FC United is proud to have Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (IBJI) as our Official Sports Medicine Partner. As part of our collaboration, IBJI will be providing streamlined access at their  Glenview facility for Trevian and FC United players and staff. The open access will help to provide injury assessment as well as injury prevention instruction and will be provided by our specialized staff of Sports Medicine clinicians.

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IBJI is offering FC United families a simple Ask a Therapist service to provide some basic information from one of their qualified therapists.

The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of four major knee ligaments and is the primary restraint that limits how far the tibia (shin bone) slides forward in relation to the femur (thigh bone). The ACL is critical to knee stability, and people who injure their ACL often complain of symptoms of their knee giving-out from under them. An ACL tear is often a sports-related injury and about 80% of sports-related ACL tears are "non-contact" injuries, with most ACL tears occurring when pivoting or landing from a jump. Women are three times as likely to suffer an ACL injury then males, and eight times as likely as a female soccer player due do different lower limb biomechanics.

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Sports nutrition can greatly affect an athlete’s energy, endurance and performance. As parents and coaches, you have the opportunity to properly fuel your children and players for their sport. There is an overwhelming amount of information available on the internet but breaking it down into simple categories will help for practical application for your family or team.

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Concussions and ACL injures are two hot topics in sports medicine and research right now, and Illinois Bone and Joint Institute is offering complementary pre-concussion baselines screening and ACL prevention screening to all members of the FC United/Trevian Soccer Organization. Appointments can be made Monday through Thursday from 4-7pm in the Glenview Clinic with Bethany or Matt. Please specify either Concussion baseline or ACL testing, or both, when making the appointment. The waiver and a sample of the SCAT2 test form used during the Concussion Baseline testing is available below.
Concussion Management Program
SCAT2 Form


In many cases the young patient has an advantage over their older counterparts. They heal faster and have shorter recovery times after a workout or injury because their bodies are growing and developing quickly. As any parent knows kids grow out of shoes quickly and clothes that are not worn out are grown out of soon enough. There are however some conditions that are a challenge specifically because the patient is younger and their bodies are growing so quickly. We will look at two of these conditions.

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One of the most common things that we see in the clinic is Knee Pain. The pain can originate at in the Patella Tendon, the Kneecap or in the Knee Joint itself. Moreover, there are dozens of causes for this pain. Often times the real cause is not even in the knee but by the foot or from the hip. Let's look at a couple of the most common sources of the knee pain and what can be done about it.

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Instead of writing an article this month discussing a particular injury, we've decided to design a "Head Injury Cheat Sheet" for parents, coaches, and players to have with them during games, practices, and at home. !The purpose of this "Cheat Sheet" is to alert you and your family of the signs and symptoms of significant head injuries. Quite often these!signs and symptoms do not appear immediately after trauma, but hours after the initial injury itself.

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There are two menisci (cartilage) in the knee, each resting between the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone). The menisci help distribute forces through the knee joint, and allow the femur and tibia to glide against each other smoothly without causing damage to the bone.

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As the summer season continues on, heat and humidity remain an issue of concern. Practices in inclement weather, heat cramps, dehydration, and impaired performance are all things you may have already experienced this summer. The purpose of this month’s article is to highlight some key points about managing heat-related illness, rules for proper hydration, and recognizing unsafe environmental factors.

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