The Detroit Shock's Laura Ramus Gives Tips on Preventing and Rehabilitating ACL Injuries

The Detroit Shock's Laura Ramus Gives Tips on Preventing and Rehabilitating ACL Injuries

GCJ's ASSESSMENT of PREDISPOSING FACTORS
to ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
KNEE INJURIES

by Laura Ramus, P.T., A.T.C.

Prevention of ACL injury depends on identifying possible risk factors that may contribute to an athlete's susceptibility to knee injury. Many different factors have been investigated in the search for predictors of NONcontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries.

Three factors in particular have garnered considerable attention from medical professionals and researchers.

1) Static Postural Malaignments with special focus on:

• Excessive Foot Pronation (flat foot position)
• Knee Recurvatum (knock knee)
• Tibial External Torsion (Lower leg rotation)

2) Lower Extremity Strength (specifically the quadricep, hamstring and gluteal muscles)

3) Neuromuscular control (dynamic balance and sport specific movements)

For the complete article, and to order DVDs on strength and conditioning for female basketball players, please go to www.girlscanjump.com. (The article is located at http://www.girlscanjump.com/Predisposing-Factors-to-ACL-injuries.html )

To receive team or one-on-one training from Laura Ramus, please e-mail marseillelaurent@aol.com.