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Preventing An Acl Injury

To prevent an ACL injury you need to improve your flexibility, strength, balance, and agility. You can also try to jump and land safely. "It's the mechanics of being able to land from a jump, it's being able to change direction, it's working with someone or just working on your own and being diligent in knowing how to properly do these activities, and then that should lead you to as minimal injuries as possible," says Phillip DePaola, Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute.

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