MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'anterior cruciate ligament injuries'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:29:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348671&cid=t_235933_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FwKBw9uXst1M%2F Female athletes do tend to have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, but doctors and researchers chalked that down to the female anatomy - women are build differently than men. But now, there are findings that show it may be more than just the way they’re built. According to an article in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail , Hormones, knee injuries linked , “Darren Stefanyshyn, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary, and his team of researchers have found knee joint laxity, or looseness, which can make athletes more prone to injury, is influenced by phases in the menstrual cycle.” If this is a factor, it adds to the other anatomical differences that contribute to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The ACL plays a large role in k... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348671 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:32:29 +0100 2348671