Risk Factors Associated With Chronic Pain Of Post Injured Knee Among Male Kadets And Junior Fencing Athletes

Abstract

Muscle strength played a role in stabilizing the knee post injury. It reduced the load on the knee joint when carrying weight or during activities. Lower load on the knee would reduce pain post injury history. Muscle strength was essential for adaptation during recovery post injury history in maintaining balance and improving performance to chronic pain. This study was aimed to analyzed risk factors who believed associated with chronic pain of post knee injury. It was observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design. Subjects were 35 male fencing athletes from East Java, categorized as cadets and juniors, experienced with chronic pain post knee injury histories. Chronic pain was measured using knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS) questionnaire and muscle strength was measured using leg dynamometry. Pearson test confirmed a positive correlation between chronic pain score and the athlete age (p = 0.04; r = 0.367). Spearman test confirmed a closed negative association between chronic pain score and the muscle strength (p < 0.01; r = -0.778). Chronic pain was found more at weak leg muscle and aged athletes. Both, age and muscle strength were primary risk factor of chronic pain post knee injury history among fencing athletes.