Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
"ACL and the female athlete: theoretical causes and prevention"
"The preliminary data above has shown that prevention programs - including a series of proprioception, plyometrics, agility and strength training exercises - greatly decrease females' risk of ACL tears."
http://au.commercial.lifefitness.com
"Investigating the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and designing a prevention program" Jackie Ansley
"NCAA statistics estimate that the likelihood of a female sustaining an ACL injury is two to eight times greater than males. "
Performance Training, Inc.
"The knees of female athletes are very vulnerable to injury, especially ACL tears. Here's what to do about it." Raphael Brandon
"It has been shown that athletes with good hamstring/quadriceps strength ratios suffer fewer non-contact ACL injuries."
Peak Performance
"Reducing ACL injury in women"
"Hamstring strengthening in the weight room can do much to attenuate injury risk. Research has repeatedly shown that women tend to favor their quadriceps while running, jumping and cutting. ... When you favor your quadriceps muscles in sports maneuvers, you tend to increase movements that extend the knee rather than flex it. This puts undue strain on the ACL, whose job is to prevent over-extension. By strengthening the hamstrings, you'll counteract this tendency to land with a straighter knee."
J. Athl. Train. 39:4
"Rehabilitation outline for anterior cruciate ligament injuries in AFL football" John Annear
"there has been a shift away from ‘machine’ dominated strength training too a more functional approach incorporating a combination of free weights and proprioception drills."
http://afl.com.au
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