Comparison of musculoskeletal abnormalities in professional wushu athletes and wrestlers with non-athletes

Athletes suffer from poor physical fitness in some sports fields, which can cause long-term pain in their hands. This study was carried out to compare the musculoskeletal abnormalities in professional wushu athletes and wrestlers with non-athletes.
This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 30 wrestlers, 30 Wushu athletes and 30 non-athlete subjects in Mazandaran province, north of Iran. Kyphosis and lordosis angles evaluation was performed by using flexible ruler. Evaluation of forward head and forward shoulders perform from side view with digital cameras and angles analyzed by AutoCAD 2010 software.
The forward head in wushu athletes and wrestlers was significantly more than non-athletes (P This study showed that head, shoulder and spine status can be influenced by type of sport.