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The Rising Risk of ACL Injuries and How to Protect Your Knees, According to Physical Therapist

Unfortunately, ACL injuries are far too common, with between 100,000 and 200,000 ACL tears occurring every year, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is ...
New Atlas

Noisy knees normal straight after injury, don’t mean arthritis later

Noisy knees after an ACL injury may raise fears of impending arthritis, but new research shows that these noises signal existing damage and not future decline, helping patients and clinicians ...
Kaleido Scope

Female athletes are at higher risk for ACL injuries. Here is how to reduce the risk.

Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injuries are one of the most common among athletes. Each year, approximately 150,000 ACL injuries occur in the United States, particularly in sports that ...
Yardbarker

WNBA ACL Injuries Cast Long Shadow Over 2025 Playoffs

The 2025 WNBA season will be remembered as much for who was missing as for who made it to the postseason. Courtney Vandersloot’s injury set the tone early. The veteran point guard tore her right ...
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ACL injuries are more common in women than men. The hardest part? Dealing with the emotional aftermath.

Mica Riley has torn her ACL three times and says the emotional toll of the injury is "wildly underestimated." (Courtesy of Mica Riley) Mica Riley knows this terrain firsthand. The physical ...
Medscape

New National Coalition Aims to Halve ACL Injuries in High School Athletes

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries pose a major threat to high school athletes. The recovery process is slow, generally taking 6-9 months, and even then, some athletes are unable to return ...