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Orthopedic Research Online Journal

Musculoskeletal Injuries and Disorders - A burden to Eswatini and Zimbabwe Sport

  • Open or CloseAdiele Dube1* and Mdziniso Ntombiyenkosi J2

    1Department of Health Education, Southern Africa Nazarene University, Eswatini

    2Department of Physiotherapy, Mbabane Government Hospital, Eswatini

    *Corresponding author: Adiele Dube, Department of Health Education, Southern Africa Nazarene University, Eswatini

Submission: March 05, 2020;Published: March 13, 2020

DOI: 10.31031/OPROJ.2020.07.000652

ISSN : 2576-8875
Volume7 Issue1

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Musculoskeletal injuries, predominantly the hamstring, lower back and neck pain, are a challenge to amateur, professional and elite athletes across a wide range of sporting codes. Contact sports pose a high risk to the lower back and neck pain. Professionals such as sports medicine physicians, physiotherapists, athletic trainers and clinical researchers are concerned with these injuries. This is due to their high prevalence, high risk of recurrence, high pain and disability as well as high costs for treatment and rehabilitation.

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