Definition: Patellar subluxation is a temporary dislocation of the patella, when the kneecap is moved out of its regular groove. The groove is located between two bumps at the end of the thigh bone called the femoral condyles.
The patella sits in a groove between the femur and the Tibia. The patella is called a floating bone because most bones come to a joint and are connected but the patella is held just by the quadriceps tendon it's not connected to other bones or being a joint so that's why it’s called a floating bone.
I was playing a lacrosse game and the ball was passed to me by the goalie and it was over my head just enough that I had to jump for the ball and when I came down on my feed my knee felt like I had just dislocated my …show more content…
For this type of injury you don’t necessarily need surgery, but it does depend on the severity.
Physical therapy is needed to strengthen your quads so they have a better hold over your knee and won’t let the patella move to the side to much.
There are many treatment options to correct patellar subluxation and the most effective options depends on the severity of the condition and the causes of the abnormal movement. For this type of injury you don’t necessarily need surgery, but it does depend on the severity.
Physical therapy is needed to strengthen your quads so they have a better hold over your knee and won’t let the patella move to the side to much.
Treatment include
Manual therapy and knee mobilizations to improve ROM of the knee
Combination therapy
Strengthening exercises of the quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors, muscles of the hip and lower
The patella sits in a groove between the femur and the Tibia. The patella is called a floating bone because most bones come to a joint and are connected but the patella is held just by the quadriceps tendon it's not connected to other bones or being a joint so that's why it’s called a floating bone.
I was playing a lacrosse game and the ball was passed to me by the goalie and it was over my head just enough that I had to jump for the ball and when I came down on my feed my knee felt like I had just dislocated my …show more content…
For this type of injury you don’t necessarily need surgery, but it does depend on the severity.
Physical therapy is needed to strengthen your quads so they have a better hold over your knee and won’t let the patella move to the side to much.
There are many treatment options to correct patellar subluxation and the most effective options depends on the severity of the condition and the causes of the abnormal movement. For this type of injury you don’t necessarily need surgery, but it does depend on the severity.
Physical therapy is needed to strengthen your quads so they have a better hold over your knee and won’t let the patella move to the side to much.
Treatment include
Manual therapy and knee mobilizations to improve ROM of the knee
Combination therapy
Strengthening exercises of the quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors, muscles of the hip and lower