Push Yourself One small and stupid muscle had way too much control over my life - my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). It was a perfect May evening for soccer practice‚ when I decided to change my dribbling direction and suddenly a huge “POP” sounded from my knee. The next thing I knew‚ I had dropped to the green grass beneath me. Right away‚ Coach Nick and my parents knew I had tore my ACL‚ an extremely serious injury for a soccer player. Once I realized how bad my injury was‚ I knew I had
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Treat golfer’s elbow effectively with an athletic tape Golfers typically encounter a problem called golfer’s elbow. It is a wound to the muscles which flex your fingers and wrist. There is a wound in the skeletal bump on the inner side of the elbow at which the muscles are attached. This happens due to the injured muscle tissue at anchor to the arm bones at your elbow. Golfer’s Elbow is caused by recurring powerful gripping when flexing and twirling the wrist. It is a frequent outcome of a golf
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Knee replacement in Frisco‚ TX can restore knee function with an artificial joint. People’s joints put up with a lot of stress on a daily basis and‚ therefore‚ can become irreversibly damaged over time. The knee is one of the biggest and most complex joints in the human body. Unfortunately‚ as with other joints‚ swelling‚ pain and immobility coupled with osteoarthritis can become a constant struggle. When other remedies no longer relieve discomfort‚ joint replacement surgery can help restore mobility
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Anatomy of Knee The knee is composed of 4 bones: the femur‚ tibia‚ fibula and patella. Every one of these bones are practical in the knee joint‚ aside from the fibula. The patellar tendon elongates from the inferior pole of the patella‚ as an extension of the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle to the tibial tuberosity. The role of the patella tendon is to transfer the force of the quadriceps muscles‚ much like a rope around a pulley‚ as your knee straightens. (John Miller‚ 2015) Definition
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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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Knee tendinitis is an injury to either the quadriceps tendon or more commonly the patellar tendon also known as jumper’s knee. Knee tendonitis is caused by an overuse of the knee in a continuous motion or repeated jumping which is why it is especially common injury in runners‚ basketball and volleyball players. Jumper’s knee causes a pain‚ weakness and swelling in the patellar tendon and/or quadriceps tendon. Patellar tendonitis occurs when stress is placed on the knee structure through running
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INTRODUCTION The lower limb contains two long bones‚ the fibula and tibia‚ which are situated beside each other. The fibula bone lies on the lateral side of the lower limb and forms joints with the tibia bone and the talus bone in the ankle region. Fractures of the tibia generally are associated with fibula fracture‚ because the force is transmitted along the interosseous membrane to the fibula. Fibular fractures may be complete‚ incomplete or displaced fracture. Fibular fractures are usually simple
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For my one day project I had severs disease it is also known as calcaneal apophysitis. Severs disease is when you have inflammation of the growth plate. Severs commonly occurs in people ranging in ages eight to fourteen. The reason that or commonly occurs in ages eight to fourteen is that the calcaneus is still developing. One of the main reasons that people get severs is because of too much repetitive stress on the growth plate. Severs does not half to be on both feet it can only be on one foot
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When discussing types of fractures‚ a Jones Fracture is not likely to come up‚ however‚ they are common among athletes and those who use their feet often. In a brief description‚ Jones fractures occur in the small area of the fifth metatarsal‚ the foot‚ and is usually due to overuse‚ repetitive stress‚ or trauma. The break can either be a stress fracture or an acute‚ sudden break. Though they are less common‚ they are more difficult to treat than avulsion fractures. Jones fractures come with pain
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When it comes to defining the term Surgery‚ one can say that it is the specialty of medicine that treats diseases by cutting‚ removing or changing the body with an operative process that opens the body for therapy. There are different types of surgery for different parts of one’s body‚ be it for Bariatric Surgery Colon and Rectal Surgery General Surgery Hand Surgery Head and Neck Surgery Neurosurgery or an orthopedic surgery. Podiatric surgery is the surgery for foot and ankle and one must find expert
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