This paper aims to provide theoretical reference for shoulder injury prevention and rehabilitation of water polo players by analyzing the research status at home and abroad. The incidence rate, characteristics, factors, and rehabilitation methods of the water polo player shoulder injury are summarized and reviewed in this paper by literature review method. The research finds that the athletes' shoulder joint has a high injuries incidence because it bears the load by throwing, swimming and confrontation. The main injury sites of water polo players' shoulder joints are supraspinatus tendon, infraspinatus tendon, biceps longhead tendon, etc. The injuries of labrum are mainly in the posterior and upper part. The injuries of athletes at different levels are slightly different. To monitor the training load, scapula function, ratio of internal and external muscle strength, range of motion and other parameters of water polo players' shoulder joint, and take active rehabilitation methods such as optimizing the range of motion and scapula function, strengthening muscle strength training which could help recovering the athletes' shoulder joint movement ability to return to the competition. |