Chicago Fox News reports:
High school girls are six more times likely than boys to suffer a
sports-related injury to their ACL. Dr. Cynthia Labella of Northwestern
Medicine joined us to explain why.
Each year in the United States
over 20,000 high school girls suffer a serious sports-related knee
injury, Dr. Labella said. There are neuromuscular differences between
girls and boys. Several studies have shown that girls tend to have less
neuromuscular control of knee motion than boys while performing certain
athletic tasks, such as landing from a jump or changing direction
suddenly. During these athletic tasks, girls tend to demonstrate less
use of the hamstring muscles, less knee and hip flexion, and greater
inward collapse of the knees than boys. These neuromuscular patterns
have been associated with a greater risk for ACL injuries, according to
Dr. Labella. Click here to continue reading.
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