A study of sports injuries and behavior of handball players seeking medical advice after the injury. I: About the injury situation japanese and korean teams / 体力科学

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to obtain more information about the occurrence of sports injury and through this to prevent injury in handball players.<BR>Aquestionnaire was delivered to Japanese and Korean company handball players totaling 244 women (8 Japanese teams, 136 women and 7 Korean teames, 108 women), during the period from December, 1996 through March, 1997. The return rate was 88.9%. Injury rate in Korean teams was 73.2% and 71.7% in Japanese teams ; no statistical differences were found among these two countries. The injury rate was high on ankle joint, knee joint and lumbar in that order. Korean teams presented higher occurrence of jumper's knee and stress fracture.