title: Establishment and Evaluation of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In female high school athletes, soccer continues to be a high-risk sport for sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Literature reviews indicate the best injury prevention programs (IPPs) focus on increasing core strength and proprioception in this age group.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  An IPP was created for a small Midwestern high school girls' soccer team. The goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the IPP on core strength and proprioception.
  
  
  METHODS
  The IPP incorporated functional movement applied science and exercises. Students were tested pre- and postseason. Results were analyzed using paired-samples t tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant results in improved core measures were noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This IPP, which utilized functional movement and training, could be utilized by other teams for increasing core strength and proprioception of players, as well as adding to the body of literature utilizing functional movement.
authors.affiliation: Rebecca Liebert, DNP, MSN, NP-C, ONP-C, Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner, Tomah Memorial Hospital, Tomah, WI; and Assistant Professor, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liebert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D012916:Soccer