Screening for Neck and Upper Limb Injuries among Intercollegeate Volleyball Players in Selected Colleges of Bengaluru

Abstract

Background & purpose: Volleyball is one of the most popular games in the world. The International VolleyballFederation represents about 150 million players in approximately 170 countries. Volleyball is a dynamic sportinvolving rapid and forceful movements of the body and of the arm and hand when spiking the ball. Injuries involleyball are quite frequent. It is believed that an increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of trainingmight lead to an increased rate of injury.Methods: A prevalence study was conducted in intercollegiate 50 volleyball players between age group 18-25were selected from the list of players fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Players were screened forprevalence of neck and upper limb injuries using Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) and assessedfor activity limitation using Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), Neck Disability Index (NDI) andShoulder Pain Disability Index (SPADI).Conclusion: The study was concluded that there is a more risk of upper limb injuries mainly wrist, fingers,shoulder is the more prone to Musculoskeletal disorder among volleyball players.Results: The result of the study was observed that due to wrist injury 10% players were prevented from carryingout their normal activities during last 12 months, followed by shoulder (4%), Elbow (4%) and Neck (2%) wereprevented from doing normal activities during the last 12 months.