The evolution of shoulder injuries in junior handball players

The prevalence of shoulder trauma in handball underscores the importance of medical rehabilitation for these injuries, making it a priority for researchers.This study aims to analyze and correlate data regarding the frequency of shoulder injuries, the age of injured athletes, the degree of disability, and the impact of the injury on their quality of life.We selected 40 athletes with instability injuries from 337 handball athletes, and they were distributed in two lots: LE= 20 athletes and the LC=20 athletes.We initially evaluated both groups using the DASH questionnaire, and the Burckhardt and Anderson quality of life questionnaire.The athletes in the LE group followed a rehabilitation plan structured into five phases, combining kinetic rehabilitation techniques with handball-specific exercises.Meanwhile, the athletes in the LC group followed a standard rehabilitation plan.We re-evaluated both groups using the same methods at the final program.The results emphasize that athletes in the LE group recorded significant improvements in both the DASH score and the quality of life score, indicating that the specialized rehabilitation plan had a positive effect on the handball players who followed it.Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning regarding the alarming increase in the percentage of trauma suffered by the handball players over the past decade, which has tripled, and necessitates longest length of rehabilitation.Dislocations (12.3%), strains (37.5%), contusions (27.9%), tendon ruptures (5.2%), muscle damage (13.9%), and other injuries are among the injuries that are produced at this level.Handball has experienced an increase in injury rates in recent years, as evidenced by recently published international data.In the last decade, the incidence of trauma has tripled, and the gravity of these injuries has also increased.There has been a substantial rise in the expenses associated with medical rehabilitation for athletes on the national team over the past five years.This is due to an increase in the number of injuries and the lengthening of the rehabilitation period, which has led to an imbalance in team composition and a decline in competitive performances 1,2.Achieving sports performance is the ultimate goal, and for exceptional results the presence of an interdisciplinary team comprising a coach, physiotherapist, nutritionist, psychologist, and sports medicine doctor is indispensable.Additionally, effective communication among team members formsThe Annals of the "Ştefan cel Mare" University of Suceava.