I have often wondered about all the ACL injuries over the last several years. Yes, more likely for girls but boys injuries are up as-well. My personal opinion is this. Growing up many of us adults had one mode of transportation as a kid. We rode bicycles. We rode them for hours daily and put lots of miles on them from here to there etc. Even if it was just down to a friends house, it was done daily. I believe by riding so much while growing up, it strengthened & developed our lower bodies way more than the kids today. Not many kids ride & I mean RIDE like we used to. Video game, CPU, Smart phone era has kept kids less active on a daily basis. I was fortunate enough to play HS & college basketball without ever getting any major injuries. I look back & many of my friends or kids I competed with did not go down with these injuries either. And if anyone did it was almost unheard of. Today, it's very common to happen to many of these young athletes. I am not a bike rider now & not trying to down the technological era. or push an agenda just sharing my own thoughts.
Do you agree? Disagree?