Open AccessPrevention and prophylaxis of physiotherapy in sports trauma in volleyball athletes
Author(s) -
Viviana Romero Vidal,
Ernesto Ross Guerrero,
Segundo Alcides García Muentes,
Adriana Ávila,
María Gabriela García Ávila
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
linguistics and culture review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2690-103X
DOI - 10.21744/lingcure.v6ns4.2126
Subject(s) - medicine , athletes , physical therapy , population , sports injury , sports medicine , trunk , ecology , environmental health , biology
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.