Tackling An Alarming Trend The Increasing Number of Female Athlete Knee Injuries
If you are/have a high school/college age female who plays sports, you should be aware of an alarming statistic – one out of every 100 high school and one out of every 10 collegiate female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury this year.
Researchers at the nationally acclaimed Cincinnati SportsMedicine Research and Education Foundation have focused their efforts on neuromuscular differences between male and female athletes. Dr. Noyes states that “our findings show two differences in females. First, there is a marked imbalance of strength and power between hamstrings and quadriceps in female athletes. Women tend to depend on ligaments to protect their knee joints after a jump rather than controlling the inward or outward slack with muscles. The second difference is that females land in a more valgus, or knock-kneed, position which increases the pressure on the knee joint.”
Sportsmetrics™ training is now available in Roseburg through Mercy Institute of Rehabilitation. If you are/have a high school/college female who plays sports, this program can improve performance, increase jumping height and reduce injuries.
Don’t miss out on your season! Cost is $75. To sign up, please call 541-677-4546.
Questions about Sportsmetrics?
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