For example, in football or soccer, a player plants his or her leg, slows down quickly, and cuts into a different direction. Depending on the direction of the cut, this sudden stop and twist of the knee can put too much stress on the ACL and cause it to tear (Slowik 2). While it is possible to tear an ACL in a non-contact sport, most ACL that are torn during sports occur while playing a contact sport. “One study showed that contact resulted in 93% of injuries in a ground of 226 patients while non-contact sport resulted in the remaining 7%” (Curran, Kum, Tanyu, Wyatt 1). The other risk factor for ACL tears is gender.…
The ACL is a blurred spot in many people’s knowledge of the body so, the increased risk of ACL injuries in females, the possible events…
After working hard, I finally found myself in a starting role for my team. Learning to accept failure from a young age helped me to endure challenges later on. During my first soccer season in high school I was elated to get the opportunity to be on the varsity soccer team. I was on the team until after the first scrimmage when the coach told me I would not be on the team and would be moved down to jv. This moment brought me back to reality, and made me realize…
Your ACL is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. It is one of the four ligaments that stabilizes your knee so there is no excessive forward movement. The ACL also controls the twisting and rotation of your knee. So in other words, it is a pretty important part of your knee.…
ACL tears have become more and more common “such a circumstance isn’t uncommon among women’s basketball players” (Clardie). This circumstance may not mean much to us here in the small town of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, but…
I have been playing basketball since I was 11 years old and I have received a varsity letter in high school. In the last basketball game of my Sophomore year, I tore my ACL. I had surgery one month later and have not been able to play since. I am still constantly in pain and recently had another surgery. This injury has affected me mentally, physically, and emotionally.…
The ACL is like a rubber band that holds your knee together enabling you to bend, jump, cut, and run. Without it, your knee could give out at any given time. The first time I experienced it, I was playing soccer in P.E. The second time I was playing volleyball. I had to have knee reconstruction surgery after both.…
I was devastated. Everything I worked for was gone. I sat out and had surgery. I had to sacrifice my body every day to get stronger after the surgery. I pushed the limit daily, being careful to not go too far and re-injure my ACL.…
ACL injuries are of the most intriguing sports injuries today due to their causes, recovery path, prevention methods, and how the injury has progressed in technology. The ACL is the center of much responsibility when it comes to the knee. The ACL runs across the knee joint, and keeps the shin from sliding forward, and provides stability when performing rotational movements. It is one of the many ligaments that holds the knee joint in place, and keeps the knee from buckling.…
A section of my life where I have overcome adversity is in my baseball career. Baseball has always been a source of great enjoyment in my life. I started playing baseball at the age of 8 with the goal of playing for my high school team. I played fall and spring every year prepping myself for the day it was my turn to suit of for the high school. Then when that day came I got an extreme letdown, cut from the team!…
My success on and off a soccer field has been due to my relentless perseverance. As an athlete there are many setbacks that can lead to the end of a career. Setbacks such as bad grades, low confidence, fears, injuries, and drugs. During high school I found myself faced with a couple of these setbacks. Every time I found myself faced with a setback I was not able to accept the idea of failure.…
I first started to play soccer my freshman year and i fell in love with the game. I wasn't the best soccer player but I wasn't the worst either. I always pursue to be better every year. I played other sports in order to be on shape for soccer season.…
Every athlete knows that injuries are part of the game. Some are big others are small. Nobody wants to get injured, unless you hate the sport, but it’s guaranteed that a few weeks can be missed through an athletic career due to injuries. However, there is always one injury that athletes fear more than any other, and that is surgery to fix any torn ligaments in your knee. My freshman year of high school, I was the unlucky soul that suffered a torn ACL and Meniscus in my left knee.…
I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable.…
Learning how to walk is a skill that us humans (even animals), get to learn at a certain point of our lives. As you may know walking is part of our human growth and development, and who would have known that on a blink of an eye I would be losing that skill. “Zoe! Can you hear me?” I opened my eyes.…