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Healthy joint The knee joint is a synovial joint and connects the femur to the tibia and consists of two joints the tibiofemoral joint, which joins the tibia to the femur and the patellofemoral joining the kneecap to the femur. These two joints work together to form a hinge joint allowing the knee to bend and straighten and to also rotate slightly from side to side. Muscles There are two main muscles groups of the knee, the hamstrings, quadriceps and muscles of the calf all work to flex,…

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I have chosen a skill from an extra curricular sport activity I participate in outside of school. It is called skipping. The skill I have chosen is one of the many skills I have learnt from participating and competing in this sport. This skill requires many different muscles, bones, joints and their actions. Before I perform my skill I jump over the rope twice quickly and then slowly once. To jump over the rope, I use flexion to bend my elbow joint, moving my radius and ulna in a circular motion…

Climbing techniques - the drop knee shouldn't be mysterious; here's a few things that everyone should know about it. What is the drop-knee? The drop-knee, also known as the Egyptian, is a rock climbing technique that reduces muscle strain in the arms. This technique let's you rotate into the rock and use your hips to push upward. With this technique, one knee ends up in a lower position and the body becomes twisted toward the other leg. It's designed to give you a longer reach as the body…

It is that time of the year that I love the most, it is starting to get cold. The sun and I do not get along. In the past, I used to hate the winter because my knees would be achy and just in pain all the time. I am sure I am not the only one out there who has had this problem. If you did not know, I had a series of knee surgeries that used to cause me so much pain and agony. I thought I was going to be in pain for the rest of my life but that is definitely not the case anymore. For 3…

The person performing the activity I observed is a 24-year-old male who stands 5 feet 9 and a half inches and weighs 145 pounds. His ethnicity or race is half-Vietnamese and half-Filipino. He wears glasses, has a thin petite build and a trim figure. He played soccer before, continues to go workout a few times a week, and is taking a karate class which lasts 2 hours per week so I know that he is somewhat fit. I could say that his body posture is not “normal” because his back is a little bit…

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To study lower third tibia fracture patterns. 2. To study the management of these fractures by Ender’s nailing and its functional outcome. 3. To study various complications in patients managed by Ender’s nailing 4. To set guidelines for management of these fractures. REVIEW OF LITERATURE HISTORICAL REVIEW Fractures have been recognized and treated as long as recorded history. History of fracture and its knowledge dates back to Egyptian…

What is Achilles Tendinitis? The Achilles tendon in the back of your foot is the tendon that assists with a variety of activities. When you run, stand, jump or walk, this tendon is making all of that possible. When this tendon becomes sore or swollen from an injury or overuse, it's called Achilles Tendinitis. There are two kinds of Achilles Tendinitis. One kind of tendinitis impacts the bottom portion of the tendon, and this kind of pain and swelling can occur in people who have had an injury…

Tissue in your body is used to help your body move to bend over and pick up a box that is on the floor. Muscular tissue is used to move muscles and bones and connective tissue connects the muscles/tendons to the bones to help with movement. Nervous tissue is also used. It’s needed to tell you to pick up the box and tell your muscles and bones to move the way you do to bend over to pick the box up. First, the rectus abdominus pulls forward to bend over, the latissimus dorsi and gluteus maximus…

Common symptoms of the full can and empty can test are weakness and pain, therefore both tests need to be used to test for rotator cuff injuries. If pain, weakness, or both are present, these tests are thought to be positive. Since pain modifies muscle strength, there is a concern about the reliability of the empty can test.1 This concern arises because of the internal rotation of the humerus results in impingement, therefore potentially decreases the usefulness of the test. With the empty can…