Noncontact ACL Injuries: Knowledge Is Power
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are a devastating injury for an athlete and usually mean them being out for at least 8-9 months and maybe spending another season getting back to normal....
ACL injuries
Predicting Injuries in Elite Female Soccer Players
Nilstad et al in the latest issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine have an article that examines 1731 elite Norwegian female soccer players and follows them for the 2009 season....
Plyometrics, muscle activation, and ACL injuries
Female athletes are more at risk of ACL injuries than male athletes. Some of that is thought to be a combination of factors; weak hamstrings, poor movement techniques, and bad landing mechanics. ...
Hip Extension and Female ACL Injuries
Depending upon who you read, female athletes may be as much as 11-18 times more likely to suffer a non-contact ACL injury than males. There are a multitude of theories about this....