Naslov
Handball : The beauty or the beast

Autori
Vlak, Tonko ; Pivalica, Dinko

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 45 (2004), 5; 526-530

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
handball; rehabilitation; injury

Sažetak
The process of rehabilitation in handball players starts immediately following the injury on the sports court and lasts as long as disability demands. It is im - portant for it to be professionally led and individually adjusted to the personal needs. In rehabilitation of certain sport injuries, including handball, there are no common algorithms of rehabilitation procedure, and the handball player has to be in the shortest possible time enabled to meet all professional obligations. One of the important differences of the rehabili - tation process consists in sparing the handball player of strict rest immediately following the injury. More precisely, rehabilitation should start immediately, even with most complex injuries requiring immobili - zation of a body part (fractures of long bones or hand bones, or injuries of certain vital joints). Rehabilita - tion at this time means isometric exercises and certain forms of physical therapy (e.g., magnetotherapy abo- ve plaster or osteosyntethic material). Individual pro- gram of exercises for the rest of the body, meant to preserve the muscle mass, joint, and spine mobility, sustain some physical preparedness and a feeling that the player is not lost to physical activity. Rehabilitation of all athletes, including handball players, is thus a very complex and demanding job, which requires knowledge, skill, patience, and an in dividual approach to every athlete and every injury, no matter how similar they may seem.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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