Volleyball is a sport with a low incidence of severe acute injuries, but repetitive explosive loads increase the risk of chronic overuse injuries, which are often not adequately captured in injury surveillance systems. The aim of the study was to describe the frequency and distribution of chronic overuse injuries in Slovenian volleyball players and to examine the relationship between injuries and competition level, age, and playing position. The cross-sectional quantitative study included 105 Slovenian volleyball players (average age 18.5 ± 3.6 years) who completed a self-developed online questionnaire. Descriptive statistical methods, the Kruskal– Wallis test and Spearman's correlation test were used. A total of 195 chronic overuse injuries were reported. The most commonly affected structures were the knee (21.5%), shoulder (14.9%), and lower back (12.8%). No statistically significant differences in the number of injuries were found between competition levels, playing positions, and age (p > 0.05). Chronic overuse injuries in Slovenian volleyball players are most common in the knee, shoulder, and lower back. The non-significant effects of external factors are probably related to the low average age of the sample. The results emphasize the need for systematic monitoring of chronic symptoms regardless of absence from sport.
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