Season-ending knee injuries are becoming common among female athletes in Australia's football codes, leaving medical experts increasingly concerned with the rise in this trend.
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Season-ending knee injuries are becoming common among female athletes in Australia's football codes, leaving medical experts increasingly concerned with the rise in this trend.
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My body has always been there to catch me. It took an ACL injury to appreciate it.
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An estimated 120,000 recreational skiers tear their ACL every year, and it usually ends the weekend or vacation on a ski patrol sled.
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Sam Kerr's recent ACL injury is a wake up call for all athletes, here is what you should do to prevent it.
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The finding that surgery may not be needed for ACL injuries could change future treatment and suggests that the knee is more resilient than previously believed.
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Research tells us women are far more likely to suffer an ACL injury than men, but one surprising key factor could start to drop those rates for females playing contact sports.
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When Patrick Owen tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in March while playing basketball, he assumed he would be on the surgeon’s table in a couple of weeks.
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Repair may be especially helpful for children, who are more likely than older patients to reinjure a reconstructed A.C.L., a pioneer of the surgery says.
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Year-round basketball schedules are putting young athletes at risk of knee injuries. “We are pushing our kids to the limit,” says one doctor.
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Firstly let's clear one thing up - Tom Trbojevic, Braidon Burns, Matt Moylan and now Andrew Fifita, currently are suffering tears to their hamstringS (plural) and not hamstring (singular).
This troublesome injury, which is the second highest for running sports (cyclists and swimmers don't suffer them) behind calf tears, is not a single muscle.
It is a whole group of them and where they begin and end in your body might surprise you.
Secondly, a leading sports physician who has been part of Australian teams at the Commonwealth Games, Olympic and Paralympic Games – Dr Geoff Thompson – says torn hamstrings should be regarded more like ACL tears and dislocated shoulders.
By that he means they should be seen as long-term injuries and not rushed back too early.
"There's pressure that comes from all quarters, especially at professional level, like clubs, coaches and the players themselves to get back on the field," he said.
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More people than even are injuring their ACL; University of Melbourne PhD candidate Raneem Haddara is focussing on preventing the injury, rather than curing it.
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The PEP (Prevent Injury, Enhance Perfomance) Program, developed by the Santa Monica Sports Medicine Foundation with funding assistance from the LA84 Foundation, can significantly reduce the incidence of ACL injuries. The PEP Program is a series of exercises done on the field-of-play before and/or after practice with no special equipment.
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Changing how sports teams warm up before practices and games could substantially lower the risk that athletes get sidelined by a torn A.C.L.
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Gronk was just the latest victim. Why are ACL tears on the rise?
This is a great article on the ACL Injury. This injury is a major cause of athletes having seasons, if not careers, but to a grinding halt.
Understanding the role of the ACL in the knee, it's effects on the biomechanics and stabilization of the joint, helps with better providing return to play programs.
The ACL injury is not only affecting High Profile Professional athletes, but is a common injury of youth athletes, mostly seen in the female athlete.