Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review

Fatih Eren Oluç; İrem Tamer; Umut Ziya Koçak

Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review

Abstract

Volleyball is a popular sport worldwide and is associated with a considerable risk of injury affecting both upper and lower extremities, highlighting the importance of effective injury prevention strategies. The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the existing evidence on injury epidemiology and injury prevention in volleyball players. A literature search was conducted in the PubMed and Embase databases. The available evidence indicates that injury incidence ranges from 1.24 to 10.7 injuries per 1,000 hours of exposure in volleyball players, with ankle, knee, shoulder, and hand/finger being the most frequently injured body regions. However, the majority of epidemiological studies provide low levels of evidence, relying primarily on time-loss injury registries and player-reported injury data. Although systematically developed injury prevention programs, such as VolleyVeilig, have reported promising results in reducing injuries among volleyball players, the existing evidence remains limited by the small number of available studies and methodological constraints. Researchers should focus on conducting large-scale, methodologically robust trials evaluating clinical injury outcomes to advance the volleyball injury prevention literature.

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Fatih Eren Oluç is being supported by 2211-E National PhD Scholarship Program of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK). No financial or non-financial benefits have been received or will be received from any party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physiotherapy

Journal Section

Review

Authors

Fatih Eren Oluç ^*
0009-0000-7721-1285
Türkiye

İrem Tamer
0009-0007-2219-6066
Türkiye

Umut Ziya Koçak
0000-0002-4884-6799
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

February 16, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 24, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 2 Number: 1

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APA

Oluç, F. E., Tamer, İ., & Koçak, U. Z. (2026). Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research, 2(1), 16-24. https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE

AMA

1.Oluç FE, Tamer İ, Koçak UZ. Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research. 2026;2(1):16-24. https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE

Chicago

Oluç, Fatih Eren, İrem Tamer, and Umut Ziya Koçak. 2026. “Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review”. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research 2 (1): 16-24. https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE.

EndNote

Oluç FE, Tamer İ, Koçak UZ (June 1, 2026) Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research 2 1 16–24.

IEEE

[1]F. E. Oluç, İ. Tamer, and U. Z. Koçak, “Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review”, Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 16–24, June 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE

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Oluç, Fatih Eren - Tamer, İrem - Koçak, Umut Ziya. “Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review”. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research 2/1 (June 1, 2026): 16-24. https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE.

JAMA

1.Oluç FE, Tamer İ, Koçak UZ. Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research. 2026;2:16–24.

MLA

Oluç, Fatih Eren, et al. “Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review”. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 16-24, https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE.

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1.Fatih Eren Oluç, İrem Tamer, Umut Ziya Koçak. Injury Epidemiology and Current Injury Prevention Approaches in Volleyball – A Narrative Review. Clinical Physiotherapy and Related Research [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;2(1):16-24. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA58TU62RE