How SPORTACUS keeps you in the game!

 "Among the 500,000 or so college athletes who compete annually under the auspices of the NCAA there are more than 210,000 injuries per year, according to one estimate, ranging from minor to catastrophic and fatal.". (Guardian report, 2021.)

 "But when it comes to the most common athletic injuries, college sports injury statistics show that knee injuries are number 1. A study by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) found that knee injuries accounted for more than 35% of all sports-related injuries suffered by college student-athletes during a five-year period". (https://agspecialtyinsurance.com)

 "An ACL tear is the most severe and common sports knee injury, accounting for about 40% of traumas. ACL tears are often career-ending". (https://agspecialtyinsurance.com)

 Across all divisions and seasons, the rate of game injuries was 3.5 times higher than the rate of practice injuries. These rates equate to 1 injury every 2 games and 1 injury every 5 practices for a team of 50 participants, according to research in the  Journal of Athletic Training.

Outside of high-level contact sports, most injuries are NOT due to trauma.

They are misuse or over-use problems.

That means they can be prevented. 

That means they can be resolved quickly IF you have individual, professional guidance.

That means an end to mindless, out of date  prescriptions of rest, icing, pain-killers, cortisone shots, immobilizing props and the like. You deserve better.

Far more common are the nagging joint or soft tissue injuries that SHOULD only temporarily derail progress.

Things like hip flexor strains, ankle sprains, concussions, stress fractures, broken bones, groin pulls, sciatica, shin splints, hamstring strains, and shoulder injuries. 

Typical responses to injuries can include:

* Your coaches, trainers, family and friends do not have the expertise to give you the  focused, individual therapy and support you need to get back in the game.

* You have the "injured" label.

* You're off the team, out of sight and out of mind. 

* Sudden stigma from your teammates. 

* Your hopes for that next Personal Record are out of reach.

* Your sponsorship could be jeopardize.

* Your progress in training may come to a grinding halt.

* You could have weeks or months of rehab limiting your conditioning.

* Mental challenges and self-confidence could be long lasting. 

* Your self-doubt creeps in - and realistically, will you ever manage to get back to  the same level?