The characteristics of Indonesian para-cycling athletes’ injuries

Figures & Tables

Respondent	Age (yrs)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg)	Class Category
1	27	170	64	21	MB1
2	27	173	75	24	MT1
3	27	170	78	25	PilotB1
4	30	175	63	21	MC2
5	25	170	61	21	MC5
6	41	160	50	20	MH3
7	28	150	50	22	WC4
8	29	161	68	26	MC2
9	36	170	53	18	MC4
10	32	150	42	19	WC5
11	33	177	77	25	MC5
12	30	170	60	21	MC2
13	30	175	63	21	MC4
14	25	153	50	21	WB1
15	36	171	60	21	MC4
16	25	165	60	22	MC5
17	26	160	56	22	MB3
18	40	170	63	22	MC3
19	25	175	65	21	MB2
Mean (SD)	30 (5)	167 (9)	61 (10)	22 (2)

Question	Answer	Number of answers (N)	Percentage of answers (%)
Have you had the same injury again?	Yes	4	21
	No	15	79
	Total	19	100
How many average training days did you lose due to the injury?	<1 week	11	58
	1–2 weeks	4	21
	3–4 weeks	0	0
	>4 weeks	4	21
	Total	19	100
How much time did you spend performing an individual warm-up before the injury?	Up to 10 minutes	3	16
	10–20 minutes	12	63
	20–30 minutes	3	16
	Over 30 minutes	1	5
	Total	19	100
Is your warm-up longer or shorter after the injury?	Longer	11	58
	Shorter	2	10
	No change	6	32
	Total	19	100
Do you do stretching exercises before training sessions or matches?	Yes, always	17	89
	Yes, rarely	2	11
	No	0	0
	Total	19	100
Do you stretch after sports activities?	Yes, always	15	79
	Yes, rarely	4	21
	No	0	0
	Total	19	100
Do you use any post-exercise recovery strategies?	Yes	18	95
	No	1	5
	Total	19	100

Question	Answer	Number of answers (N)	Percentage of answers (%)
How many times a week do you train?	1–2 times per week	1	5
	3–4 times per week	0	0
	5–6 times per week	15	79
	7 times per week	3	16
	Total	19	100
What part of your body was injured?	Head	1	4
	Back	2	10
	Upper limb	6	29
	Lower limb	12	57
	Total	21	100
What kind of an injury was it?	Twist/sprain	4	17
	Dislocation	2	8
	Rupture	0	0
	Break/fracture	4	17
	Contusion/Bruises	10	42
	Strain	1	4
	Others	3	12
	Total	24	100
How did the injury occur?	Falling down	16	73
	Physical contact with another player	1	4
	Overload	5	23
	Total	22	100
When did the injury occur?	During a training session	19	100
	During a match	0	0
	Total	19	100

		Athletes practice 5–6 times a week (n = 10)	Athletes practice 7 times a week (n = 8)	Fisher
Do you do stretching before training sessions or matches?	Yes, always	9	7	1.00
	Yes, sometimes	1	1
	<1 week	8	6
How many averages training days did you lose due to the injury?	1–2 weeks	2	2	1.00
	3–4 weeks	0	0
	>4 weeks	0	0
Do you stretch after sports activities?	Yes, always	7	7	0.588
Do you stretch after sports activities?	Yes, sometimes	3	1	0.588
Do you use any post-exercise recovery strategies?	Yes	9	8
Do you use any post-exercise recovery strategies?	No	1	0	1.00
Have you ever experienced the same injury again?	Yes	3	1	1.00
Have you ever experienced the same injury again?	No	7	7	1.00
Do you think that the injury you experience reduces your fitness?	Yes	8	4	0.638
	No	2	4	0.638