Most Common Volleyball Injurys

Volleyball is competitive, as are all sports, and can be dangerous if the techniques are not done correctly. One of the most common injuries in volleyball is an ankle sprain. The ankle contains 14 bones and 3 ligaments, that can be broken and torn. Another injury that can occur when playing volleyball is the tear of ligaments in the knee or ACL. Although knee damages are a big injury while playing volleyball, sprained ankles are more common because players often land on the outside part of their feet. Admittedly, a tear in a ligament can be fatal if not treated, especially in critical parts of the body such as the knee. A ligament is a piece of tough flexible tissue that connects two bones and helps complete daily functions, like a rubber band. Without a ligament in the knee, it limits the knees capabilities. It won't is able to turn, twist, or pivot. Treatments would require surgery, therapies, and the reliance on an elastic band to provide support. If treatment is never received the tear can heal incorrectly and not allow the utilization of the knee that was damaged. Some ligament tears that occur in the knee come from a sudden twisting motion. But an …show more content…
If a sprained does not heal accurately it can cause chronic pain when the ankle is moved. The sprain feels like thousands of needles pricking the entire ankle. The pain is from the cartilage inside the sprained the ankle that clotted and stops the rotational movement of the ankle. Another form of pain could come from when the ankle is sprained and the cartilage that was there is now too damaged to be of use. So now there is a hole where the cartilage was supposed to lie. The treatment that is needed to recover from lack of rotational movement and lack of cartilage in the ankle would be to remove the clotted cartilage. Then cartilage would need to be taken from the knee and given to the ankle in both