The purpose of the research is foccused on decreasing the trauma risk by introducing trauma prevention strategies within the sport training process, aiming in the same time to optimise the evaluation of proposed methods by using new non-invasive strategies as image aquisition and movement analysis and to lead to the improvement of sport performance. Methods: The experimental research was carried on a group of 12 senior women volleyball players, components of the volleyball team of the University of Craiova Club, during july 2006- june 2007. We conceived a programme of kinetic exercises adressed to rotator cuff tendinitis and patelar tendinitis. The proposed model applied for a period of one year macrocycle. Determination of joint amplitude angles in internal and external rotation for scapulohumeral joint, both for dominant and non-dominant upper limb, calculation of forces indicators for scapular and palm muscles; dynamic measurements of specific cinematic parameters in the strike attack in volleyball by using the aquisition and movement analysis system 3D "Simi Motion" and dynamic measurements of specific cinematic parameters by using the scanning and equilibrium system "RSSCAN and force platform Kistler "AMTI" were carried on before and after application of the proposed programme. Results: Application of the preventional programme adressed to rotator cuff tendinitis leaded to an improvement of scapular and palm force index, final testing showing a progress of 11% and respectively of 16% comparing to initial testing and to an improvement of the amplitude of joint movement of 17% for internal rotation in the dominant limb (scapulohumeral joint). Average values for the muscular forces of the muscular groups targetted by the programme raised with a value betwen 10% and 23%. The most significant increases were recorded for the supraspinatus muscle, with a pecentage of 18,84%, and the lowest for teres minor with a pecentage of 8,23%. Applications of the preventional programme adressed to patelar tendinitis, leaded to increases of medium forces of the main muscles involved in jumping during the strike attack, with a percentage betwen 11% and 25%, in the same time with decreases of the compresion forces into the knee joint. For the lower limb the most significant increase was recorded for the biceps femoralis muscle, with a pecentage of 15,94%, and the lowest for solearis muscle with a pecentage of 13,87%. Conclusions: The main goal of the present study was to establish a correlation between biomechanical characteristics and trauma incidence. Improvement of proposed parameters demonstrate the practical eficiency of the prophylactical programme by equilibration of the muscular and joint imbalance. By exploitation and comprehension of the aspects involved in the dynamic of the volleyball game, different prophylactical and rehabilitational programmes can be further developped
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