Sports Injuries
By: Esther Sim pd 4
Sports Injury Causes
- overuse of a body part
- lack of stretching
- poor training
- accidents
ACL Tear
- one of the most common knee injuries
- can cause arthritis in the future
- surgery may be required to regain full function of knee
- girls are 6 times more likely to tear their ACL because of their anatomy
- ACL tears because it isn't strong enough to take repeated movements all by itself
How to Prevent It
- A set of exercises that strengthen the muscles around the knee
- Doing so, reduces possibility of injury by 75%