The Illinois Athletic Trainers Association and the physicians at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush partnered to create Ankles for Life, a public awareness program.
Here's what you should know.
1. After seeing a 300 percent increase in Achilles injuries over the last decade, the two healthcare organizations saw a need for patient education.
2. Ankles for Life will provide athletes the tools to incorporate ankle injury prevention tactics into their workout and warm-up routines.
3. The fastest growing patient population is in active people between 30-years-old and 50-years-old.
4. Ankles for Life provides athletes with several techniques they can incorporate into their workouts to promote ankle health.
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