Knee replacement

Total knee replacement is also known as total knee arthroplasty (Scott, 2015). The reasons for having this arthroplasty (reconstruction of a joint) done include severe knee pain, and stiffness that limits the patient’s ability to walk (Phillips, 2013; Scott, 2015). This procedure relieves pain and helps the patient regain function of the knee by replacing three knee joints, the medial and lateral femorotibial joints, and the patellofemoral joint (Scott, 2015). When the patient is supine, the…

Torn Meniscus Stop! That is what happens to an athlete who has torn his or her meniscus. This represents one of the most common knee injuries (Mayo Clinic Staff). It affects 61 in 100,000 people per year (“Meniscal Injuries”). A torn meniscus often happens to athletes, it is a knee injury that can be treated and fully recovered in just a couple of months with the correct medical attention. What is a meniscus tear? What may be the causes of a torn meniscus? How does one know if they have…

decrease on postural control? Hypothesis: Older adults with decreased knee or ankle threshold joint position sensation would show decreased postural control. • Threshold joint position is a test of sensory sensitivity used to quantify each subject’s proprioceptive abilities Methods: • 22 women and men, 70 yoa or older • all subjects had threshold joint position testing at ankle (plantar and dorsiflexion) and knee joints (flexion and extension) - Subjects were told to press a stop…

into depression. Knee pain is also common and is caused from the surgery. The first effect of an ACL tear is not being able to play any sport that requires movement of the lower body. Having surgery requires a minimum of six months of recovery time. During that time, your body goes through an abundance of pain. Having rehab every week wears on your knee. It becomes sore and starts to hurt after using and pushing it more than it’s accustomed to. Building up the strength in your knee is also…

events. Knee surgery is the most common form of surgery that you hear about. Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy are the two most common kinds of surgeries that you hear about. Osteoarthritis is the most common ailment that one hears about. This ailment gives rise to the much known joint and bone issue that erodes your cushion joints and defensive cartilage. The physical activities of your body are constrained by certain redness and pain caused owing to inflammation. Surgeries regarding joint…

the knee using high tibial osteotomy (HTO) by exploring the supporting literature. The report aims to cover the following steps • Formulating a research question. • Searching the literature to answer the research question. • Critically appraisal. • Providing recommendations. • Applying the results of the study to practice. • Providing a conclusion answering the research question. Rationale for Question: One of the most common joint disorders encountered today is osteoarthritis of the knee…

Al tests and discusses how physical therapy treatment can be used to reduce the symptoms and pain of knee osteoarthritis. According to Dayle et. Al physical therapy has been shown to strengthen the function of the knee and thus reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis. In their study, patients were placed in two treatment groups, one with individualized, supervised physical therapy versus a home exercise program…

ACL is stripped completely off the femur. When the patient sustains the injury, he/she often describes a “popping” sensation, promptly followed by severe pain, swelling, and an unstable feeling in the knee. A few hours after these symptoms, the patient will experience tenderness and pain in the knee, large amounts of swelling, and difficulty walking. While these injuries can be rather common, it is odd that in an instance where these types of injuries occur, there is little to no chance that…

Slide Board Product Information The first slide board was designed by Former Miami Dolphins football player Jeff Markland and his initial purpose was to use in the rehabilitation of injured knee joints (Lloyd, 1992). Markland created his own model, and called it Kneedspeed, after having seen Eric Heiden, a gold medal speed skater in the Olympiads using a similar product (Lloyd, 1992). Then, Markland associated with Kathy Stevens of Reebok and they developed the Reebok slide board (Lloyd, 1992).…

times our body weight, and sometimes more, on the joints,” says Geoffrey Westrich, attending orthopedic surgeon and Director of Joint Replacement Research at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. “So if you’re 50 pounds overweight, you’re putting around 250 pounds of increased stress across your knees and hips.” Over time, that extra weight…