to start some exercises to keep the joint moving. I ce should be applied as soon as possible after the injury - for 10-30 minutes. Do not put ice directly on skin‚ as it may cause ice-burn - use a cloth. The cold reduces blood flow to the damaged ligament. This may limit pain and swelling. C ompression with a bandage will limit swelling‚ and help rest the joint. A tubular compression bandage can be used. Mild pressure that is not too tight or stop blood flow is ideal. The bandage may be removed after
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as well. If your knee swells immediately after you injure it could be suggested that it is a ligament tear or fracture. However if the swelling appears over a few hours a meniscal or cartilage injury would be more common (emedicinehealth‚ 2012). Although‚ not all knee injuries are the same and you can have symptoms that don ’t match up with your injury. In an ACL injury or in injuries in other ligaments it is often hard to diagnose‚ but some of the symptoms is sudden and very severe pain‚ a loud
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basketball. Traumatic injuries Traumatic injuries are those caused by a sudden forceful injury. Some of the more common traumatic injuries in basketball are jammed fingers. The severity of a jammed finger can range from a minor injury of the ligaments‚ which connect bones‚ to a broken finger. Splinting may be needed to allow the injured finger to heal. Another type of traumatic injury is a muscle pull or tear. In basketball players‚ these injuries occur primarily in the large muscles of the legs
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condition Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction The Anterior Cruciate Ligament The knee is the most complex joint in the body and its function is to provide stability in the human body. Primarily‚ the knees rely on its inert structures such as the ligaments‚ meniscus and capsule to maintain its own stability. There are many ligaments that reinforce the knee and one of it is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). The ACL is one of the two cruciate ligaments that the knees have (the other
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P3/M2/D1 Ligament injuries The dictionary definition of a ligament is ‘’ A short band of tough‚ flexible‚ fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.’’ This basically means a ligament is a connective tissue that unlike a tendon which connects muscle to bone a ligament connects bone and also stabilised a joint. When someone damages a ligament it’s called a sprain. An example of a ligament injury is an ACL injury (Anterior cruciate ligament injury).
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IVESTIGATIVE REPORT Subject: Female ACL injuries and prevention Thesis Statement: Female athletes should know that they have a higher risk of tearing their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Number of Words: 1‚573 Concept and Definition As soon as I was told I had to write an investigative report I knew exactly what my topic was going to be. A year ago I tore my ACL playing soccer. I went through reconstructive surgery followed by six months of physical therapy. About three months
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Introduction The most common dislocation after a severe trauma is a glenohumeral dislocation. Overhead sports such as tennis‚ volleyball‚ and baseball are associated with glenohumeral instability. (2) These activities cause the joint to be in abduction and external rotation. Repetition of motion‚ collision‚ or falling on an outstretched arm can lead to instability and/or dislocation. The Glenohumeral joint is already prone to dislocation‚ because of it being a large head of the humerus
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the knee as it connects the femur and tibia. Anterior cruciate ligament is one of the four major ligaments in the knee. The role of a knee is evident not in only stabilising the body but also from everyday activities such as walking‚ running‚ sitting and performing sports. It is sufficed to say that the most common injuries in our body is knee injuries as it is very common in the sports world. Rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament is the most common type of injury. System Modes The technology
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and suffering from one critical leg injury. The ACL‚ or medically known as the anterior cruciate ligament‚ is a ligament in the knee that connects the femur to the shin bone which is made up of a strong band of tissue. The ACL is one of the four ligaments in the knee that includes the PCL‚ MCL and‚ LCL; this ligament is more common to be torn because it is the weakest of them all. The ACL ligament can be torn and also can be hyperextend. In most cases since football is an impact sport‚ most of the
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Cruciate Ligament (ACL) found in the knee connects the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin) and provides stability to the knee. The ACL prevents the tibia from shifting too far forward and from rotating too far inward under the femur. The recent increase of this injury has parents‚ athletes‚ doctors‚ and coaches in fear. Athletes and parents fear the injury to due the expensive surgery‚ and the difficult physical emotional and mental recovery. The classic tearing of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament has
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