Sports Injury Test - SM Specifications
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Serious knee injuries can happen to any athlete, on any playing field, at any age.
Serious knee injuries can happen to any athlete, on any playing field, at any age. There is no way to completely prevent these injuries, but there are tests that can identify risk factors associated with knee injuries.
Some of these risk factors are associated with the athletes technique during jumping, landing, cutting and pivoting tasks.
Other risk factors are commonly correlated with strength deficits, namely in the hips, hamstrings and quadriceps.
If we can identify these risk factors in athletes, we can recommend certain areas to concentrate on during the athletes training regimen in order to decrease their risk of injury.