Injury Profile of Male and Female Senior and Youth Handball Players: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Handball is a team sport in which players are exposed to high physical conditioning requirements and several contacts and collisions, so they must face various musculoskeletal injuries throughout their career. The aim of this study was to summarize the characteristics of handball injuries both in training and in competition contexts, differentiating by gender and age. A systematic review was conducted and a total of 15 studies (33 cohorts) met the inclusion criteria. Higher injury incidence was reported during matches compared to training sessions in all groups (i.e., male and female senior and youth players), with male senior players presenting the greatest values. Lower extremities were more frequently injured, being contusions and sprains the most common type of injuries. Females report

SUBMITTER: Raya-Gonzalez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312653 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature