Since the passage of Title IX in 1972, girls’ participation in high school sports has increased more than 900%.1 The speed, power, and intensity displayed by female athletes have dramatically increased over the past decade. The aggressive style of play has led to an increase in musculoskeletal injuries. One of the more common is a sprain or rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This knee injury is the most common cause of permanent disability in female high school basketball players, accounting for up to 91% of season-ending injuries and 94% of injuries requiring surgery.2 In the United States, 20,000 to 80,000 high school female athletes experience ACL injuries each year. There is an incidence rate of 1 out of 100 female high school athletes and 1 in 10 college athletes per season who are injuring their ACLs each year.
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Functional Movement Screen
The system for a simple and quantifiable
method of evaluating basic movement abilities
Did you know?
500,000 injuries occur per year in high school and college football. That’s between 18-51 injuries per 100 players
Not all injuries are preventable, however…The biggest risk factor for getting injured
is a history of a previous injury.
Anatomy of a “Bad Knee”
The knee is a relatively simple joint required to do a complicated job…to provide flexible mobility while bearing considerable weight. While walking down the street, our knees bear three to five times our body weight. When climbing upstairs, that force can multiply to seven times our body weight. That force is borne by compact structures of bone and cartilage, supported by muscles and ligaments. When the knee is overstressed in sports or in everyday activities, these structures can break down — and knee injury occurs.
Stay Healthy for Those You Love
With our busy schedules, it’s easy to put our health on the sidelines; we don’t schedule regular checkups and we tell ourselves that we can deal with the pain. Today, these choices may only affect you, but as time passes and your ailments remain untreated, it has a greater chance of affecting your loved ones. We have created a small checklist to help get you started on on your path to wellness.
Healthy Foods in Healthy Portions
At some point in our lives most of us make the decision to become a healthier version of ourselves. As physical and occupational therapists we often help our patients become more active, but diet is just as important in any quest to a healthier lifestyle. As a result, we have created a simple guide to help you get started, or to help you continue on your path to healthy living in 2015.
Physical Therapy and Automobile Accidents
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FACTS
- The majority of auto accident injuries affects soft tissues – muscles, tendons and ligaments, which doesn’t show up on x-rays.
- Soreness and muscle pain from whiplash can signal a soft-tissue injury that may not heal on its own. Neck and back pain commonly doesn’t surface until hours or days after a car accident. The sooner you see a physical therapist the faster you will heal.
Lose Weight for Good
Many diets are rarely successful in the long term. That’s why making small changes to your existing diet can result in longer lasting results.
Try these tips and lose weight the healthy way without the backlash of immediate weight gain afterwards.
Make 2015 about you and get yourself back into a healthy lifestyle !
It is not osteoporosis that causes fractures.
Written By: André Meintjes, M.P.T.,C.F.E., Ph.D.
We all know someone who has had a bone mineral density test and been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis. This means they have lower than normal bone mineral density and hence their bones may be more fragile. This in itself does not necessarily cause fractures but does need to be addressed.
Fitness Tips: Starting the Year Off Right
It’s the new year and for many, with it comes the resolution to get into shape. If you haven’t been to the gym or had an exercise routine in a while, we want to make sure you get off of the right foot. The last thing you need is an injury that will prevent you from reaching your goals. The American Council on Exercise surveyed fitness professionals to identify the most common fitness errors. Here are some good tips to avoid these mistakes and get the most out of your exercise routine.
2015 | Awesome PT Goals
