Strategies for the prevention of volleyball related injuries

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 594-599

  Reeser, J C ^a   Verhagen, E ^b   Briner, W W ^c   Askeland, T I ^d   Bahr, R ^e  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Norwegian Volleyball Federation   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ATHLETE; BRACE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CARE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TEAM SPORT; VOLLEYBALL;

ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATELLA; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; SPORTS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 33745841910     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018234     Document Type: Review

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