TY - JOUR T1 - Strategies for the prevention of volleyball related injuries JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 594 LP - 600 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018234 VL - 40 IS - 7 AU - J C Reeser AU - E Verhagen AU - W W Briner AU - T I Askeland AU - R Bahr Y1 - 2006/07/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/7/594.abstract N2 - Although the overall injury rate in volleyball and beach volleyball is relatively low compared with other team sports, injuries do occur in a discipline specific pattern. Epidemiological research has revealed that volleyball athletes are, in general, at greatest risk of acute ankle injuries and overuse conditions of the knee and shoulder. This structured review discusses both the known and suspected risk factors and potential strategies for preventing the most common volleyball related injuries: ankle sprains, patellar tendinopathy, and shoulder overuse. ER -