by Dr Drew | Aug 28, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Patellar tendinitis is a common issue in volleyball because it is caused by overuse and repetition. Players are constantly spiking, blocking and doing other forceful jumping activities and this tends to aggravate the tendon. The tendon that is affected connects from...
by Dr Drew | Aug 19, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears often occur in volleyball as the result of a player jumping up and then landing awkwardly. The knee joint is made up of the shinbone tibia), thighbone (femur) and kneecap(patella) and ligaments help to connect these bones...
by Dr Drew | Aug 13, 2014 | Sports Medicine
Many volleyball activities, such as setting, digging and blocking, make the fingers vulnerable to injury and finger dislocations can be a common consequence. This injury is characterized by the bones moving out of place and this most often happens when the finger is...
by Dr Drew | Aug 6, 2014 | Sports Medicine
The most common injuries in volleyball are ankle injuries and ankle sprains occur more often than any other injury. A sprain is an injury that affects the ligaments in the ankle. You have multiple ligaments in your ankle and these work to hold the ankle bones...
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