Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Sports injuries in volleyball athletes are a frequent cause of medical consultation at the Provincial Center of Sports Medicine. An intervention study was carried out in the youth category of this sport, with the aim of to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of preventive measures and prophylactic physiotherapy treatment. In the interpretation of results, low back pain was obtained as the most significant with 50%, followed by strains and ligament ruptures with 25%; In the variable traumas and relationship with the variability of the affected regions, the highest percentage was observed in the trunk with lumbar injuries with 33.3%. Most of the population of athletes responded positively with 81.7% after the application of preventive measures and prophylactic physiotherapy treatment, thus demonstrating its effectiveness.
Source: Linguistics and Culture Review
Institution: Universidad Técnica de Manabí
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4205209130