STAY OUT OF THE TRAINING ROOM WITH US LACROSSE’S ACL INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM
BY PAUL OHANIAN
Concussions may get the headlines, but ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears and lower extremity injuries (knee and ankle sprains) are the primary cause of missed game and practice time in lacrosse. That’s why US Lacrosse invested in research on ACL injury prevention and developed a warm-up and exercise program, called LaxPrep, which can help to reduce an athlete’s risk of lower extremity injury.
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“Preventing these injuries is a much better answer than operating on them,” said Dr. Richard Hinton, team physician for the U.S. women’s team and an orthopedic surgeon who performs more than 100 ACL reconstructions annually. LaxPrep utilizes a three-phase warm- up routine designed to develop core strength, balance and proper landing techniques. It takes just 15 minutes, 2-3 times per week. Some studies have shown reductions of up to 82 percent in relative ACL injury risk. US Lacrosse created an online training tutorial (
learning.uslacrosse. org) to help coaches and athletic trainers implement LaxPrep. One of the keys in the routine is the use of dynamic warm-up exercises before each of the three program phases.
32 US LACROSSE MAGAZINE January 2017
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