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Are Injury Rates in Female Volleyball Players Age Related?. SPORT SCIENCE FOR HEALTH 2008 Presented by Andria Vetsch and Krista Russell. Purpose. The purpose of this article was to determine if age plays a role in injury occurrence of female volleyball players. Procedure. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SPORT SCIENCE FOR HEALTH 2008
Presented by Andria Vetsch and Krista Russell
Are Injury Rates in Female Volleyball
Players Age Related?
Purpose
The purpose of this article was to determine if age plays a role in injury occurrence of female volleyball players.
Procedure
This study consisted of 689 Greek female volleyball players during the 2005-2006 season.
- Observed weekly- Separated into groups
Results
Injury rate for 689 female volleyball players, by age group
Total Youth (186) Junior (235) Senior (268)
Practice 327 63 104 160
Competition 74 7 19 48
Preseason 99 12 34 53
Competition Season
276 56 84 136
Post -season 6 1 2 3
Results
Mechanism of injury for 407 injuries in volleyball playersInjury mechanism N (%)
Incorrect sprawls 109 (26.8)
Improper technique 38 (9.3)
Step on other’s foot 95 (23.3)
Ball contact 40 (9.8)
Fatigue 70 (17.2)
Inappropriate warm up 16(3.9)
Other 10 (2.5)
Unknown 29 (7.1)
Results
Position Injured Players, n (%)
Injuries, n (%)
Setter (n=150) 77 (22.4)* 86 (21.1)*
Libero (n=70) 37 (10.8) 43 (10.6)
Middle hitter (n=135) 54 (15.7) 60 (14.7)
Outside hitter (n=180) 90 (26.2)* 115 (28.3)*
Universal (n=154) 86 (25.0)* 103 (25.3)*
Total (n=689) 344 (100) 407 (100)
Playing position of 344 injured volleyball players
Results
Acute and Chronic injuries, by anatomical location
Location Acute injuries (n=279)
Overuse syndromes
(n=108)
Total injuries(n=407
)
Ankle or foot 200 5 205(50.4%)
Knee or thigh 35 29 64 (15.7%)
Spine 18 25 43 (10.6%)
Shoulder 10 29 39 (9.6%)
Hand 16 30 36 (8.8%)
Unknown (missing data)
20 (4.9%)
Implications
Design effective training programs to strengthen weak areas (ankles, back, etc.)
Knowledgeable and aware of population
Exercises for Prevention
Proprioception – balancing on foam, towels on one foot to improve balance (increase difficulty by closing eyes)
Thera BandsIncorporate one legged lifts into exercises to increase ankle stability.