But this has not happened historically, and it is still not true on the whole boat. Compared to their equivalents on the part of men, women’s teams and leagues at every level are often at a disadvantage when it comes to everything, from appropriate speed to the surface to access medical resources and coaches that will implement prevention and training programs-the disasters that could increase. Silvers-Granelli.
Hormones
Entertainment fact: Women’s monthly hormonal fluctuations are one reason why women (and even female mice) have not always been included in medical or exercise scientific research. Menstrual cycles may confuse the results, researchers are worried – never the mind that about half of the population they have may be interested in how displacements affect their health.
Indeed, it turns out that these repays and flows can make the difference in tendon injuries. Unlike men, women’s ACLs have relaxation receptors, a hormone that is released high shortly after ovulation and breaks down collagen, relaxing the joints.
This is likely to be a good thing during pregnancy, but less useful during fast turns on the pitch or on the pitch. And hormones also affect the way women feel and recover, possibly leading to excessive fatigue in some places that can endanger injury, says Dr. Ode.
To explore this issue, Dr Trentacosta and her colleagues comparison The rates of injuries between 32 athletes receiving hormonal contraceptives – which form these monthly displacements and prevent ovulation, keeping low levels of relaxed – and 40 that were not. Those who were in birth control had fewer ACL tears and other injuries, but also different industrial when landed by a jump.
This does not mean that athletes will have to take the pill to prevent ACL tears, says Dr. Trentacosta (though it is a factor that they could consider if they decide between contraceptive methods). But confirms a correlation between hormones and the danger that is worth further exploration.
Genetics
Like many other medical problems, ACL tears can run to families and some of the higher risk genes may have a greater impact on women than men. Actually, a 2020 study to British Journal of Sports Medicine It is estimated that about 69% of the risk is hereditary, which means that if you looked at a group of athletes, about 69% of the difference in the rate of ACL tears will be due to genetics rather than environmental factors.
Anatomy
On average, women have a smaller femur than the width of their hips. This means that their angle q – the angle formed between the quadriceps and knees when seen by the front – is wider, placing more stress on the knee joint, says Dr. Ode. In addition, the notch where the ACL sits tends to be slightly closer to women than men, possibly increasing the risk of tearing.
But even players with dramatic different bodies from female footballers, including larger notches, still tear their ACLs, as well as people without a family history of such injuries. And no athlete can fundamentally change their anatomy or genes, anyway. So, instead of residing in these differences and instilling fear-paradoxically, it actually increases the risk of injury-it makes much more meaning to focus on preventive methods known to work, says Dr. Silvers-Granelli.
So what can women do to protect themselves?
If there is a message of sports medical experts for athletes, it is that their bodies are not fragile and injuries are not inevitable. Everything, from proper nutrition and recovery to specific prevention programs, can largely proceed to alleviate the risk of ACL tears and other injuries. Here are some other prevention strategies you need to keep in mind:
1. Follow the program.
Determination of neuromuscular and industrial risk factors that increase the risk of ACL tears has allowed researchers such as Dr. Silvers-Granelli to develop exercise programs specifically to address them. Most are 10 to 15 minutes sessions including elements such as exercises, pelletics, endurance movements and stretching, which can be doubled as dynamic warm -up. Not only enhance muscles and improve mobility, they also increase body awareness and the proposition or sense of your body in space, which is important for rotation and landing, says Dr. Ode.
