What is SWABA?

Strong Women are Better Athletes, or SWABA for short, is a blog-site created to bring young female athletes and their families the news and research they need to stay healthy and be competitive in their sport. Focused on ACL injury etiology and prevention, SWABA hopes to bring ACL injury awareness to a nation-wide level to help train better athletes and keep them healthy.

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Questions? Comments? kaleenee [at] gmail dot com

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Warrior Girls, by Michael Sokolove
Understanding and Preventing Noncontact ACL Injuries, by American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine

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No ACL, No Problem?

NBA Rookie DeJuan Blair of the San Antonio Spurs has started his professional basketball career with no ACL in either knee!  And he’s doing pretty well, averaging 8.3 points and 8.3 rebounds!  How is this possible?  I usually don’t read men’s pro sports articles regarding ACL injuries, but when I read the headline No Ligaments, [...]

November 14th, 2009 | Category: ACL Injury Stories, ACL Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, Basketball, Professional Athletes, Professional Sports | One comment

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