Female Athletes

Warm-Up Exercises Reduce Female ACL Injury Risk: Study

Following a specially-designed warm-up regimen before sports measurably improves muscle strength and flexibility and corrects biomechanical imbalances blamed for the epidemic of anterior cruciate injuries among female athletes, says a new study of high school basketball players published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

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High School Football, Girls Basketball Have Most Severe Injuries: Study

Which high school sports pose the highest risk of severe injury? Football leads the list, slightly more than wrestling and more than twice the rate in girls' basketball and girls' soccer. The safest of the nine studied? Girls volleyball.

...Shin splints

Submitted by Terry Mackin on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 03:38.

I am a parent of a former field hockey and women's lacrosse player. My daughter developed severe shin splints after a couple of intense years on artificial turf. By the time my daughter's injuries were diagnosed as severe and borderline fractures, a lot of damage had already been done. When we asked how long my daughter had felt this pain, she admitted that she had complained about shin pain for a long time and had been instructe to wrap her shins in ice after playing.

Reducing ACL Injuries Among Female Athletes Target Of New PSA

To stem the rising tide of ACL injuries among young female athletes, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) are launching a joint public service announcement (PSA) campaign to educate athletes, coaches, parents, health care professionals and media on prevention and treatment.

Exercise Program Reduces ACL Injuries in Female College Soccer Players

Female athletes are at significantly greater risk of knee injuries, particularly to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), than male athletes. The injury rate disparity is even more pronounced for noncontact ACL injuries. A recent study suggests that female athletes who perform a specific exercise program called the Prevent Injury and Enhance Performance (PEP) program before practices and games suffer far fewer ACL injuries than those who don't.

How Can We Reduce The Number of Knee Injuries In Female Athletes?

05/31/2008 - 23:36

The New York Times recently ran a thought provoking story by Michael Sokolove called The Uneven Playing Field . The long and short of the article was that the bodies of female athletes, especially their knees, are taking a beating playing sports.

Female Athletes: Some Gender-Specific Health Concerns

There are tat least two major health issues that are unique to female athletes: the female athlete triad and the susceptibility to knee injuries (ACL/kneecap). Studies also suggest a variety of other differences in the rates and types of injuries girls and boys suffer playing sports (for instance, girls appear to be more prone to concussions, from which they take longer to recover).

Our goal is to provide comprehensive prevention and treatment information on injuries to female athletes.

ACL Injuries: Female Athletes At Increased Risk

Women and girls are more
prone to ACL injuries than men and boys but the risk can be reduced if athletes perform warm-up, stretching, strengthening, plyometric, and sport-specific agility exercises before sports.