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ACL Injury Prevention

 

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four major ligaments that surround the knee joint, keeping it in place when the leg is bent or straight.

The ACL may be torn or injured in a variety of ways:

• quickly twisting or changing direction
• slowing down while running
• direct hit (like a football tackle)
• landing after a jump

Men and women alike can suffer from sports related injuries like ACL tears but ACL tears are more likely to occur in women, who are less likely to bend their knees when landing from a jump and who are in a more erect position when turning and pivoting.

For more information about ACL injuries, visit our Health Library.

Injury Prevention

Each year in the United States, 1 in 100 female athletes will suffer a serious knee injury. You can prevent the likelihood of injury through the Sportsmetrics™ ACL Prevention Program, provided by AthletiCare. During this program, jumping drills are used to teach the athlete to preposition the entire body safely when accelerating (jumping) or decelerating (landing).

The program is four to six-weeks long.

Returning to Play

In addition to prevention, the ACL program can assist athletes with a serious knee injury who are preparing to return to play. Under the supervision of an athletic trainer, you will learn the fundamentals of Sportsmetrics™ in a clinic setting and then train at home over a six week period.

Cost

For cost information, please call (716) 44-SPORT / (716) 447-7678 or email athleticarepep@chsbuffalo.org.

Please note that this program is not covered by insurance. Costs are out-of-pocket.

Training Facilities

• AthletiCare Amherst
• AthletiCare Kenmore
• AthletiCare Orchard Park

More Information

For more information the ACL Prevention program, please call (716) 44-SPORT / (716) 447-7678 or email athleticarepep@chsbuffalo.org.