So, You Tore Your ACL. What Now?
Tearing your ACL is a heartbreaking, painful, and frustrating injury. It requires a long recovery both pre- and post-surgery, full of focus, discipline and grit in order to get back to playing the game you love. Inevitably, it makes us more appreciative of all that our bodies and minds can endure.
By Alex Benedict
VIS Creator
& Moira McCarthy, MD
VIS Expert
& Olivia Liv Massey, MEd
VIS Expert
& Moira McCarthy, MD
VIS Expert
Topic: Body
January 31 2021
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Women athletes suffer ACL injuries at alarmingly high rates as compared to males —in some sports, we are over 3x more likely to tear our ACL. An NCAA study concluded that the top three sports in all of NCAA play—including men’s sports—with the greatest prevalence of ACL tears are women’s soccer, women’s basketball, and women’s gymnastics...
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