@article{ref1,
title="An anterior cruciate ligament  (ACL) injury risk screening and reduction program for high school female athletes: a pilot study",
journal="International journal of sports physical therapy",
year="2022",
author="Kuntz, Allison and Peters, Olivia and Bello, Andrew and Perkins, Ryan and Monti, Ryan and Murray, Leigh",
volume="17",
number="7",
pages="1318-1329",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury causes physical, mental, and financial burdens. Therefore, it is imperative to screen, identify, and educate athletes who are at high-risk. The combination of screening and education could identify those at risk and potentially reduce future injuries. <br><br>PURPOSE: The purpose was to conduct a feasible community pre-season screening program for high school female athletes for the presence of known modifiable risk factors that predispose them to sustaining a non-contact ACL injury. STUDY DESIGN: Non-experimental prospective study. <br><br>METHODS: A convenience sample of 15 healthy female athletes were recruited from local high schools, consisting of 11 soccer players and four basketball players.  A pre-season screening program was designed encompassing four stations that addressed modifiable neuromuscular and biomechanical risk factors including range of motion (ROM), jump-landing technique, strength, and balance. Athletes were categorized into high-risk versus low-risk groups based on cutoff scores previously established in the literature. <br><br>RESULTS: Every athlete met the high-risk cutoff score for at least one extremity during the ROM screening, and some met high-risk cutoff scores for more than one ROM. Out of all four categories tested, lower extremity ROM demonstrated the greatest deficits. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study identified athletes as having multiple modifiable risk factors that can be addressed with training and exercises. This supports implementing a pre-season program aimed at screening for injury risk factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2159-2896",
doi="10.26603/001c.40370",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.26603/001c.40370"
}