“Incidencia de patologías de hombro en jugadores de voley de fin de semana del cantón Mocha”

Abstract

Shoulder pathologies in volleyball players are health problems, considering the high rate of chronic injuries that evolve over long periods of time and they become worse generating functional and structural complications. The research aims to determine the incidence of shoulder pathologies on the weekend volleyball players from Mocha township, from a survey. The research was a descriptive cross - sectional study, using a qualitative and quantitative approach, in which a structured and expert – validated. The survey was applied to 74 volleyball players selected through a medical evaluation with the collaboration of a health professional. Keeping in mind the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results from the incidence of pathologies was for every 100 players 23 suffer from pathologies of shoulder standing out among the chronic pathologies rotator cuff tendinitis and bicipital tendinitis, while deltoid tears and muscle contractures presented greater frequency as acute pathologies.