US EditionTeenage girls are most likely to tear their ACLs. Parents say more must be done to protect them
Female high school athletes face up to eight times higher ACL injury risk; prevention programs are expanding with a 26% rise in injuries from 2007 to 2022, experts say.
- Amid rising injury rates, high school female athletes are experiencing more ACL tears, with rates increasing over 32%, researchers say girls are especially vulnerable.
- Experts note female high school athletes are up to eight times more vulnerable to ACL tears, yet many coaches lack training and resources to implement risk-reduction routines.
- An eight-week neuromuscular program includes motion-capture 3D assessments and warm-ups like FIFA 11+ and PEP, with coaches receiving bite-sized video instructions tailored for female athletes.
- The physical and mental toll includes surgery, about a year of rehab, identity loss, isolation, and long-term risks for injured high school athletes, parents and clinicians say.
- Last year, biomechanical researchers at Scottish Rite for Children began outreach, and other labs are trying similar programs, signaling expanding prevention efforts.
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Teenage girls are most likely to tear their ACLs
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team practice in October when she spotted a fast-approaching defender. She tapped the ball away and hopped over the defender’s outstretched foot, came down awkwardly, and heard a “pop.” She immediately fell to the ground, pain shooting through her left knee and knew it wasn’t good. It was, she said, “heartbreaking.” “And I knew personally that I tore my ACL,” Tepichin sai…
Teenage girls are most likely to tear their ACLs; parents say more must be done to protect them
The ranks of female high school athletes who tore their anterior cruciate ligament are growing fast and researchers are pressing the sports world to take the devastating injury more seriously and trying to bolster prevention efforts.
Girls more at risk: Parents seek more protection from ACL injuries
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team practice in October when she spotted a fast-approaching defender. She tapped the ball away and hopped over the defender's outstretched foot, came down awkwardly, and heard…
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Teenage girls are most likely to tear their ACLs. Parents say more must be done to protect them
The ranks of female high school athletes who tore their anterior cruciate ligament are growing fast and researchers are pressing the sports world to take the devastating injury more seriously and trying to bolster prevention efforts.
Teenage girls most likely to tear their ACLs; parents say more must be done to protect them
The ranks of female high school athletes who tore their anterior cruciate ligament are growing fast and researchers are pressing the sports world to take the devastating injury more seriously and trying to bolster prevention efforts.
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