They also protect against hyperextension, which is a common cause of major knee ligament injuries.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference

In medical circles, we call this severe hyperextension.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

Martin's injury appeared to be a hyperextension of his lower back.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - USA, Switzerland tied 1-1] Reference

Shows how much of a dancer I am that I saw that and went "Wow, great hyperextension!" haha.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burda: Limbo] Reference

They also cause hyperextension of the back and neck, straining those muscles and throwing the body off balance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tips on Protecting Your Feet from High-Heels] Reference

Wade hurt his shoulder - he called it a hyperextension and said he heard a pop - with 9: 36 left in the third quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Portland vs. Miami] Reference

Surgeons have since abandoned the Hauser procedure, which doesn't resolve instability and leaves a tendency to hyperextension.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knee Change] Reference

Asylum, a nine-screen installation, takes western assumptions about "exotic" foreigners and destroys them through hyperextension.    From Wordnik.com.  [Artist of the week 110: Julian Rosefeldt] Reference

She trained from four to 13, so that helped a little bit with her turnout and her hyperextension and stuff, so she could do a lot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brad Balfour: Director Darren Aronofsky Brings Black Swan to Life and Reveals His Dreams and Nightmares] Reference

Well seeing the other pictures, I agree that she has an serious hyperextension problem, and I guess that´s what all of you saying I can do that to!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burda: Limbo] Reference

You hyperextend, and you turn your neck, you can get this injury by one blow, one blow, one hyperextension, turning of the neck -- it's not cumulative.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2002] Reference

Are we still supposed to believe his injury was a simple hyperextension?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Basketbawful] Reference

The medical staff diagnosed a hyperextension and got me back on my feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference

He said he never thought the hyperextension he suffered Tuesday was serious.    From Wordnik.com.  [timesunion.com: Siena Women's Basketball] Reference

Initially, doctors wanted to treat Meghan for hyperextension and send her home.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

He had also suffered what was diagnosed as a hyperextension in the same knee while guarding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference

Angular motion: flexion, extension, hyperextension left - right, internal or medial, external or lateral.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

The initial report from the Angels was hyperextension of the left knee, and Aybar was listed as day-to-day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim News] Reference

• With Leandro Barbosa recovering from a scary knee hyperextension, Jason Richardson has turned up his game.    From Wordnik.com.  [azcentral.com | news] Reference

A hyperextension caused Cook to stay on the canvas for ten-minutes as medics looked him over and put his leg in a brace.    From Wordnik.com.  [East Side Boxing] Reference

The hyperextension of the knee 10 degrees beyond the normal straightening is a common reason for the tearing of the ACL.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

The ab region is such a sensitive area to hyperextension and other related injuries, you really don't want to take any chances.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

In order to tone the back, waist and lower abdomen, try doing reverse hyperextension and a figure-eight exercise for the low abs.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to M&S selling extra-big school uniforms for obese children] Reference

Thoughts immediately turned to that cold February day in 2007 when he tore his ACL, but this time it was just a minor hyperextension.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maryland Terrapins News -- www.umterps.com] Reference

Lidge said that the hyperextension occurred because he was overthrowing his fastball -- a tendency he knows he will have to be wary of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philadelphia Phillies News] Reference

Rear-end collisions often cause hyperextension-hyperflexion, also known as "whiplash," although any type of accident may cause these sorts of injuries.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Early reports are that his arm isn't broken, which leaves a hyperextension, a sprain, or a dislocation, all of which can look much, much worse than they are.    From Wordnik.com.  [JSOnline.com] Reference

Spondylolisthesis is more common among athletes who participate in sports that involve repetitive spinal hyperextension, such as diving, weight lifting, wrestling and gymnastics.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

A hyperextension of his lower back late in the first quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

I think a punch causing this twist and hyperextension did it, "page 27.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2002] Reference

Coleman DNP - left knee hyperextension.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - 76ers vs. Spurs] Reference

She is turning out and has hyperextension.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burda: Limbo] Reference

I just don't have the strength in that quad that I do in the other one (to avoid the hyperextension), "he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

"The unusual amount of hyperextension and abduction may well create the illusion that Ms Gunn throws but that is not the reality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cricinfo news from Cricinfo] Reference

(hyperextension) are unrelated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference

"- 15º of hyperextension to +75º of flexion.".    From Wordnik.com.  [IPBiz] Reference