Girls Knee Sports Injury-Prevention Program Shows Promise

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Girls Knee Sports Injury-Prevention Program Shows Promise

A short warm-up can reduce the risk for sports-related knee injuries in teenage girls, a new head-to-head trial shows.
A program called FIFA 11+ was developed in response to a spiraling rate of anterior cruciate ligament tears in teenage girls by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). It takes teams about 20 minutes to work their way through the series of exercises before each practice.
Multiple randomized controlled trials have shown that FIFA 11+ can reduce lower-extremity injuries by 50% or more in both male and female athletes, as previously reported by Medscape Orthopedics.



American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 2016 Annual Meeting: Abstract 1003. Presented June 2, 2016.

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