Don’t let preventable injuries derail your dreams & aspirations.
You work hard.
Early morning wake ups, long drives to distant matches or games, late nights studying after multiple training sessions per day.
Sacrificing, grinding, & persevering for years.
You Dream Of….
Playing for the top level teams & clubs
Winning the tournaments, leagues, & trophies
Playing for your high school, college, or maybe even professionally
Being the best
Being the GOAT
Most Sports Injuries:
Most field sport injuries (60–90%) occur in the lower limbs, especially the ankle, knee (ACL), and thigh (quadriceps and hamstrings), and the majority of these are non-contact injuries that occur without impact between players. They are mainly attributed to inappropriate warm-up, muscle fatigue, and muscle imbalance. Therefore, we can drastically reduce a player’s risk of sustaining one of these injuries through implementation of an injury prevention program.
Research has shown that when athletes performed a preventative training program, ACL injuries were reduced by 51% to 62%.
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The rate of ACL injuries continues to rise rapidly, and ACL tears are associated with 9-12 month recovery, surgical costs between $5000-17000 per patient, and long term health costs around $38,000 per patient.
High school and college-aged females participating in high risk sports (basketball, softball, soccer) are at least 1.5 to 4.6 times greater risk of experiencing an ACL injury compared to their male counterparts.
After ACL Injury:
82% of athletes return to sports participation.
Only 63% return to their pre-injury level of sports participation
Athletes have a 5-fold increased risk of another knee injury after returning to sports compared to players without previous ACL injury.
Approximately 20-35% suffer a second ACL tear.
10%-90% have arthritis in their knee within 10-20 years after ACL injury.
Be Proactive About Decreasing Your Injury Risks
Step 1: Implement an Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Program
11+ by FIFA is a 30-minute exercise-based injury prevention program that, when performed twice per week, has been shown to reduce injury risk 40-60%.
The first half consists of running drills that can be performed at the beginning of a practice.
The second half consists of strength, plyometric, and balance exercises that can be performed at the beginning or end of a practice.
Step 2: Get An Injury Risk Assessment
How do you know if…
Your hips rotate enough to support running, pivots, and changes of direction without compensating in your lower back or knees?
Your ankles bend enough to absorb forces when you land or decelerate without compensating in your hips or knees?
(Goalies) You can reach your arms all the way overhead to block high shots without compensating in your back?
Your quadriceps and hamstrings can support forces 2-3 times your body weight when you need to control your body’s momentum over one leg?
Book an Athlete Wellness Audit with Dr. Kait and get your mobility, strength, capacity, and specific risk factors for injury assessed.
(Recommended 1-2 times per year, at the beginning or end of season)
