More and more, people are choosing natural products to support their health, safety and overall well-being. Like the food we eat or the soap we wash with, the groundcover we walk and play on is a choice we can make to be healthier and happier.

Another study recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine demonstrated that NCAA Division II and III football playerss were 63% more likely to have anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and NCAA Division I football players were almost 3 times as likely to have posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries when playing on synthetic turf as opposed natural grass.

Recent research published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine discovered 16% more lower body injuries on synthetic turf than on natural grass among elite NFL athletes between 2012 and 2016. If all NFL games played on synthetic turf were played on turfgrass during the study period, 319 fewer lower body injuries would be expected.

Why? Previous research has shown that football cleats interact differently on synthetic and natural grass. Since cleats more easily create divots (a hole in the field from force) on natural grass than on synthetic turf, less force is placed on the body, which may help prevent injury.