2023, Vol. 10, Issue 3, Part G

A lot of persons in the world involve themselves in physical activities, some participate in the activities for fun and enjoyment and also to improve their physical standard and health while other perform professional sports activities. Wrestling is one of sports and training thereof is an important factor stimulating psychophysical development and contributes to the improvement of the physical condition and mental health. As wrestling is a combat sports so the chances of injuries are more because it involves direct contact with opponent and movement with high intensity and high stress level in competition with insufficient recovery leads to muscle damage. Throwing, twisting, sudden change in direction leads to extra pressure on musculoskeletal system which results in injuries, many a times. The purpose of this study is to find out some common reasons for sports injuries to Indian wrestlers. Objectives of this study are to find out relation between training age and injury, ratio of injuries encountered to various part of body and proportion of injuries in various modes i.e., attacking, defensive or accidental. Study also tries to find the possible reasons for injury including faulty technique, malnutrition, conditioning level, duration of sessions and recovery period between sessions.