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Preventing ACL Injuries
In recent years, the incidence rate of knee injuries, particularly tears of the ACL ligament, amoung female athletes have climbed
Since Title IX, the number of girls and women participating in competition has risen significantly. There are about 3 million female athletes playing in organized sports. Due to this participation, knee injuries have dramatically increased in female athletes, particularly in regards to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). According to some reports:
“Female soccer players injure their ACLs at two to five times more than the rate of male soccer players. Female basketball players experience injury rates two to eight times more than male basketball players”.
The ACL is the main ligament in the knee and stabilizes the joint by preventing the shinbone from sliding forward beneath the thighbone. Injuries occur frequently in soccer, basketball, and volleyball because these sports require athletes to perform skills that are associated with stresses to the ACL. It has been found that females have weaker hamstrings muscles and overuse their quadriceps muscles during deceleration, pivoting/cutting, knee straight/awkward landings, and out-of-control play. These are the main mechanisms of injuries for the female athlete. Discovering these risk factors will allow the females to seek out gender and sports specific strength and conditioning programs.
Research has shown that targeted strength and conditioning programs can help reduce the incidence of ACL injuries. Centers for Bone and Joint Health's athletic trainers and physical therapists offer individual and team instruction in safe conditioning techniques. Sessions focus on teaching the female athlete important components of a strength and conditioning program including strength and flexibility exercises, balance and coordination drills, and proper landing techniques.
Phone Rehab and Sports Medicine at 920-262-4220 to learn more information.
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Ankle Braces versus Ankle Taping
Jumping into Plyometrics
Preventing ACL Injuries
Speed Skaters Benefit from World Class Care
Jumpers Knee
Protective Equipment--Do Athletes Need It?
Swimming with Strong Shoulders
Tumbling into Trouble
Shoulder Injuries in Overhead Sports
The Female Athlete Triad
Preventing Golf Injury
Off Season Preparations for Athletes
Proper Pitching Mechanics Can Prevent Shoulder Injuries
Shin Splints
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6th Annual
sports medicine symposium
and golf outing
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
Mark your calendars for our 6th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium and Golf Outing. Once again, the event will be held at Windwood Country Club in Watertown. This FREE symposium will include information to help coaches succeed at all levels of competition. Once the symposium is over, join us for a FREE lunch, and a FREE 9 holes of golf.
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Speed and Agility Camp
Starting June 12th through July 28th
6 weeks excluding the week of July 3rd through July 7th
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Cost: $110
WAHS Sports Medicine believes that speed, agility, and conditioning are essential to athletic success. In order to help you achieve your full potential, our highly trained performance enhancement staff at WAHS Sports Medicine has developed a 6 week speed and agility camp.
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Functional Strength and Power Camp
Starting June 13th and ending July 27th
Excludes week of July 3rd through July 7th
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00 AM– 10:30 AM
Cost: $85
WAHS Sports Medicine has developed challenging, functional, and effective alternative to weightlifting. Unlike traditional weightlifting, the camp integrates traditionally proven exercises as well as advanced exercises to work all muscle groups in unison, thereby increasing overall strength, power and coordination, while decreasing the risk of injury.
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Related Links
Careers:
www.nata.org National Athletic Trainers Association
www.apta.org American Physical Therapist Association
Health and Injury Information:
www.acsm.org American College of Sports Medicine
www.ncaa.org National Collegiate Athletic Association
www.wiaawi.org/health/nutrition Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic
Association
www.gssiweb.com Gatoraide Sports Science Institiute
www.iasm.com Institute for Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
www.physsportsmed.com The Physician & Sports Medicine
www.ORTHOsupersite.com The Orthopaedics Supersite
www.sportsdentistry.com Academy for Sports Dentistry
www.aapsm.org American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
www.biausa.org Brain Injury Association of America
www.subtlebraininjury.com Subtle Brain Injury Website
www.sportsmedresources.com Sports Medicine Resources Website
www.asmi.org American Sports Medicine Institute
www.ortho-u.net Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
www.lightningsafety.com National Lightning Safety Institute
www.webmd.com WebMD
www.nocsae.org National Operating Committee on Standards for
Athletic Equipment
Strength and Conditioning:
www.athleticsearch.com Athletic Search on Web
www.nsca-lift.org National Strength and Conditioning Association
www.nasm.org National Academy of Sports Medicine
www.coaching.usolympicteam.com Olympic E-Coach Magazine
www.ncsf.org National Council of Strength & Fitness
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