Positive potential risk factors identified included: weakness in functional testing; gastrocnemius,
hamstring, quadriceps or iliotibial band tightness; generalized ligamentous laxity; deficient hamstring or
quadriceps strength; hip musculature weakness; an excessive quadriceps (Q) angle; patellar compression
or tilting; and an abnormal VMO/VL reflex timing. An evidence-based medicine model was utilized to
report evaluation criteria to determine the at-risk individuals, then a defined prehabilitation program was
proposed that begins with a dynamic warm-up followed by stretches, power and multi-joint exercises, and
culminates with isolation exercises. The prehabilitation program is performed at lower intensity level
ranges and can be conducted 3 days per week in conjunction with general strength training. Based on an
objective one repetition maximum (1RM) test which determines the amount an individual can lift in good
form through a full range of motion, prehabilitation exercises are performed at 50–60% intensity