ACL Injuries: Myths, Facts, and New Research to Protect your Daughter
By Emily Neff (Pappas), Ph.D.
ACL injury rates continue to rise in female athletes
And focusing on anatomy and hormones has not helped.
But what else is different between boys and girls?
And how can this focus help our females not only perform better but stay off the sideline from injury….?
LISTEN HERE! (22 min listen) AND learn about the results from our owner’s research (the basis of her PhD Dissertation!)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emily is the Owner and Program Director at Relentless.
In 2015, Emily opened Relentless Athletics to build a community for female athletes while educating their parents and coaches on the necessity of strength training and sports nutrition to optimize sports performance and reduce injury risks in the female athlete population.
Emily holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology with a research focus on female athletes & the relationship between Olympic Weightlifting, performance, and ACL injury rates in adolescent female athletes. She holds an M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Temple University and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Drexel University.
Through this education, Emily values her ability to coach athletes and develop strength coaches, using a perspective grounded in biochemistry and human physiology.
When she isn’t on the coaching floor or doing work behind the scenes, she is at home with her husband, two kids, and of course, their dog Milo!
