Advancement in Yoga and Physical Therapy(AYPT)

Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe

Publications

• Review Article   
  Transcending return-to-sport for injured handball players in Masvingo tertiary institutes, Zimbabwe
  Author(s): Chimonero Prince
  
  The smooth transition of injured players from rehabilitation back to active participation has become a worrisome phenomenological service gap for sports medicine professionals. Pre-mature ending of players’ sports routes and aspirations have been reported. This study sought to examine confounding intransigencies that often entrap players’ smooth transition from rehabilitation to return-to-sport contexts in Zimbabwean Tertiary Handball between 2018 and 2021. High pandemic injury rates among handball players prompted the researcher to conduct this post-injury study. Furthermore, it sought to ascertain the extent to which the ‘sport net’ of health service providers impacted on players’ rehabilitation and return-to-sport phases. The study was a descriptive, prospective cohort design anchored on quantitative approach. The population was 453 from which 228 were.. Read More»
  

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