THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATIC POSTURE WITH PAIN AND MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN CANADIAN CANOE SAILING NATIONAL TEAM

This study attempted to examine the relationship between static postural with pain and musculoskeletal injuries in Canadian canoe national team. The subjects were 15 rowers from the Canadian canoe Iran national team with an average age of 19.74, height of 172 cm, weight of 70.25 kg, and sports history of 5.33 years. Assessed and recorded in the information table, static posture indexes were measured with forward head goniometer, goniometer, kyphometer, scoliometer, flexible ruler and calipers. Data were analyzed through SPSS-22 at significance level of P≤0.05. There were significant relationships between the components of static postural, i.e. genu recurvatum and genu varum with neck pain, uneven shoulders with lower back and left hip pain, scoliosis with right and left knee pain and lower left leg pain, kyphosis with lower left leg pain, uneven pelvis with lower right leg pain, left ankle dorsiflexion with left knee pain and lower right and left leg pain. The most common injuries (thoracic spine, knee, back), the most common pain (knee, shoulder, lower leg), the most common deformities (forward head, hypokyphosis, scoliosis, hyperlordosis, reduced range of motion and ankle dorsiflexion) are crucial for preventing pain associated with deformities mentioned, productivity of appropriate and specialized correction protocols that reduce the severity of deformity and its subsequent complications. It is critical to include corrective postural exercises to reduce stress and pain in shoulder joints.