Can You Train for a Larger ACL?
Today’s article “The Anterior Cruciate Ligament Can Become Hypertrophied in Response to Mechanical Loading A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Elite Athletes” by Beaulieu et al. is from the University of Michigan.
Shockwave Therapy and Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
Today’s article “Shockwave Therapy Plus Eccentric Exercises Versus Isolated Eccentric Exercises for Achilles Insertional Tendinopathy A Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial” by Mansur et al. is from a team out of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Patella Instability in the Adolescent
Today’s article “Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Adolescents With Acute First-Time Patellar Dislocation With an Associated Loose Body” from Gurusamy et al. is from Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.
Meniscal Repair and Return to Sport
Today’s article “Return-to-Sport Rate and Activity Level Are High Following Arthroscopic All-Inside Meniscal Repair With and Without Concomitant Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A systematic Review” is from Totlis et al.
Achilles tendon tears in NFL athletes
Today it was reported that Cam Akers, running back for the Los Angeles Rams, tore his Achilles tendon while training.