AFLW players are 9.2 times more likely to injure their knees than male players. Here's why
ABCWhen Isabel Huntington kicked truly for the Western Bulldogs at Fremantle Oval on Sunday night, she was mobbed by a group of team-mates who understood just how difficult her journey back to the field has been. Hormones may also play a role Professor Nigel Stepto from Victoria University's Institute of Health and Sport has been looking into the physiological factors that contribute to women's greater likelihood of rupturing their ACLs. "Semi-professional sport makes things a lot harder for an AFLW player who does an ACL, because not only is her sporting career impacted, it's her main income stream as well. The league has teamed up with the Women's Health in Sport and Exercise team at La Trobe University to design the AFL's ACL injury reduction program called Prep to Play. Ms Haberfield explained that Prep to Play distinguishes between "modifiable" and "non-modifiable" factors that contribute to women's greater susceptibility for ACL injuries.
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