| Abstract [eng] |
A little attention is giving of Lithuania disability sport: comprehensive research, sports techniques, nutrition, sports medicine and other fields of non-compliance or non-existent or insufficient. Research aim - to assess the health and its risk factors of Lithuanian of disabled athletes. Methods. A database of information was use to achieve the aim and is collected in 2007 at random by an anonymous questionnaire for disabled athletes. The study included 157 disabled athletes. The data for analysis was used program SPSS version 13. Results. Most of the athletes perceived their health as satisfactory (54.8 percent) regardless of gender and the representation of a select or club. However the worst health was assessed by athletes with movement disability. Back and leg pain is the most common, and often complained athletes with movement disability. Most of the disabled athletes aren’t smokers, but smoking is still prevalent among the males witch representing team (34.8 percent). In the majority of subjects alcohol beverages is used (87.9 percent) but significant differences betwean investigative teams were not found. Unfortunately, the drugs are used by 4.5 per cent. respondents. Evaluation of dietary habits revealed that athletes with natural food getting not enough vitamins, fruits, natural juices, vegetable oil. Commonly used food products were bread, milk and milk products and cereals. It was found that more injuries experienced the team athletes than the club members. In most cases disabled athletes incur injuries of the ankle, foot, knee and calf. It was found that the most different types of injuries face visually impaired athletes with disabilities (53.4 per cent.) than disabled of hearing or mobility. Resume: Lithuanian athletes with disabilities are negatively affecting the health risks, and the study determinates poor eating habits, a sufficiently high prevalence of harmful habits and number of injuries. Consequently, disabled sports should be given special attention and professional training and education is needed of disabled athletes. |
