Knee replacement

Snapping Hip Syndrome Pain and Pain Management Snapping hip syndrome is often seen in dancers, since dancers are constantly standing perfectly straight and resisting the natural posture of their body. It is a condition in which the dancer or athlete hears/ feels a snapping or popping sensation in the hip joint. For the majority of the population, snapping hip syndrome does not cause pain or discomfort, but in a sport where the athlete is constantly manipulating the hip joint, such as in dance,…

Introduction Glenouhumeral Joint The glenohumeral (GH) joint, which is also known as shoulder joint, is a multiaxial ball-and-socket synovial joint. This joint is responsible for connecting the upper extremity of the trunk. The glenohumeral joint is one of the four joints that comprise the shoulder complex. The joint is considered to be the most mobile and least stable joint. The articular surfaces of the glenohumeral joint are the head of humerus and glenoid fossa of scapula. The humeral…

The posterior cruciate ligament(PCL) is one of, if not, the strongest ligament in the knee and often described as the “primary stabilizer of the knee”(emedicine, Charles S Peterson, MD). While this is not one of the more common of the 4 stabilizing knee ligaments, it serves a great purpose. The posterior cruciate ligament is twice as strong and twice as thick than it’s “sister” anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The PCL is extends from the lateral surface of the medial femoral condyle to the…

Youssef, E. F. (2014). EFFECTS OF ADDING BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING TO ACTIVE EXERCISES AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. Journal Of Musculoskeletal Research, 17(1), 1-10. doi:10.1142/S0218957714500018 (2014), Effects of adding Biofeedback training to active exercises after total knee arthroplasty. 2 The title is concise and clear. It addresses the effect of biofeedback training to active exercises after total knee arthroplasty to a particular group of people “ older adult in a community setting” 3.…

Louis, MO, USA) through the infrapatellar ligament of the left knee (group II and II) .(13) MIA was dissolved in physiologic saline solution and administered in a volume of 50 μl using a 27-gauge, 0.5-inch needle.(11) Group I had intra-articular injection by saline only. 2.3 Biochemical analysis Rats were anaesthetized…

today with his mother to establish care. They recently relocated to the area from Cane. Simon has been complaining of some bilateral, though left greater than right, knee pain. HPI The patient has had knee pain on and off now for at least several months. They did have this evaluated with his prior doctor. Reportedly a left knee x-ray was done. It was normal. The doctor there recommended that they just monitor it. He has the pain only when he runs and mom reports that he has even given…

compartment musculature of the leg and the posterolateral structure of the knee, locates in the superior aspect of the leg and consists part of the popliteal fossa’s floor my book and Ullrich (2002). It is small, flat and triangular in shape, attaches distally on the posteriomedial aspect of the tibia superior to the soleal line siddharth et al (2014). It runs superiorly and laterally, penetrating the fibrous membrane of the knee joint by its tendon my book. The popliteus tendon (PT) passes…

Physical therapy is more of a passion for me than a career choice. Physical therapy has directly and positively impacted my life, as well as the lives of others I care about, and the lives of those in my care. As a future physical therapist, I am driven to help people improve their lives through movement, not only for their sake, but also for sake of their family, loved ones and supporters whose lives have also been impacted. Physical therapy has a positive and transformative effect on many…

sudden you hear a pop, your knee gives out, and you are on the ground in pain. This happened to me not once, but twice. After going to the doctor both times, they figured out I tore my ACL. The ACL is like a rubber band that holds your knee together enabling you to bend, jump, cut, and run. Without it, your knee could give out at any given time. The first time I experienced it, I was playing soccer in P.E. The second time I was playing volleyball. I had to have knee reconstruction surgery…

risks of re tearing my ACL and undergoing another surgery, facts also suggest that actively using my healing knee could cause long-term health problems. One main long-term health problem that ACL reconstruction patients could live to experience is osteoarthritis ( Maguire and Mervyn). Osteoarthritis is an incurable disease in the joints (What Is Osteoarthritis?). Improper healing of the knee could lead to this disease as well as arthritis in general. Being an ACL patient at least once has…