Presentation Type
Poster
An analysis of volleyball injuries in female athletes in grades nine through twelve
Abstract
Background: Identifying the prevalence and severity of specific injuries associated with volleyball can lead to effective injury prevention interventions and educational programs. Objective: To analyze injury trends with women’s volleyball grades 9-12. Design: A 3-year retrospective analysis was performed from data collected by certified athletic trainers via weekly web based submission. Intervention: Injury definitions were standardized prior to the medical documentation, defined by something that results from participation in completion or practice, requires medical attention, and results in restriction and/or modification in participation for one or more days beyond the date of injury. Main Outcome Measurements: Measurements were recorded based upon each exposure. Results: 30,366 total exposures were recorded, with thirty-one documented injuries. 35.5% of the documented injuries involved the ankles followed by knees and thumbs with 13%. 66.67% of injuries occurred during non-contact skills practices, 24% occurred to middle blockers, 19% occurred due to jumping and landing and 26% occurred toward the end of practice. For every one-thousand exposures, 0.964 injuries occurred during a practice session and 0.698 injuries occurred during a match Conclusion: Female grades 9-12 volleyball injuries appear low overall in prevalence and severity.
Categories
Natural Sciences
Research Type
Thesis
Mentor Information
Dr. Jeff Konin
An analysis of volleyball injuries in female athletes in grades nine through twelve
Background: Identifying the prevalence and severity of specific injuries associated with volleyball can lead to effective injury prevention interventions and educational programs. Objective: To analyze injury trends with women’s volleyball grades 9-12. Design: A 3-year retrospective analysis was performed from data collected by certified athletic trainers via weekly web based submission. Intervention: Injury definitions were standardized prior to the medical documentation, defined by something that results from participation in completion or practice, requires medical attention, and results in restriction and/or modification in participation for one or more days beyond the date of injury. Main Outcome Measurements: Measurements were recorded based upon each exposure. Results: 30,366 total exposures were recorded, with thirty-one documented injuries. 35.5% of the documented injuries involved the ankles followed by knees and thumbs with 13%. 66.67% of injuries occurred during non-contact skills practices, 24% occurred to middle blockers, 19% occurred due to jumping and landing and 26% occurred toward the end of practice. For every one-thousand exposures, 0.964 injuries occurred during a practice session and 0.698 injuries occurred during a match Conclusion: Female grades 9-12 volleyball injuries appear low overall in prevalence and severity.
