
Matt Morgan - Physical Therapist at IMG Academies in Florida....
....joins Viati Sports Club as a
contributor.
Matt will be sharing his
expertise with us on a variety of physical therapy related topics.
"Preventing Knee Injuries in
Sports"
January, 2007
Knee injuries
occur most often in any sport. The dreaded Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
injury is one of the most debilitating that can happen, particularly in
females. Sometimes injuries cannot be avoided like in an awkward slide
tackle. However, all too often injuries are non-contact and seem to happen
for no reason. Most occur with a rapid change of direction such as in cutting
or landing from a jump. Both of these actions are essential for the
successful athlete.
Read the Full Article.
  
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