Survey study on post seasonal common sports injuries among school level male volleyball players in Kerala

The term sports injuries means the kinds of injury that most commonly occur during sports or exercise. Some sports injuries results from accidents; others are due to poor training practices, improper equipment, lack of conditioning or insufficient warm and stretching. Although virtually any part of your body can be injured during sports or exercise, the term is usually reserved for injuries that involved the musculoskeletal system, which include the muscle, bones and associated tissues like cartilage. Volleyball has one of the highest participation rates worldwide, including both indoor and outdoor. This paper attempts to determine the post seasonal common sports injuries among school level male volleyball players in kerala. Every day, thousands of people in the world were participating sports and other games activities. Game and sports can also results in injuries some minor, some major and still others resulting in lifelong medical problems. The information sought through the questionnaire and the interview schedules were classified with respect to frequencies and other descriptive measures. The percentage analysis was employed to describe the relative incidence of injuries. Failing to warm up increases the risk of sports injuries. Bruises, strains, sprains, tears, and broken bones can result from sports injuries. Soft tissues like muscles, ligaments, tendons and fascia may be affected. Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, are relatively rare during sports or exercise. The explosive, bounding nature of volleyball puts extraordinary amounts of strain on the lower extremity, putting the ligaments and muscles at risk. Conversely, the upper extremity, primarily the shoulder region, is at risk of overuse injuries because of the amount of overhead motion required in the sport.