An unusual shoulder injury involving the distal branch of the suprascapular nerve which innervates the infraspinatus muscle has been increasingly described in volleyball players in recent years. Hand injuries, usually occurring while blocking, are the next most common group of injuries. Fortunately, ...
An unusual shoulder injury involving the distal branch of the suprascapular nerve which innervates the infraspinatus muscle has been increasingly described in volleyball players in recent years. Hand injuries, usually occurring while blocking, are the next most common group of injuries. Fortunately, ...
Another common cause is repetitive use. People whose occupations require overhead work (plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc.) are particularly susceptible to repetitive use injuries. Athletes who play sports that require overhead use...
Little League Elbow or Shoulder: This injury, most common in pitchers, is a result of growth plate injuries. Muscle sprains: Commonly occurring in the ankle, a sprain is the stretching of a ligament that connects two bones together. In more acute cases, the ligament will tear and may requir...
Site of Injury - In the present study knee joint injuries were 33% (football, kabaddi, long jump, athletics), ankle injury 27% (volleyball, kabaddi, kho - kho), wrist injury 20% (table tennis, volleyball), and 10% each in elbow (cricket, badminton, table tennis), and shoulder joint ...
Shoulder symptoms are a prevalent source of musculoskeletal pain and disability, affecting approximately one-quarter of the population [1]. Shoulder imaging is frequently used to complement clinical examination [2,3] and may detect abnormalities such as degenerative and traumatic rotator cuff injuries, ...
This part of your body is made up of muscles and tendons. They keep your arm and shoulder together and allow you to move your arm. (Photo Credit: Suriya Siritam/Dreamstime) Rotator Cuff Injuries Rotator cuff tear. The tendons in your shoulder can become frayed, partially torn, or complete...
Individuals who lift weights frequently and athletes who repetitively lift their arms in the air, such as basketball and volleyball players, are especially prone to pain stemming from overuse injuries. A common form of this injury is shoulder impingement syndrome, in which the muscle tendon running...
Although previous retrospective studies have led one to expect injuries in volleyball to be quite frequent and relatively serious in nature, a recent prospective study has shown that actual injury rates are quite low, most injuries did not require a player to lose time from play, and only a ve...
Little League Elbow or Shoulder: This injury, most common in pitchers, is a result of growth plate injuries. Muscle sprains: Commonly occurring in the ankle, a sprain is the stretching of a ligament that connects two bones together. In more acute cases, the ligament will tear and may requir...