Top Reasons for Female ACL Injuries
Many articles have been written on injuries and many are slanted towards the guys. Well in this article I want to talk about ACL injuries in females.
Probably the most devistating injury of the knee the ACL is short for the anterior cruciate ligament. This is the ligament that stabilzes the knee from excessive movement. The femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone) are the two bones that make up the knee along with the patella (the knee cap). The ACL is a ligament that attaches from the tibia to the femur and stops it from moving out of place.
How do they get injured?
Well, basically when the muscles of thigh can’t properly absorb force it will transfer that force to the bone. You see, muscles act like shock absorbers that take the force before the bones do. If they don’t it will cause force into the joint which will then cause inflammation and that’s when the pain starts.
Now back to the ACL…many times when the force isn’t taken up by the muscle and the muscles are not protecting the joint the force is transferred into the joint. The only thing inside teh knee joint is cartlidge adn ligaments which are susceptable to damage if not properly protected.
Without the muscles acting like shock absorbers the bones and then the joints are next in line to handle the force. On top of that research has shown that there is a difference between male acl injuries and female acl injuries. Here are the top 5 reasons…
There are many reasons sited for these injuries however not many are showing an reason why this continues to happen.
Make sure you have adequate footware, make sure you are hydrated properly and strength training to the lower extremities is a must. Along with that flexability is also very important to make sure that your lower legs can properly absorb force.
