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Posted at: 09/01/2009 9:31 PM Medical Edge: ACL Injuries(ABC 6 NEWS) – Speed, agility, quickness; all things athletic trainer Candee Mills is helping high school soccer players work on to improve their game. "We also work on injury prevention to help correct faulty mechanics," says athletic trainer, Candee Mills. You see, when you cut, pivot or jump you put stress on the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL in your knee. And if your knee collapses inward during these moves that ligament can tear. ACL injuries are especially a problem for girls, possibly because of the angles of their leg bones or imbalanced muscles around the knee. But proper training can help prevent ACL injuries. "We're trying to train them to be able to land better and jump better," says Chad Eickoff. "Legs shoulder width apart. You have to jump as high as you can and when you land you have to land straight and your knees can't go in or out," says soccer player, Lidia Ouk. "Really at the heart of research now is jump mechanics and landing mechanics," says Mills. These drills teach how to move more safely and they will strengthen the muscles around the knees, because ACL injuries usually mean a trip to the operating room. ACL reconstructions are not minor. Recovery can keep you out of the game for nine months or even a year. But injury prevention training can keep these girls in the game. For More Information: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acl-injury/AC99999
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