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A lack of flexibility is a risk factor for athletic injuries.
Ture or False

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True, there are more risks of an injury when you are less flexible

User Fabianegli
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Answer:

Defenitely true.

Step-by-step explanation:

I’m a big believer that injuries are multi-factorial. For example if someone has a large “Q-Angle” for their knee, that’s not the only reason they tear an ACL.

Or just because someone has poor “quad:hamstring strength ratios” that that is the sole reason they end up with a hamstring pull.

After watching sports for my entire life, and working in the industry for 16 years now, I can tell you I see a few common threads that absolutely contribute to the increase in injuries.

I also believe that you can “bucket” injuries into primary areas:

Athletes have lost the ability to flex and “bend,”

Athletes have lost their ability to absorb and reduce force (i.e. they’ve got poor “brakes”), and

Athletes don’t have the work capacity to meet the needs and demands of their sport.

Let’s look at each of these buckets in more depth, and provide a few answers to help build stronger, healthier and more resilient athletes.

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