"Sanderson, a former England international who sustained an ACL injury herself in 2016, believes the women's game remains far behind on essential research, and warns the situation will deteriorate before it improves. I spoke with knee surgeon Dr Andy Williams, the former Arsenal striker said. He was saying it needs to start from a younger age with strength and conditioning exercises."
"Lianne Sanderson has been speaking about an epidemic of women's football The women's game has gone from zero to 100. We went from training twice a week to training every single day and we're not trying to be the men, we're not trying to train like the men, that's a myth. The number of ACL tears since the beginning of the season is a problem for me and I will continue to talk about it."
Jessica Naz suffered a second career ACL injury at 25, adding to a growing number of similar injuries across the women's game this season. Women are up to eight times more likely to suffer an ACL injury, with almost 30 athletes missing the 2023 Women's World Cup because of ACLs. Lianne Sanderson, who sustained an ACL in 2016, highlights a research gap and urges earlier preventive strength and conditioning work for younger players. Training frequency in women's football has increased sharply, and typical ACL recovery takes around 10 months, with complex surgery and rehab also harming players' mental health.
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