FREQUENCY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS IN PESHAWAR

Abstract

Introduction: Volleyball is one of the most commonly played game from the top five international sports in the world amongst male and female due to its ability to play both indoors and outdoors and its minimal equipment requirements. Sports injury is an important public health issue. Sports have many numerous health benefits; however, injury is their potential outcome. Specific tasks of volleyball like jumping, spiking, twisting, diving, turning movements, and blocking the ball require a lot of energy from the MSK system for the fast movements and rapid action in the game which can lead the player towards the risk of MSK injuries. Volleyball represents a higher injury rate than other games for practice. This study aimed to determine the frequency and associated risk factors of MSK injuries among volleyball players.

Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2019 to February 2020 in the Peshawar sports complex, Hayatabad sports complex, and the University of Peshawar. 170 participants; only males with age ranged from 15-35 years, were recruited while using convenient sampling technique. Data were collected and analyzed through SPSS version 21. A Chi-square test was applied to determine the association of injury.   

Results: Among 170 players, Participants were having mean age 27.5 ± 4.5 years, weight 63.02 ± 4.2 kg, height 5.7 ± 0.3 feet, and 20.65 ± 2.3 BMI 101 (59.5%) players were having MSK injuries. The most injured anatomical sites of volleyball players were ankle (21.8%) and knee joint (12.9%). The most risky position for getting injured in volleyball on track was spiker (42.9%), followed by a blocker (30%), setter (15.3%), and libero (11.8%) respectively.

Conclusion: This study concluded that MSK injuries have a high frequency in volleyball players. Demographics and position of players are the most important risk factors causing MSK injury.