Prevention of shoulder and elbow injury in handball

Abstract

In handball players, shoulder joints and elbow joint injuries are less than lower limbs. However, in overuse injury, shoulder joints occur frequently.

Also, ‘handball goalie’s elbow’ can be cited as the trauma of the elbow joint generated in the handball. This is an injury that is commonly found in the goalkeeper, and injuries occur when the elbow is forcedly hyperextended.

The causes of these injuries are caused by functional changes due to frequent throwing motion, “Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD)”, “Decrease of external shoulder joint force”, “Scapular dyskinesis (Motion abnormality of shoulder blades)” and technical factors are considered to be related.

Stretching as a prevention method is effective in acquiring and improving the range of motion, training with bands and tubes, strength training such as pushups is also effective for strengthening muscles.

However, it is difficult to lead fundamental injury prevention merely by being transiently performed after injury. The training effect seems to be greatly influenced by how much team and athletes can be motivated and consciously trained.