The most infamous diagnosis in football: Torn ACL. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most commonly injured ligament in the knee, and among all NCAA sports, football players comprise the ...

Bad biomechanics cause ACL injuries SES designed to give athletes a personal program to reduce risk of ACL tears Different part of brain controlling muscle reaction leads to quicker stability of ACL ...

Studies have shown women having close to 10 times more ACL injuries than that of the male population Workouts and practices should include appropriate warm ups Santa Monica ACL Injury Prevention ...

Awareness of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) knee injuries is increasing, yet prevention programs are still lacking. ACL injuries continue to have devastating consequences for athletes, especially ...

Editor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring ...

An anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injury is a tear in one of the ligaments that connects the femur to the tibia. The ACL runs diagonally through the middle of the knee joint and functions as a ...

However, as we know, what comes along with athletics is the possibility of injury, and ACL injuries are common in high school athletics but there are preventative measures you can take. The ...

The Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation, through a grant from the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, designed the PEP Program: P revent injury and E nhance P ...

Background There is limited evidence describing methods and challenges for implementing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs (IPP) in a “real-world” context. Objective Evaluate ...

At one point in history, anterior cruciate ligament injuries were career-ending for professional football players. Even today, they can sideline a player for an entire season. On the surface, this ...