Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among competitive high school male water polo players in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

• Authors: Terry Jeremy Ellapen , Carl Stow , Natalie Macrae , Jessica Milne , Hendrick Johan Van Heerden
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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: Introduction: Water polo is an aggressive, competitive aquatic game played by two teams of seven players with the intention to defeat the opposing team by scoring more goals which occasionally generate musculoskeletal pain and injury. Water polo incorporates swimming, treading, throwing the ball, in a volatile, dynamic aquatic domain which lends itself to a high degree of aggression and direct physical contact among opposing players. Aim: This study documented the prevalence of water polo related musculoskeletal pain among competitive adolescent male water polo players residing in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa (n=100).Material and methods: Subjects completed a self-report musculoskeletal pain questionnaire, which gathered their demographical, epidemiological and exercise history over the last 12 months. The following descriptive statistics (mode, mean, frequency, percentages) and inferential statistics (chi-square set at a probability of 0.05) were employed to analyse the data.Results: Seventy-two of the cohort sustained musculoskeletal pain within the last 12 months (p< 0.001). The most prevalent anatomical sites that sustained water polo related musculoskeletal pain were; shoulder (51.04%), knees (23.95%) and vertebral column (17.71%) (p<0.0001). The predisposing mechanisms of producing this water polo related musculoskeletal pain were over-training (88.00%), rapid rotational movements (8.00%), collision with players (2.66%), and being struck with the ball (1.33%) (p<0.001).Conclusions: Competitive adolescent male water polo players residing in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa experienced a high prevalence of water polo related shoulder, knee and vertebrae musculoskeletal pain.

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Advances in Rehabilitation
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 5-10

Dates

published

1 - 09 - 2012

online

31 - 08 - 2013

Contributors

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Terry Jeremy Ellapen

• University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Faculty of Health Science, School of Physiotherapy, Optometry and Sports Science

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Carl Stow

• University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Faculty of Health Science, School of Physiotherapy, Optometry and Sports Science

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Natalie Macrae

• University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Faculty of Health Science, School of Physiotherapy, Optometry and Sports Science

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Jessica Milne

• University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Faculty of Health Science, School of Physiotherapy, Optometry and Sports Science

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Hendrick Johan Van Heerden

• University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Faculty of Health Science, School of Physiotherapy, Optometry and Sports Science

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/rehab-2013-0040