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As we discussed in the previous post, if Mr. Sweeney does not change his running technique he probably will suffer new legs injuries. As you can see in the following pics from before and after surgery, his technique did not change at all. In April 20 of 2011 was published by the media that Mr. Sweeney is currently suffering from "tightness in his hamstring". If the system continuos treating only the player's symptoms and not the primary causes of the injuries, more athletes will keep loosing their future.

I prepared the following analysis for an Injury Prevention presentation at the Children's Hospital in Oakland at the beginning of this year. At that point Mr. Sweeney was recuperating from his surgery and I explained that, in my opinion, with not changes in his running mechanics he will continuous with leg problems. Since March 2009 Ryan Sweeney suffers from left knee problems: “he reported feeling tight quadriceps during and after practice”. Two months latter, in June, he sprained his left knee ligament. The local media reported that “Sweeney tried doing some running Monday but cornering proved too painful, and he'd missed the past five games”. In July 2010 a severe tendinitis in the right knee sent Mr. Sweeney to the surgery room. In December 3rd the media reported that “his surgically repaired right knee is coming along well” and also that “his left knee also has caused him trouble, but Sweeney chose rehab over surgery for that knee”. Sweeney is still dealing with the ...