ADDITIONAL HEALTH TOPICS

Sport Specific Training
Not only does a person need to understand the sport that they are playing for strategy, game plays, etc.  First, they also need to understand the biomechanics of the sport.  For example, foot placement, knee bend, lower body alignment, all effect muscle tension and strength, potential strength production, and potential injury rate.  Second, athletes need to participate in sport specific training and cross training.  Humans need to work opposite muscle groups for stability and balance.

Fatigue
Fatigue, including overall sleep deprivation or muscle fatigue, can increase risk of injury. The hip, ankle, core and knee/leg muscles all have to be functioning at 100% to provide the joints and ligament with the best possibility of protection.

Overall Body Health for the Female
Most people have heard of the Female Athlete Triad, but few truly understand what it is, and most importantly, how to prevent symptoms and the triad itself.  Knee injury often can coincide with amenorrhea and loss of bone density at a level higher than normal known as osteoporosis.  There is a cycle of self-destruction that happens in the female body, being lower in weight, having this effect eating habits, losing more weight and eventually muscle mass, not getting proper nutrition, losing bone mass, becoming weaker, eventually dropping so low in body fat percentage that one become amenorrheic.  The ligaments in the body need overall support to function: they need good tendon strength to attach onto the bone, they need good bone to anchor to, they need proper rest to function correctly, they need and are effected by hormones in the body produces with a properly functioning female, such as estrogen and testosterone. These effect the collagen strength and well as can effect the joint structure, increasing laxity.  When these aspects, as well as many others are out of sync, there is a lack of homeostasis in the body, and a higher risk of overall body health depletion and injury.