weight training from 1990 to 2007 exceeded 970,000, but the population of the United States in 1990 was 250,000, with an average of 53,889 people injured each year, which means that the risk of injury is about 0.021%. The injury rate will increase by nearly 50% over the past 18 years, with 82% of whom are male, and 47% of the injured population are from 13 to 24 years old, and 90% are free weight injuries. What’s more interesting is that 65% of the injured are injured because of calves or flakes hitting themselves.

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The chance of remediation injury is nearly badminton, far lower than that of basketball, football, football, and other journals also found that the systematic statistical ratio of remediation to the injury of remediation projects is 2.4-3.3 times per practice, and the number of remediation injuries is 1-4.4 times. In fact, the chance of injury is similar to non-contact items such as badminton and netball, and is also far lower than those of technical sports, basketball, football and other contact items. Zheng Yushao said that even young football players found that periodic strength training can increase sports performance and reduce the chance of injury.

Be careful when challenging the limits of personal limits. It is best to have a coach to help

Weight training will be injured. Except for being hit by the slab, Zheng Yushao said that it is mainly because he is not familiar with the operation of the training operation, or the number of repeated repetitions and groups are not planned for the magnitude of resistance, which will cause damage to muscles, tendons or bones; abroad Although it is terrible to challenge large weights and individuals who are injured accidentally at the limit of time, it is rare, especially among beginners who are progressing step by step. "Because you can't get that weight at all." It is recommended that before weight training, you can consult a medical professional first, and then combine it with qualified physical education training. This is the only way to reduce the risk of injury.