The Markland Clinic

Every Female Athlete Has An Achilles' Heel

HER KNEES

The statistics are startling - female athletes in specific sports are 4 to 7 times more likely to injure their knees than men.

SportsPerform and Dean Close School would like to invite you to a presentation on this crucial topic. The programme will include:

• The anatomy of the knee – Kate Markland (Chartered Physiotherapist, The Markland Clinic)
• The incidence of knee injury in female athletes - Dr Mark De Ste Croix (Reader in Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Gloucestershire)
• The diagnosis, management and long term consequences of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture – Mr Harminder Gosal (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Cheltenham Knee Unit)
• Why women are at greater risk of knee injury and how they can be prevented – Kate Markland (Chartered Physiotherapist, The Markland Clinic, Gloucestershire)

The event will be held on Tuesday 21^st April at 5pm, Seminar Room, Main Entrance, Dean Close School, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE. Directions are available at www.deanclose.co.uk.

To reserve a place please call us on 0845 2304228 or email info@sportsperform.co.uk. More information is available at JumpPerform.