Incidence of injuries in college handball athletes

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https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v14.5982

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Handball is a collective sport that involves a large amount and variety of movement associated with ball manipulation and interaction with other athletes. The objective was to verify the incidence of injuries in a university handball team with male and female athletes, as well as to identify the most frequent type of injury and the body segment most affected by it. A cohort study was carried out, related to the incidence of injuries that occurred during the 2019 season in a university team. Were observed 29 injuries, 11 in men (37,93%) and 18 (62,07%) in women. There were more injuries in games than during training and the most affected places were the ankle (24,14%) and the shoulder (17,24%). The most recurrent diagnoses were sprain and contusion (20,69%), followed by muscle injury (17,24%). The study observed that the female team suffered more injuries than the male team and that these occurred mostly in the lower limbs, taking the athletes largely to a few days away.

Key words: handball; injury; incidence; physical therapy; sport.

Author Biographies

  • Tatiane Farias Diniz, University of Brasília (UnB) Ceilândia. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies

    Bacharel em Fisioterapia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB) Ceilândia. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias em Saúde.

  • Josevan Cerqueira Leal, University of Brasília (UnB) Ceilândia. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies
    PhD in Medical Sciences, Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences - University of Brasília - UnB Ceilândia - Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies.      
  • João Paulo Chieregato Matheus, University of Brasília (UnB) Ceilândia. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies
    PhD in Medical Sciences, Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Technologies - University of Brasília - UnB Ceilândia - Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies.      
  • Patrícia Azevedo Garcia, University of Brasília (UnB) Ceilândia. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies
    PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences, Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences - University of Brasília - UnB Ceilândia - Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies.      
  • Osmair Gomes de Macedo, University of Brasilia (UnB) Ceilândia. Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies
    PhD in Science, Professor of the Physiotherapy Course - University of Brasília- UnB Ceilândia- Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies.

     

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2025-08-07

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Vol. 14 (2025)

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Diniz TF, Leal JC, Matheus JPC, Garcia PA, Macedo OG de. Incidence of injuries in college handball athletes. Saúde e meio ambient.: rev. interdisciplin. [Internet]. 2025 Aug. 7 [cited 2025 Aug. 16];14:148-5. Available from: https://periodicos.unc.br/index.php/sma/article/view/5982