Anterior cruciate ligament

micro-trauma to tendons, bones, or joints. Overuse injuries usually occur because of physical stress on the body and can lead to surgery depending on how major the injury is. The three most common types of injuries that happen to athletes are ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) tears, rotator cuff tears, and concussions. Examining…

because a consistent result help enhance the awareness of physiotherapists to delineate post-operative rehabilitation and conduct the most suitable treatment on those patients who had a limited extremity of knee joint due to operations such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions and arthrofibrosis of the knee. (Lavernia, D"Apuzzo, Lee, & Rossi, 2008) It also helps to ensure the patients are fully recovered after surgical operations with normal ROM and no difficulties in daily activities…

through many minor injuries because they do not want to let their team down. Despite this fact, there are some injuries that no one can play through. Unfortunately for Rose, he has had a series of adverse events. Two years ago, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee which caused him to miss the entire season. His team, the Chicago Bulls, who had recruited and signed many talented players along with Rose in order to try and win the championship, was shocked by the…

order to have it treated respectively. I am both a health paraprofessional and a patient. As an unemployed certified nursing assistant (CNA) whose certification is soon to be expired and a patient who’s currently undergoing recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, I came across a problem that restlessly boggled my mind. I had often…

Published in 1958, Elie Wiesel’s piece of literature, Night, describes his experiences surviving torturous concentration camps which eventually altered his life. Wiesel felt bound by his surroundings, but overcame his trials to create a hopeful, promising future. In the same way, today’s society becomes overwhelmed by devastating events that transform into something advantageous for their being. While these occurrences are ultimately beneficial, enduring major knee surgery and imprisonment…

At age sixteen we tend to believe we know it all. We tend to believe that the entire world revolves around us, and that we have the world in our hands. That things will work just fine, because we say so. Now, looking back to those years made me realize how immature we were, and more crazy, through that immaturity we tend to make bad decisions. Now, at age eighteen just leaving the adolescent stage and emerging to adulthood I realized that if it were not for those bad decisions I would not be the…

As previously mentioned, female athletes have a much higher rate of anterior cruciate ligament injuries then male athletes. However, the question that needs to be considered is, should hormones be a reason researchers should consider? In the article, Knee and Hip Loading Patterns at Different Phases in the Menstrual Cycle, Daiuseviciute…

In America we eat, sleep, and breathe the game of football. Embedded in our minds at a young age most kids begin playing football competitively, for fun, or simply just watching the game as early as 4 years old. Football is a game that brings people and families closer in America and puts smiles on their faces. For example every thanksgiving there is a NFL football game played every single year. Where tons of families across the country gather around eat great food and watch grown men’s bodies…

to no electrical stimulation as a part of rehabilitation improve quadriceps strength and muscle mass? 3) PICO Table with Search Terms Patient/Population Intervention Comparison Outcome ACL Motor electrical stimulation Control Activation Anterior Cruciate Ligament Electrical stimulation Strength Post-op Russian Electrical Stiumlation…

A twenty-one-year old ballerina stumbles during one of her shows and tears her Anterior Cruciate Ligament and requires hamstring graft surgery. As an aspiring Doctor of Physical Therapy, it is my job to make special interventions in patient's lives for injuries like this one, providing access to diagnosis, intervention plans, and prevention plans. Physical Therapist help patients get back to full strength or near full strength. The therapy does not only help patients get back to full strength…