Hanzlíková, IvanaKlimešová, KristýnaLehnert, MichalBizovská, LuciaSmékal, DavidHébert-Losier, Kim2025-06-292025-06-292025Hanzlíková, I., Klimešová, K., Lehnert, M., Bizovská, L., Smékal, D., & Hébert-Losier, K. (2025). Decoding injury risk: Exploring the impact of asymptomatic hypermobility on lower limb injury risk factors in young female volleyball players. Journal of Sports Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.25113580264-0414https://hdl.handle.net/10289/17479Generalized hypermobility is associated with higher rates of musculoskeletal injuries, a trend also observed in volleyball. We aimed to investigate how asymptomatic hypermobility affects other suggested lower limb injury risk factors. Fifty female volleyball players (22 hypermobile, 28 non-hypermobile) were assessed using Beighton scores (BS) and lower limb injury risk factors based on the Landing Error Scoring System, single-leg dynamic balance, and Limb Symmetry Index (LSI) for single-leg hop and triple hop for distance. Spearman’s correlations assessed relationships between BS and the risk factors, and t-tests or Mann-Whitney U tests compared risk factors between non-hypermobile and asymptomatic hypermobile groups. No significant associations were found between BS and most risk factors, except for a negative correlation with the centre of pressure range of motion in the medio-lateral direction during dynamic balance on the non-dominant leg (ρ = -0.332; p = 0.015). The only significant group difference was in the LSI for single-leg hop distance, where the hypermobile group showed greater symmetry (r = 0.28, p = 0.041). The association between BS and dynamic balance was weak, with no clear difference in injury risk factors were observed between groups, suggesting hypermobile players may not need specialized training programs.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Beighton scoreLanding Error Scoring SystemLimb Symmetry Indexbalanceinjury riskmovement screenJournal Article10.1080/02640414.2025.25113581466-447X4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science42 Health Sciences4207 Sports Science and Exercise3202 Clinical sciences4207 Sports science and exercise5201 Applied and developmental psychology