Study note • PMID 24251752
Overuse in volleyball training/practice: A review on shoulder and spine-related injuries.
Worth trying if it fits your goal and context.
ELI5
In plain language
Overuse injuries are predominant in sports involving the repetition of similar movements patterns, such as in volleyball or beach volleyball, and they may represent as much a problem as… (review; recreational athletes).
In this review, the abstract doesn’t find a clear benefit for Injury risk. Treat this as a signal, not a guarantee; confirm methods and context in the full paper.
Takeaways
What the abstract suggests
- • Study question: Overuse injuries are predominant in sports involving the repetition of similar movements patterns, such as in volleyball or beach volleyball, and they may represent as much a problem as…
- • In this review, the abstract doesn’t find a clear benefit for Injury risk.
- • Population: recreational athletes.
- • Protocol cues: abstract may omit dose/timing; use the full paper to replicate accurately.
Protocol
Protocol (as reported)
- • Intervention/exposure: stretch, stretching.
- • Dose/time/duration: abstract doesn’t include enough detail; use the full paper’s methods section.
- • Outcomes: Injury risk.
- • Replication note: abstracts often omit adherence and timing; confirm details before changing training or supplementation.
Fit
Who it helps, and who should skip it
Who it helps
- • Athletes similar to the study population (recreational athletes) working on mobility.
- • Athletes who can measure Injury risk with a repeatable workout or time-trial effort.
Who should skip
- • If you have symptoms or conditions that make the intervention risky, get professional guidance.
- • If you’re near race day and can’t safely test, defer the experiment.
Methods
What the study actually did
- • Design: review.
- • Population: recreational athletes.
- • Outcomes measured: Injury risk.
- • Source: PubMed PMID 24251752 (2013) — European journal of sport science.
Results excerpt
What the abstract reports
“Data collected from literature showed a moderately higher injury rate for overuse shoulder injuries compared to the back/spine (19.0 +/- 11.2% and 16.8 +/- 9.7%, respectively).”
Note: excerpts are short; for full context, read the paper.
Limits
Limitations & bias
- • Abstract-only summaries can miss critical details (population, protocol, adherence, and context).
- • Reviews and consensus statements mix protocols and populations; recommendations may not match your exact constraints.
- • If your context differs (elite vs recreational; cycling vs running), adjust expectations and be conservative.
- • This is performance information, not medical advice.
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