AC Sprains and Clavicle Fractures in Ice Hockey: Bio-mechanical perspective
Posted on by Steve Chmielewski, PT, DPT, Level 5 USA Hockey Coach
AC Sprains and other upper body injuries:
Research in the past has identified that approximately 70% of upper extremity injuries in ice hockey occur during games and that approximately 50% of them can be defined as a sprain, strain, or a fracture.3 The most common diagnosed injury of the shoulder in hockey today is a sprain of the Acromioclavicular (AC) joint, or AC Sprains.
