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Abstract
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Handball requires a high level of physical strengt h enough to perform more than 825 high - intensity movements, and is a sport that requires high - intensity physical efforts with its special ability to create and repeat intense contact and explosive muscle contraction (1). As such, handball is one of the sports with a high risk of injury while having various high - intensity movements.
In handball games with repetitive jumps, quick turns, and strong body checks, injuries have a significant impact on performance degradation. Because of a survey of handball college players, the risk of injury was higher in the order of ankle, knee, and shoulder, and the risk of injury was higher in women than in men (2). Acute injuries were most common in lower body such as knees, and ankles; however, overuse injuries occurred in whole body including lower body such as back and pelvic region, arms, and shoulders (3). A study reported the risk of knee injury, which is known to be due to jump and rotational movements due to the nature of handball (4). In particular, young handball athletes who are growing are at greater risk of injury due to excessive movement and/or overuse.
The seriousness of sports injuries may be explained by six criteria following: 1) disposition of sports injuries; 2) duration of treatment; 3) loss of time to participate in sports; 4) loss of time to working or practice; 5) enduring damage; and 6) cost (5). Considering these factors, it is important to identify which part of the injury is in order to prevent and manage the injuries of the athletes, and failure to prevent or manage in the early stages of injury will lead to a chronic transition and adversely affect performance (6).
The management of these injuries turns into chronic and adversely affects them, and chronic injuries could persist, especially in adul thood, due to the influence of sports injuries in childhood (7). In handball, which a team sport, individual injuries affect the entire team, so the management of indi- vidual players is very important. Injury manage- ment for youth handball athletes also affects the team's performance, and management is necessary because failure to prevent chronic injuries could greatly interfere with development and lead to de- terioration performance due to continuous problems as an adult player.
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