Knee

The researchers used the Tegner Activity Scale to assess the physical activity level of subjects at the time of testing. A 10-cm visual analog scale was used to assess knee pain as well as pain during a double-limb squat. The researchers used the International Knee Documentation Committee subjective knee evaluation to measure knee-related function in all subjects. The researchers used a three-dimensional video gait analysis using a 12-camera motion analysis system. Markers were placed over the…

So many tremendous gymnasts, males and females, had been affected by knee accidents which have caused them to lose parts or all in their season, inclusive of Shawn Johnson, who tore hers while snowboarding in 2008, and Jason Gatson, who has had 2 ACL surgical procedures and was an icon in the game for over 10 years.("ACL Injuries", 2017). Annually, “more than 86,000 gymnastics-related injuries are dealt with in ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals,clinics and medical doctors’ places of work.…

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative condition of articular cartilage in joints commonly affecting the knees (Sinusas 2012) and slowly develops over many years resulting from mechanical stress (Kisner and Colby 2003). Unfortunately, the risk of developing OA increases with several factors including genetics, increasing age, obesity and female gender (Sinusas 2012). OA causes pain and stiffness in the joints however it is an incurable disease and therefore physiotherapy treatment should focus on…

amounts of pain are a signs associated with tears or sprains. Signs will likely include discoloration with moderate to severe swelling. When the ACL tears, blood begins to pour into the knee cavity making it extremely difficult to walk or stand on the leg and can also prevent the patient from extending their knee to a normal range of motion. Severe swelling is one of main considerations medical professionals look at to determine the severity of the injury. Sometimes injured people will report…

of your four focal ligaments within your knee that join to the femur, which is connected to the tibia. The knee is fundamentally a center of rotation that is seized together by the medial collateral, the lateral collateral, and both anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate ligaments. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is known as a ligament in your knee that crosses from the base of the femur to the highest of the tibia. The main concentration of the knee joint it to straighten and bend or flex…

made between shank and posterior thigh, which is the angle for knee extension. The relative position of the patient and the therapist are standardized with patient sitting over the edge of the bed, keeping the trunk straight, while the therapist standing on knees close the side of legs being measured. Moving and stationary body segment are respectively defined by identifying relevant bony landmarks for standardization. For the knee extension angle being measured, the stationary body segment…

within the knee joint, midfoot, and patella tracking is paramount for relief. In additional, cushion can be implemented to reduce forces where fat pad atrophy has occurred. Sagittal Plane theory: A study by Baliunas et al. (2002), discovered that subjects with OA had a tendency to have a greater than normal peak external knee adduction moment. Clearly this deviation of knee alignment in the sagittal plane has caused there to be extra stress on the medial compartment of the knee which…

The muscles worked are the deltoids, triceps, biceps, hamstrings, and hips. Equipment: yoga mat Sets: 1, Reps: 20 Start out in a push up position. Start by lifting your right foot off of the ground and bring it as close as you can to your chest. Then bring it back down to starting position as you do the same thing with your left foot. The muscles worked are hips and abdominals. Equipment: yoga mat Sets: 2, Reps: 10 Start by laying down on your back with your legs in a V position. While…

paleoanthropologist by the name of Dr. Donald Carl Johanson, visited Ethiopia as part of the International Afar Research Expedition in 1973, as a result of this expedition, Dr. Johanson found a knee of a hominid that turned out to be about 3 million years old. Because of its size and the shape, he concluded that this knee belonged to an individual who was bipedal; a species that walks on two legs. A year after his first finding, Johanson went back to Ethiopia with his own expedition team to find…

knees. As a result, Ashley developed Patellofemoral Syndrome (PS) or Runners Knee. There are actually a few different causes of Patellofemoral Syndrome. One cause is strained tendons from inadequate stretching and irritated soft tissue around the patella. Another is the wearing down of the cartilage on the knee cap from vigorous activities. Some symptoms of the syndrome are a dull pain around the front of the knee cap, and pain while walking up and down the stair, sitting, or squatting. The…