Why so many injuries

[GoWarriors]

We have discussed this on the board several times, and nice job of refreshing us. As said, I don't know if there is any thing that can be done to help build up the knees and quad areas to strengthen and help prevent these injuries, but it sure isn't just limited to the Sooners. I know the pre-season conditioning program is pretty intense for our girls, so I kind of think every thing is possibly used to get the girls ready for the grind of the season. Maybe instead of having a male conditioning coach, a female might be better knowing the differences in the make up of the men and women's hip and knee areas affected. Just an idea.

There are several expert doctors and rehab specialists in Texas that could really help the OU program. With 5 going down to ACL injuries in two years the OU staff needs to reach out to these experts. They know how to train women to help prevent knee injuries. There are no guarantees but the training to prevent does help.

 

[brokebacksooner]

If OU is going to be the injury leader; I wish the University would be a leader in ACL research. Some questions I have:

Can the likelihood of having a ACL tear be predicted and if so, what factors?

Are there steps that can be taken to lessen the likelihood? Strength and conditioning seem to help but does it help for everyone at the same rate?

Finally, what are the long term ramifications? Will these young ladies face more knee problems or other health problems later in life?

 

[MsProudSooner]

Here's a really long article about the most recent research on ACL injuries.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938324/

 

[35TangoTango]

Here's a really long article about the most recent research on ACL injuries.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938324/

Interesting. I had one misconception about ACL prevention cleared up by a friend that just finished recovery from ligament damage. According to him: While you can use workouts to strengthen muscles, you cannot strengthen ligaments and tendons. They are what they are. In fact, by strengthening muscles, you make a stronger quicker person which actually increases the possibility of overloading and snapping a ligament or tendon. The only kind of conditioning you can really do for ligaments and tendons is stretching and flexibility. He's not a doctor, but he's been a patient and told that by doctors. It makes sense to me.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Interesting. I had one misconception about ACL prevention cleared up by a friend that just finished recovery from ligament damage. According to him: While you can use workouts to strengthen muscles, you cannot strengthen ligaments and tendons. They are what they are. In fact, by strengthening muscles, you make a stronger quicker person which actually increases the possibility of overloading and snapping a ligament or tendon. The only kind of conditioning you can really do for ligaments and tendons is stretching and flexibility. He's not a doctor, but he's been a patient and told that by doctors. It makes sense to me.

And some people's ligaments are just more prone to tearing than others.

 

[brokebacksooner]

Here's a really long article about the most recent research on ACL injuries.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938324/

Thanks for the link!

 

[SoonerNorm]

Maddie is having surgery tomorrow (Thurs).

 

[rocjunkie]

Maddie is having surgery tomorrow (Thurs).

Thanks for the ups. Our group was discussing that at the last game, and since finals were so close, I felt like they would do her surgery after the break. Prayers for a full and successful recovery.