How to Prevent ACL Injuries in Motocross

Motocross is a sport that is full of excitement, adrenaline and machinery. It attracts a large number of fans and other spectators. It is also a sport whose athletes are often healing from a variety of injuries. One of the more common types of injury that motocross competitors deal with is injury to the ACL. The ACL is the ligament that runs across your knee and is attached to both the tibia (lower leg) and the femur (thigh bone), The ACL is responsible for making sure that the two bones stay properly aligned. Injuries to the ACL are not only disabling but take a long time to heal. Female motocrossers are more likely to have an ACL injury then their male counterparts.

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How to Prevent ACL Injuries in Motocross

1. Stretch before doing any exercising, and before you get on your dirt bike. Properly stretching your ACL will make sure it is limber and more resilient to injury.

2. Making an effort to strengthen your ACL is the best way to prevent in from getting injured while you are honing your motocross skills. Exercises that are useful when you need to strengthen your ACL are hamstring curls, power cleans, dead lifts and squats. The more diligent you are about doing exercises, the less likely you are to be laid up with a strained or torn ACL.

3. In addition to doing exercises that will strengthen your ACL, you should also always wear protective knee pads when you are riding your dirt bike and practicing your motocross stunts.

4. Avoid movements that force the knee to twist and turn. The most common reason for ACL injuries is that the knee is twisted and the amount of torque becomes to great for the ACL to sustain. so it tears.

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