Sometimes knowing just why do you get ACL injuries can help u clear your mind and take the next step well. The reason I came up with a separate article on why do ACL injuries occur is that I’ve met more than 100 clients who experienced confusion, mind fogging or anxiety post their injury and were not able to decide what next step to take.
obviously when you incur the injury at first pain and swelling and disability make thinking a little difficult and trust me not know what to do can delay the treatment options.
Another reason why one must know why do these injuries occur so frequently is for the prevention of ACL injuries. Today, science has given us data, which helps us predict what all factors can lead to ACL injuries. using this information, physios design a prehab program for athletes who are prone to ACL injuries and help saving healthcare costs for that particular team.
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FACTORS INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ACL INJURIES:-
Gender bias:-
Female athletes have been reported to sustain non-contact ACL injuries at a rate two- to eightfold greater than their male counterparts. Many explanations for the increased risk of injury to female athletes have been proposed, including increased knee valgus or abduction moments, generalized joint laxity, knee recurvatum, ACL size, and the hormonal effects of estrogen on the ACL
Improper force generation of quadriceps and hamstrings:-
when the two thigh muscles namely; Hamstrings and Quadriceps contract together, they create a protective compression force on the knee joint which helps prevent ACL injuries. research has identified that lack of this force generation has lead to ACL tears.
