摘要：ABSTRACTIt is possible to face injuryrisk whether the sport is recreational or contest purpose based. Exposure toinjury can be attributed to many factors (field, competitor, etc.). Because ofan injury amateur or elite athletes may move away from their sporting lives. Thisstudy aims to investigate frequency of sport injuries and factors affectinginjuries to amateur athletes in Samsun region.666 amateur athletes servingin various amateur sports clubs in Samsun province were selected randomly. 462participants were men, 204 were women. 240 athletes in individual sports branches(wrestling, table tennis, taekwondo, wrist wrestling, wushu, athletics), and426 athletes in team sports (basketball, football, handball, volleyball)constitute the sample. The subjects completed a sports injury survey developedby the researchers. X2 was used for statistical analysis of the data.Participants were most often(44.6%) faced with a sprain injury. The most injured areas were the wrists andankles, with a ratio of 36.4%. The period of disability was found to be 0-1days with 62.8%. The injured rested for 7 days or less with a ratio of 57.4%. Athleteswere found to exercise partially intensively during injury (52.1%). Treatmentapplied during injury was mostly performed by the self, the doctor and others.Among the causes of injuries, opponent player was found to be the leadingfactor with 33.6%.ddition, medical personnel can be provided to amateur sports clubs with thesupport of the state.
