Handball injuries among high school players in Japan
- VernacularTitle:高校ハンドボール選手における傷害発生の実態
- Author:
Sonoko MASHIMO
1
;
Naruto YOSHIDA
2
;
Tatsu MORIWAKI
3
;
Ayaka TAKEGAMI
3
;
Yuki WARASHINA
4
;
Satoshi NAGAI
5
;
Shinzo ONISHI
3
;
Hitoshi SHIRAKI
3
Author Information
- Keywords: handball; injuries; high school players
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2021;70(1):79-89
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the injury patterns and risk factors of injuries among high school handball players in Japan. A total of 1299 (709 male and 590 female) subjects who played in the 2018 Japanese National High School Handball Championship participated in this study. The questionnaire on injury experience was distributed two weeks before the championship and was collected at the representation meeting the day before the championship. The main results were as follows: 1) The subjects (n=625, 48.1%) reported experiences of injuries in the previous year. Female had significantly more suffer injuries than male. 2) The main body parts of injuries were the ankle, knee, and finger in traumatic injuries and the lower leg, lumber spine/lower back, and knee in overuse injuries. The main types of injuries were sprain, ligamentous rupture, and fracture in traumatic injuries and stress fracture, other bone injuries, and lesion of meniscus or cartilage in overuse injuries. The main cause of injuries was “contact with another athlete”. 3) Age, female players, and back players were associated with increased the occurrences of injuries. Goalkeepers were associated with decreased the occurrences of injuries. These results indicated that a high prevalence of injuries in high school handball players, and it is important to take preventive measures based on age, gender, and player position.
