Incidence of injury in elite Spanish beach handball players

The aim of the study was to determine the most frequent injuries in elite Spanish beach handball players. Eighty elite athletes from twenty different clubs participating in the Arena Handball 'Run - of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation voluntarily participated in the study. For the treatment of the data, the Chi-square test was performed (x(2)) for non-parametric tests. The statistical analysis of the results (p < .05) indicated that the body region in which there were more injuries were the lower extremities (54.2%), more specifically the hamstring muscles (23.7%) and the most repeated diagnosis was the sprain (28.8%). The most repeated type of injury was firs-time lesion (66.1%), with impact (57.6%) being the most frequent mode. Data were also obtained about the moment in which injuries occur, competition (61.0%). 26.3% suffer chronic pain due to a recurring injury. This study offers decisive information to specialists for the prevention of injuries in the preparation of elite players.