A study published in Journal of Athletic Training showed the implementation of an ACL injury prevention program in a national ...

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 ...

The ACL is one of four major knee ligaments that help to stablize the knee. It can tear, and many times it happens in athletics. But, girls and women are at a higher risk of this happening. There's a ...

There are about 250,000 ACL injuries every year, especially for young men 20 and under and men older than 40. A new program is designed to prevent ACL injuries for all ages. You name it, Kay Acton ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hearing a pop come from your knee is never a good sign. In some cases it can mean an ACL tear, which stands for anterior cruciate ligament. But why these tears happen can be different in men and women ...

Background Despite evidence of its efficacy, ACL injury prevention programs have had limited success in convincing coaches to perform the recommended exercises. Objective We evaluate a coach education ...

Background Prevention strategies for ACL injuries in Olympic sports are mandatory and the collection of data about risk factors and injury characteristics have highest priority. Objective What are the ...