Anterior cruciate ligament

If you are an athlete, you are not new to injuries. In fact, being an athlete means you are a high risk for injury, specifically foot and ankle-related problems. One reason why athletes are prone to foot and ankle-related injuries is because it is the most common body part being used in most sports such as basketball, soccer, running, and even dancing. There are many common foot and ankle injuries that you need to be extra careful of. Once you have a suspected injury, your doctor may examine…

development, at all. The suture lines in the skull would be an immaculate case of a “synarthrotic joint.” At the point when a baby conceived, the skull is to a great extent cartilaginous, to encourage the children going through the birth waterway. The ligament later swings to bones, the suture lines speak to where the skull pieces met up. An amphiarthrotic joint is a joint that gives restricted development to that specific piece of the body. A decent case of that would be the joints in the…

Assessment of the Injured Ankle I. Injury Situation: A female volleyball player was in practice and was involved in a blocking drill. When she made the attempt to block the attacker on the other side of the net, they both landed on the center line causing her to come down on the attacker’s foot. This caused the ankle to roll over the outside of her foot. II. Evaluation of the Injury: pain and swelling is localized to the lateral side of the ankle, some inability to bear weight after injury…

PT treatment Overall, Jason received 24 weeks of PT for both knees consisting of three eight week sessions. For most weeks, Jason was at the clinic twice a week for an hour. Eight weeks of pre-op therapy for the right knee was aimed at reducing Jason’s inflammation and recovering lost strength. Post-op therapy for both knee was aimed at returning Jason to as close to preinjury health as possibly. At the end of each eight-week session, Jason felt confident leaving therapy. Due to atrophy, Jason…

The purpose of this systemic review was to determine the level of evidence with hip strengthening or neuromuscular training and the effect on frontal plane knee kinematics and kinetics. Female athletes have a high risk of ACL injury. Athletes who are runners or play sports that involve running and jumping are at the highest risk for noncontact injuries. This is associated to the position of the knee during landing. Females typically land with a valgus force to the knee. This is a weak…

Depending on how bad the dislocation is or how it happens, nerve and ligament damage can often be done in the area. (Orthoinfo.aaos.org) Making sure to not move the joint and icing the area until you can recieve treatment is important. Some people can actually feel their shoulder dislocate and they will be able to see that…

Tearing an ACL is a prevailing injury in sports, such as basketball and soccer. I tore my ACL last October, and have experienced a vast number of effects from it. Tearing an ACL causes you not to be able to participate in sports. When recovering from surgery, it uts you in a depressing mood and sometimes into depression. Knee pain is also common and is caused from the surgery. The first effect of an ACL tear is not being able to play any sport that requires movement of the lower body. Having…

Athletic injuries are common in sports. They can happen in all different types of athletes. Some injuries can be very dangerous or not bother someone at all. It can depend on what happened, how it happened, or how severe the injury was. Some injuries can cause major difficulties in the future and/or even ruin someones sports career. Hip bursitis is a common problem in athletes. It causes pain in the hip and on the outside of the upper thigh. The bursa is a sac filled with fluid that allows a…

A few simple words can change a person’s life forever. “You can’t play basketball for six months.” These were the words that changed mine. As far back as my memory reaches, I’ve played the game of basketball. A game introduced to me by my dad, and played throughout my family for ages. Playing basketball was truly something I was passionate about. Nothing could have prepared me for the pain I endured both physically and mentally. The summer basketball season was rolling to an end, but one more…

Increasing Problem of ACL Injuries Is there something we can do to prevent more ACL injuries in the future? ACL injuries are taking out athletes from sports one-hundred thousand to three-hundred thousand each year (Hewett, 2010). Females especially are suffering the most from this specific injury. The ACL muscle is located in your knee and has many functions. It helps keep the tibia from moving forward, keeps the knee from extending farther than it should, and keep the shock absorbers safe from…