Male wrestler‚ from high school league‚ arrives at the PT clinic with an MD prescription for treatment. He was diagnosed with a grade II MCL knee sprain yesterday. A medial collateral ligament (MCL) is known as common knee ligament injury‚ additional with low-grade sprains often going unreported. MCL sprain often occurs for an athletic population for both contact and non-contact sports athletes. There are two different parts to MCL; superficial MCL and deep MCL. There are no firm attachments or definable
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categories: overuse injuries and traumatic injuries. Overuse injuries Injuries caused by stressing an area over and over until it is damaged and begins to hurt are described as overuse injuries. One such injury is patellar tendinitis‚ or "jumper’s knee‚" which is characterized by pain in the tendon just below the kneecap. Achilles tendinitis is another common overuse injury in basketball players. This injury of the tendon connecting the muscles in the back of the calf to the heel bone causes pain
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The meniscus is a rubbery‚ C- shaped disc that cushions your knee. Each knee has two menisci (plural of meniscus)-one at the outer edge of the knee and one at the inner edge. The menisci keep your knee steady by balancing your weight across the knee. The menisci of the knee are important load shares and shock absorbers in the joint. A torn meniscus can prevent your knee from working right. There are three types of meniscus tears. Each has its own set of symptoms. With a minor tear‚ you may have
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The knee is made up of many ligaments and tendons and Four bones. The superior portion of the knee is the distal head of the femur. The patella sits on top of the joint where the inferior portion of the knee is the proximal head of the tibia and fibula just below. Tendons connect muscle to bone‚ where as ligaments connect bone to bone. The main ligaments in the bone are the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) which runs from the patella to the tibia‚ The Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) which runs
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and circumduction in supine and side lying positions”1‚ and “active calf muscle strengthening exercises in standing and wobble board exercises.” 1 Exercises to avoid are strenuous activities‚ cycling‚ swimming with breast stroke style‚ weight bearing knee bending activities such as squatting and climbing up and down stairs should be avoided as well. The athlete is ready for the sub acute management “when there is minimal swelling and the patellar friction test can only reproduce a mild sensation.”1
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the person spends on the ground applying force‚ the longer it takes. This student for instance‚ scraped the toe of the shoe during gait. The student also flexed her hip excessively during gait. I believe that this was due to her trying to bend the knee just enough to allow the foot to clear the ground. I then started my evaluation beginning from the ankle ’s range of motion. Normal dorsiflexion should be around 20° while this patient showed only about 5°. The ankle joint (the subtalar joint) acts
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Description: The femur bone is the largest bone in the human body. Connecting the knee to the thigh‚ this bone plays a vital part to support walking‚ running‚ bending‚ climbing stairs and other every day activities. The main bone connects the kneecap or patella and the knee to the hipbone. While the knee pulls and pushes while walking‚ the femur bone plays a vital role in supporting it and in making movements easy and flexible. The groove of the femur bone is called femoral groove. The Vissco Fumerous
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their back should be straight‚ while going as deep as tolerated without the knees going past the toes. The movements that occur during the lowering portion of the squat are hip flexion‚ anterior pelvic rotation‚ knee flexion‚ dorsiflexion and cervical extension. During the lifting phase‚ knee extension occurs‚ the ankles return to the neutral position as well as the cervical spine and hips; all the muscles acting as agonists during the lifting action‚ act as antagonists during the lowering action.
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Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D Version 42-0012-01-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be
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Obesity and Osteoarthritis The purpose of the study conducted by Grotle et al was to examine the effects of obesity on osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee(s)‚ hand(s) and/or hip(s) (Grotle et al 2008). Similarly‚ the risk factors of OA that are discussed within this article are also are being looked at for the research portion of the disease seminar final presentation of our group. One of the most important risk factors for OA is obesity. According to the article‚ obesity is DEFINED a body mass index
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