The Pure Pod — Sports & Exercise Medicine
Injuries happen every day and can dramatically impact your life, job, activities and chosen sports. We are on a mission to empower people to live the active lives that everyone deserves, whether you consider yourself an elite athlete or not.
Pure Sports Medicine is the UK’s leading provider of musculoskeletal, sport and exercise medicine, providing access to the highest standards of non-surgical medical care delivered by our team of world-class specialists working together all under one roof. Our team approach means efficient and effective treatment with same day referrals where needed to ensure you have the exact people around you that you need.
In this podcast we hand the mic to our team of experts including, Physiotherapists, Sport & Exercise Medicine consultants, Nutritionists, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Soft Tissue Therapists and many more, to bring you the most up-to-date information and advice to help you achieve your sporting or fitness goals. We'll give you tips on avoiding injury and managing new or ongoing conditions with the goal of helping you get back to your best.
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The Pure Pod — Sports & Exercise Medicine
The Pure Pod — S2 E3: ACL injuries in female athletes
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Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are one of the most dreaded injuries for athletes across all sports and disciplines. Crucial in stabilising the knee and facilitating explosive movement and quick changes of direction, a tear to the ligament often requires surgery and lengthy rehab to return the patient to their previous level of mobility and to stave off long-term pain and instability.
Recent medical research shows that women are three to eight times more likely to experience an injury to their ACL than men. One study estimated a multisport female athlete aged between thirteen and eighteen has a 10% risk of injuring the ligament. In 2023, nearly 30 female footballers missed out on the World Cup due to ACL injuries, drawing media attention to the prevalence of the injury. Earlier this year, FIFA announced a fund to research the trend in more detail.
Why are rates of ACL injuries continuing to climb for female athletes? What are the causes of these injuries? And how can female athletes return to their best after experiencing a lengthy layoff?
We put those questions to two of Pure Sports Medicine’s physiotherapists, Amy Todd and Natasha Doyle, on the latest episode of the Pure Pod.
Here’s what we covered:
- The role of the ACL in the knee (03:00)
- The sports that carry greater risk of ACL injury (04:00)
- Why research suggesting hormonal changes could be the reason behind greater injury risk for women is incomplete (04:45)
- How women can tailor training around their menstrual cycle (12:15)
- The societal factors in increasing injury risk for female athletes (14:30)
- Biomechanical differences between male and female athletes (20:45)
- Whether men and women are treated differently following a significant ACL injury (28:30)
- How an MDT might approach ACL rehabilitation programmes (33:00)
- The need for research into female athletes and their injury risks (39:30)
Speaker Bios:
Amy Todd: https://puresportsmed.com/team/amy-todd/
Natasha Doyle: https://puresportsmed.com/team/natasha-doyle/
Pure Sports Medicine is the UK’s leading provider of musculoskeletal, sport and exercise medicine, providing access to the highest standards of non-surgical medical care delivered by our team of world-class specialists working together all under one roof. Our team approach means efficient and effective treatment with same day referrals where needed to ensure you have the exact people around you that you need.
In this podcast we hand the mic to our team of experts including, Physiotherapists, Sport & Exercise Medicine consultants, Nutritionists, Strength & Conditioning Coaches, Soft Tissue Therapists and many more, to bring you the most up-to-date information and advice to help you achieve your sporting or fitness goals. We'll give you tips on avoiding injury and managing new or ongoing conditions with the goal of helping you get back to your best.
For more expert info and advice right at your fingertips, check out the links below:
Website: www.puresportsmed.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/puresportsmed/
X: https://twitter.com/puresportsmed
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puresportsmed/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@puresportsmed
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pure-sports-medicine