Economic and societal pressures influence modern medical practice to develop and
implement prevention strategies. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury devastates the knee …

Objective: To provide certified athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care and fitness
professionals with recommendations based on current evidence regarding the prevention of …

Background Athletes who return to sport participation after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) have a higher risk of a second anterior cruciate ligament injury (either …

Ligament reconstruction is the current standard of care for active patients with an anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Although the majority of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) …

Background Athletes often utilize compensatory movement strategies to achieve high
performance. However, these inefficient movement strategies may reinforce poor …

Study Design Prospective cohort. Objective To determine if Star Excursion Balance Test
(SEBT) reach distance was associated with risk of lower extremity injury among high school …

Background Female athletes are at significantly greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) injury than male athletes in the same high-risk sports. Decreased trunk (core) …

The incidence of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young to middle-aged
athletes remains high. Despite early diagnosis and appropriate operative and nonoperative …

The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury remains high in young athletes.
Because female athletes have a much higher incidence of ACL injuries in sports such as …

Context: How athletes from different sports perform on balance tests is not well understood.
When prescribing balance exercises to athletes in different sports, it may be important to …