Patella

The knee is a very complex structure and an essential joint that needs to be fully functioning for all athletes. It is one of the most complicated structures and the largest joint in our body (Marieb & Hoehn, 2013). The ligaments are what keep the knee in place and allow us to move and be mobile. This structure is also the most vulnerable because it is the part of our body that bears the most weight and pressure and needs to be flexible in order to maintain its purpose. We need our knees to…

Medialis is attatched to the Femur. Vastus Lateralis: It is the largest part of the thigh. The fibres run in a 12-15 degrees lateral direction to the Femur. If it has extreme tightness, it can cause real pain and discomfort because it may push the Patella out of place. Vastus Intermedialis: its Fibers run nearly in a directly vertical line and contribute to the full extension of the knee. Due to this, it is the hardest muscle out of the four to extend even further after the knee is fully…

the patella. If one area is affected or out of sorts, the other will be affected as in. This is an injury of the hip, but she experiences pain in her left knee. This type of injury often leads to something called referred pain. This means that the pain comes from one source, but is felt somewhere else. In Tammy’s situation, this explains the pain she feels in her knee that is a result of the hip injury. The nerves in her left leg have become irritated, causing her to feel pain in her patella.…

Around 92% of all basketball players will have an ankle sprain at least one time during their playing career. Most basketball injuries are sprains, strains or contusions (muscle damage by impact) meaning the most common injured area for basketball players are either their ankle or knee. Here are the typical injuries found in basketball and what to do if they occur. Sprained Ankle One of the most frequent injuries is when a player rolls their ankle - where the sole of the foot faces inwards.…

DOI: 11/5/2011. Patient is a 65-year-old female certified nursing assistant who sustained injury when she slipped and fell while giving patient a bath, hitting her left knee and hip and injuring her low back. The patient underwent complex revision left total knee arthroplasty on 10/27/2015 and also undergone left knee arthroscopic capsular release and left knee manipulation under anesthesia on 1/22/2016. Based on the medical report dated 11/10/16 by Dr. Fieser, the patient presents for left…

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a broad term for pain in the front of the knee or in the patella, also known as the kneecap. This injury is also called runner’s or jumper’s knees, but can be found in nonathletes. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is common in dancers because dancers do a lot of jumping. This pain is caused when nerves sense pain in the soft tissues or in bones around the patella. This pain will also make it hard to do everyday activities. Improper alignment of the kneecaps can…

Although the skeleton is one whole system, it’s split up into two parts. These can be identified as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. Axial Skeleton The axial part of the skeleton is the vertical, central section of the skeleton which includes the skull (cranium), the vertebral column and the rib cage. The axial skeleton is the supporting structure of the skeleton. It provides support and protection for the brain, the spinal cord and many of the organs within the human body. It…

treatments have the ability to slow down the diseases by their effect on knee load (Crossley K, Marino G, Macilquham MD, Schache A, Hinman R, 2009). Taping the knee in the patella part is recommended for the management of the knee . Taping the knee around the patella involves applying rigid strapping in order to tape the patella region or soft tissues around that region. Moving onto braces that are developed for OA comes into different forms depending on the construction, design and price…

own eyes. I was getting so anctious as if my heart was about to jump out of my body. My coaches and mom both sprinted over to me but they didn't know what it was. I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance where I was diagnosed with a dislocated patella. At this point, I was in extreme pain and my entire body was tingling. I remember looking at the trains painted on the ceiling of the emergency…

Anatomy and Function of the Knee The knee is the largest joint in the body; the joint is vital in supporting an individual when performing functional movements such as walking, running and jumping (Hamill, Knutzen and Derrick, 2014). Ref reports the knee joint moves in all three planes. Flexion and extension is seen in the sagittal plane, whereas internal and external rotation occurs in the transverse plane and adduction/abduction can be analysed from a frontal plane view. A ligamentous tissue…