WATERPOLO

WaterPolo

WaterPolo injuries can happen due to ball impacts, injuries from throwing, and injuries from swimming.

WaterPolo uses a combination of throwing and swimming.

This sport presents many different injuries for its players. It combines high intensity activity with low intensity activity to make this sport very demanding.

Commons Injuries

Some of the injuries players experience:

Injuries of the face
Injuries of the spine
Injuries of the Upper Extremity
Injuries of the Lower Extremity

Injuries like these can be sprains strains and abrasions which are acute as well as rotator cuff injuries referred to as overuse injuries.

Other injuries:

Injuries of the Face

Types of injury to this area:

Concussions
Swimmer’s Ear
Trauma to the Ear Drum
Injury to the Eye
Scratch to the Cornea
Eye Socket fracture

Injuries of the Spine

Athletes who play water polo sustain injury to all 3 regions of the spine. Most common injuries are to the neck (cervical) and lower back (lumbar). This usually happens during practice or training.

Neck Pain
Wry Neck
Lower Back Pain

Injuries of the Upper Extremity

Upper extremity injuries this includes the elbow, shoulder, hand & wrist. These type of injuries tend to happen as a result of traumatic injury or overuse.

The type of injuries that Water Polo players sustain are:

Shoulder dislocation
Lesions
Swimmer’s Shoulder
Rotator Cuff Injury
Thrower’s Elbow
Hand, finger and thumb lacerations and dislocations.

Injuries of the Lower Extremity

Utilizing the joints and muscles of the lower body from the hip down, may create lower extremity injuries. Generally, these type of lower body injuries are a result of repetitive motion used to maintain the position of the body to generate power for a “shot” or “pass”. Typical injuries in Water Polo players include:

Groin Pain
Femoroacetabular Impingement(FAI)
Adductor Muscle Strain
Groin Strain(Adductor Muscle Tear)
Adductor Tendinopathy
Osteitis Pubis
Knee Injuries

OTHER INJURIES BY SPORT

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