Explaining injuries in a way that's easy to understand

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ACL tears in women’s football continue to dominate clubs’ injury lists despite our increased knowledge of injury mechanisms and risk factors.  Let's take a look at some potential reasons for this...   

Muscle injuries are common enough in football; but why do some injuries seem to be so difficult to treat and more importantly, why are there so many recurrences of hamstring and soleus muscle injuries? 

The majority of injuries in football are to the lower limb; particularly to the knees and ankles. Injuries to ligaments are among the most commonly encountered and can occur in several different ways... 

The shoulder often takes the brunt of the forces generated by the tackle in many contact sports, but in football the treatment of shoulder injuries can be a real challenge...