{"id":573,"date":"2015-12-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/the-importance-of-understanding-injury-in-females\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:48:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:48:03","slug":"the-importance-of-understanding-injury-in-females","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/the-importance-of-understanding-injury-in-females","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Understanding Injury in Females"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the majority of our sports-driven medias are centered around males, it’s typically a safe assumption that they find themselves injured more than the female gender. However, did you know that it’s actually woman that are more likely to sustain a common sports injury? Dr. Robert Shmerling, M.D. penned an intricate look<\/a> at just how susceptible these athletes, young and old, can be. From knee injures to stress fractures, loads of these serious injuries happen because of the general differences between bodies in the two genders. Dr. Shmerling says:<\/p>\n

There is probably a combination of factors that contribute to the higher incidence of injuries among female athletes. And we have more theories than actual answers. The most common explanation is that it\u2019s due to basic differences between the bodies of men and women. For example, the typical female athlete, as compared with her male counterpart, has:<\/p>\n