Female athletes do tend to have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, but doctors and researchers chalked that down to the female anatomy – women are build differently than men. But now, there are findings that show it may be more than just the way they’re built.
According to an article in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail , Hormones, knee injuries linked , “Darren Stefanyshyn, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary, and his team of researchers have found knee joint laxity, or looseness, which can make athletes more prone to injury, is influenced by …read more

In early May, I wrote about how golf great Tiger Woods was sidelined because of arthroscopic knee surgery* (Even Tiger Woods may need a tune-up now and then). Now, he’s out for the season.
According to a WebMD article, Tiger also other surgeries on the same knee in 1994 and 2002. Unfortunately for him though, he needs to go for a complete ACL repair.
How long people are out after such a surgery depends on the person and the type of activity, but it’s not a surgery recovery that should be rushed.
There are some people who are wondering if Tiger …read more