Athletes Knee“d” Answers
In the span of a year, approximately 200,000 - 300,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries are performed, of those surgeries, 90% are student athletes. Just last year, the amount of ACL surgeries increased by 25% , becoming just as popular as concussions and rotator cuff injuries. ACL tears are most common in female basketball and soccer players. Recently, studies have shown that because girls have more of a knock-knee alignment they are 2 to 8 more times to tear their ACL’s than males. Knee injuries are the most common cause of permanent disability in female high school basketball players. Which accounts up to 91% of season-ending injuries and 94% of injuries requiring surgery. Student athletes who go through ACL surgery must deal with depression, unbearable pain, and physical therapy.
Studies show that athletes who suffer an ACL injury tend to experience: more depression, have a fear of reinjury, have decreased sport satisfaction, and have a higher academic test failure rate and lower GPA. Every time an athlete hears the dreaded popping noise, they …show more content…
Depression is one of the most common side-effects of surgery in student athletes. As athletes sit on the bench and watch their teammates play the sport they cherish most, really takes a turn on them. Not being able to play their sport and having it taken away from them, is an unbearable feeling. They feel worthless and alone. Michael Jordan once said, “ My body could stand the crutches, but my body couldn’t stand the sidelines.” Athletes start to believe that their life is over and that they will never get back to the sport that, once, changed their life. The sport that has helped them through so much in life. The sport that has given them an unbreakable bond between teammates. The sport that introduced them to not only teammates but a family and the sport that they thought would ever get taken away from
In the span of a year, approximately 200,000 - 300,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries are performed, of those surgeries, 90% are student athletes. Just last year, the amount of ACL surgeries increased by 25% , becoming just as popular as concussions and rotator cuff injuries. ACL tears are most common in female basketball and soccer players. Recently, studies have shown that because girls have more of a knock-knee alignment they are 2 to 8 more times to tear their ACL’s than males. Knee injuries are the most common cause of permanent disability in female high school basketball players. Which accounts up to 91% of season-ending injuries and 94% of injuries requiring surgery. Student athletes who go through ACL surgery must deal with depression, unbearable pain, and physical therapy.
Studies show that athletes who suffer an ACL injury tend to experience: more depression, have a fear of reinjury, have decreased sport satisfaction, and have a higher academic test failure rate and lower GPA. Every time an athlete hears the dreaded popping noise, they …show more content…
Depression is one of the most common side-effects of surgery in student athletes. As athletes sit on the bench and watch their teammates play the sport they cherish most, really takes a turn on them. Not being able to play their sport and having it taken away from them, is an unbearable feeling. They feel worthless and alone. Michael Jordan once said, “ My body could stand the crutches, but my body couldn’t stand the sidelines.” Athletes start to believe that their life is over and that they will never get back to the sport that, once, changed their life. The sport that has helped them through so much in life. The sport that has given them an unbreakable bond between teammates. The sport that introduced them to not only teammates but a family and the sport that they thought would ever get taken away from