@article { author = {ghadimi ilkhanlar, hassan and Baloochi, ramin and Niknejad, mohammadreza}, title = {The Survey of Physical Education Teachers’ Viewpoints on Causes and Prevalence of Sport Injuries at Schools}, journal = {Sport Sciences and Health Research}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {91-101}, year = {2010}, publisher = {University of Tehran Press}, issn = {2981-0205}, eissn = {2981-0205}, doi = {}, abstract = {The purpose of this study was to survey physical education teachers’ viewpoints on sport injuries at schools. Viewpoints of 83 physical education teachers (mean age: 35.32±2.58 years, mean work experience: 12±6.42 years) who were directly working with students at schools were collected by a researcher-made questioner and interview. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The results showed that most physical education teachers (38.6%) believed that contusion was the most prevalent injury at schools. Also, most physical education teachers (67.5%) believed that most injuries happened in lower limbs at schools. 40.9% believed that the most important external factor of injuries was non-standard playground and 37.4% believed that the most important internal factor of injuries was a lack of body fitness. 72.2% of teachers believed that the most important factor of injuries was traumatic mechanism at schools.}, keywords = {Physical Educations Teachers’ Viewpoint,School Sport,Sport Injures}, url = {https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_23338.html}, eprint = {https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_23338_570dfd325199752a125b9b031557e5db.pdf} }