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Frequency and epidemiology traumas in female student volleyball players
ISSN: 2367 - 9360Publisher: author   
Frequency and epidemiology traumas in female student volleyball players
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Publisher: Pedagogical Almanac St. Cyril And St. Methodius University..
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IAA.ZONE/236763529360
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Abstract
The primary objectives of the study was to qualitify the injuries of female student volleyball players and to determine the nature, location, causes, outcome of injuries and the possible risk factors involved. Information on injuries was collected through a questionnaire from 48 members of students female volleyball teams participants in National Summer Universiade 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The average age of the players is 22.7 years. A total of 91.7% of volleyball players sustained injuries. Lower limb injuries were found to be predominant, the ankle and knee being the most commonly injured anatomical location. Most injuries involved soft tissue and related to the muscle and tendon. The results of the research provide a useful insight into the nature, incidence and sites of injuries in varsity level volleyball players.Purpose of the research is to study the frequency and type of injuries in female student volleyball players and their...