Because most of the research studies they examined included high school and collegiate athletes, the researchers strongly recommend these programs for athletes between the ages of 12 and 25 years, and especially female athletes younger than 18 years of age. Hoch MC, Andreatta RD, Mullineaux DR, et al. Muscle activity and flexibility in individuals with medial knee displacement during the overhead squat. Am J Sports Med 2005;34(3):490-498.15. Am J Sports Med 2010;38(10):1968-1978.8. J Orthop Res 2001;19(5):834-840.© 2009-2020 Copyright Lower Extremity Review Magazine. Future research should continue to examine the relative activation between the gluteal and adductor muscles. 16. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1992;24(1):108-115.Figure 1. 20110817-03.Based on these findings, increased activation of the hip adductors appears to be an important contributor to increased MKD.
J Appl Biomech 2006;22(1):41-50.18. Thus, it is possible that differences in ankle dorsiflexion motion and hip adductor activation in those with and without MKD may be influenced by the individual’s sex.Lot of great information for an all too common topic. Paterno MV, Schmitt LC, Ford KR, et al. Effect of landing stiffness on joint kinetics and energetics in the lower extremity.
Intrinsic risk factors for the development of anterior knee pain in an athletic population. Q-angle influences tibiofemoral and patellofemoral kinematics. J Sport Rehabil 2010;19(2):226-232.22. Am J Sports Med 2011;39(12):2626-2633.6. During the screening procedures it appeared that a larger proportion of women than men demonstrated MKD, which is consistent with previous reports.
Strain in the medial collateral ligament of the human knee under single and combined loads. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008;89(7):1323-1328.12. The effects of a knee joint injury prevention program on young female basketball players: a systematic review. Senter C, Hame SL.
Malliaras P, Cook JL, Kent P. Reduced ankle dorsiflexion range may increase the risk of patellar tendon injury among volleyball players. American founding father Benjamin Franklin famously said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Does this quote hold true for knee injuries?Expert clinicians and researchers screened 3526 articles, then closely examined 752 articles, and ultimately selected and summarized the 33 best articles for this clinical practice guideline. These prevention programs should start during the sport's preseason and continue through the regular season.Enter your email address below and we will send you your usernameTo see results, clinicians, coaches, parents, and athletes should all help ensure that the programs are routinely performed before and during the season. Restricted ankle dorsiflexion, and the accompanying changes in frontal plane knee biomechanics, may be influenced by multiple mechanisms.20. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the two programs on the CSR, DCR and FSR in young professional male soccer players. Ratzlaff, C., and Liang, M. (2010).
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2005;35(12):793-801.It is worth noting that most experts think MKD is more prevalent or excessive in women than in men. Guideline authors focused on determining whether these programs were effective in preventing injuries, which type of exercises were common across effective prevention programs, and key parameters of exercise intensity and duration required to prevent knee and ACL injuries. Prevention of injury-related knee osteoarthritis: opportunities for the primary and secondary prevention of knee osteoarthritis.
Injury Prevention considers unsolicited submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, systematic reviews, and methodology articles. Identifying knee risk factors and injury prevention factors in the largest sport population in the world is a critical issue.