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toc = Discoveri﻿ng Knee Injuries = = Goals: ﻿  = **Discover different types of knee injuries and how to prevent them.**

Discoveries:
I learned that there are many types of knee injuries that you can have and how they can happen and how they can be prevented. One of these was and ACL tear. This injury occurs in sports like basketball, football, and hockey just to name a few. It happens in these sports because these sports involve making quick cuts and they put a strain on the ACL so, it can tear. A way that this injury can occur less is if one increases the flexibility and strength in the knee.

Challenges:
One of the challenges I faced was finding a person to base the project off of. For several weeks, I was checking in the training room to see if anyone had some type of knee injury. And for those few weeks I couldn't find anyone. Another challenge I faced was managing the fifteen hours that were required for the project. I started late and it was hard to get the time in.

= Solu ﻿ tions:﻿  = In the end, I was able to have Sultan be my project subject. Unfortunately for him, he had a accident in basketball and that is how my problem of a test subject was solved. To manage the fifteen hours I went to Mr. Doherty every single day. However, I could only get ten hours finished with him. But, I had a lot of work done in that ten hours while following Sultan. So, I hope that this will be factored.

Looking Back:
Looking back, I wish that I had been able to work with a doctor along with Mr. Doherty and Dennis. This would have given me more opportunities than doing this with just the trainers. I could have had the opportunity to see an actual surgery and see how the knee looks during it. Also, I would have gotten more information if I worked with a doctor. They probably would have expanded upon what the trainers taught me. Along with this, I wish that I had started earlier. The project became more stressful when I was strained for time to get information and make my conclusion. My project would have been better than it is if I had started earlier than I had.

5 Things I wish I knew before I started the project:
1. How much time would need to be invested. 2. That starting earlier would be more beneficial. 3. It's more likely that the injuries would happen in the winter than in the spring. 4. How to download a video on to powerpoint. 5. More people at Belmont Hill have ankle injuries than knee injuries.