There was no statistical datas or reports about evidence of sports injury and degrees of injury in sports activity of non-athletes. Also we don't have a precautionary measure and a rehabilitational program of sports injury in sports activity of non-athletes.
Then, in order to understand the actual pattern of sports injury in non-athletes, we analyzed the reply of questions for sports injury in sports activity of 314 non-athletes.
The results were as follows :
1. The rate injuries in male participants was slightly higher than that of female participants. The age of the injured participants ranged from 17 to 69 years and the most common age group was 4th decade.
2. 614 cases of injuries occured in 6 different disciplines of sports and injuries in gymnastics occured most frequently.
3. The average time of sports injury was 3.27 times(male) and 2.66 times(female) respectively.
4. The most common anatomical sites of injury were low back(16.5%), ankle, shoulder, knee, elbow.
5. The occurence of injury was recorded highest in the winter. in cloudy day and in exercise.
6. The indirect motives of sports injury were lack of insufficient warming-up and excessive exercise.
7. Most of the injured participants administered first aid by themselves.
8. The discontinuing period of an exercise and a game was mostly within 15 days.
9. The injured participants were treated by oriental medicine doctor or physical therapist and those treatments had best effects on them.