Pedagogical strategy to prevent lower limb injuries in senior male volleyball players
Keywords:
pedagogical strategy, lower limb injuries, volleyballAbstract
Introduction: A pedagogical strategy to prevent injuries is defined as a structured set of methods, activities, and didactic resources designed to educate and train athletes in practices so that they minimize the risk of injury.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a pedagogical strategy designed to prevent injuries in the lower limb of male volleyball players of the senior category.
Methods: Explanatory descriptive research of longitudinal order. Injuries of lower limbs of volleyball players are studied for two years (2022-2024). A pedagogical strategy is implemented for a population of volleyball players identified in the city of Guayaquil (N=73), which consist of education and awareness actions, muscle strengthening and conditioning, specialized training in jumping and landing techniques, flexibility training, joint mobility, cooling down and recovery sessions, and use of preventive equipment.
Results: Improvements are observed in six indicators studied, including frequency of injuries (64.3%), muscle strength (31.4%), balance (46.4%); range of motion (13.7%), proprioception (64.1%), and injury recovery time (42.7%).
Conclusions: Notable improvements are evident in the prevention of lower limb injuries of volleyball players, once a pedagogical strategy has been implemented for two years. The improvements are demonstrated in the decrease of injuries frequency, in the increase of local muscle strength and one-leg balance, in the improvement of the range of joint movements and proprioception, as well as in the decrease of the time used for recovery from injuries.
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