Periodontal ligament

Introduction Bench Press Exercise: The bench press is a key exercise in strength and conditioning programs. It is one of the most popular exercises amongst competitive and recreational athletes. The bench press commonly measures and evaluates upper-body strength, muscle-mass, power and, in some cases, muscular endurance. The lift is typically performed lying supine on a bench using a barbell. There are several variations of the bench press exercises to include the wide-grip bench press,…

which allows humans to run, jump and perform various other activities which require moving.The ankles location is inferior to the tibia and superior to your phalanges or toes. The ankle ligaments are strong tissues surrounding the ankle that stabilize the ankle, which helps you walk and move your legs. These ligaments surrounding the ankle are called the deltoid…

sidelines” - Michael Jordan. What your bones do while playing basketball and how bad they can get injured, they can get injured by jumping and diving for loose balls. Your ligaments and how bad you can and what happens to your ligaments during basketball by jumping and twisting your leg the wrong way by doing this is can injured the ligament called the ACL. Finally your muscles and how they are affected while playing basketball and what could tear and get injured, you can have muscle cramps…

anterior talofibular ligament and in some cases the calcaneofibular ligament. This can be a very painful injury and it is best practice to have the foot x-rayed for any fracture. Reduce any swelling by applying ice. When the player starts to get over the initial injury, it is advised to begin a vigorous rehabilitation program in order to restore full movement and strength. This is vital to prevent reoccurrence of the same injury as the initial injury causes weakness in the ligaments.…

Glenohumeral joint dislocations are injuries involved with damaged ligaments, fractures and neurovascular damage (Cunningham, 2012). The anterior dislocation, also known as the “subcoracoid dislocation” is when the humeral head (shoulder head) lies anterior and medial to the glenoid cavity (the fossa the humeral head articulates with). With this movement of the bone it causes pain, instability and restricts the joint. Static and dynamic forces prevent this joint from relocating (Cunningham,…

Football is an intense sport that can potentially detriment your body internally and or externally. Therefore, medical and or immediate attention may be required if the injury is severe and can harm the individual that is hurt. However, just in case the person is hurt just to ensure their safety a medical team will be present, and ready to assist any player on the team at practice, and or game during the season as well as, off season. Since, football is a physical enduring sport injuries may…

cruciate ligament in the knee, being the cause of over 200,000 injuries each year. In spite of being common in the world of sports, there are many other ways to acquire this injury. In light of all the horror stories stereotyped by this injury, there are many ways to prevent its occurrence. In addition to treatment available for those subjected to a torn ACL, there is patient education available to reduce the chance of it being an event in your life. An ACL injury is evident when the ligaments…

There are four types of knee braces; • Rehabilitative: worn in the first week weeks post-surgery to help protect the ligament from further injury and to help early range of motion. Chew, Lew, Date, & Fredericson (2007). • Functional: worn by people who have already injured their ligaments. These are worn when returning to sport (in this case skiing) post ACL surgery and they provide support for the ACL during return to sport and help to limit rotation after ACL injury and surgery. Chew, Lew,…

Introduction Patellar dislocation occurs when your kneecap (patella) slips out of its normal position. The patella is located in a groove in front of the lower end of your thighbone (femur). This groove is called the patellofemoral groove. It usually occurs toward the outside of the leg. What are the causes? This condition is caused by: Force. Sports injuries. Twisting the knee when the foot is planted. What increases the risk? This condition is more like to occur in: Women. People who play…

The distal tibiofibular syndesmosis consists of 4 ligaments and the interosseous membrane. The ligaments are the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, the interosseus ligament (thickened distal portion of interosseous membrane), and the posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament and its distal portion, which constitutes the inferior transverse ligament.3 Disruption of these structures can lead to syndesmotic instability as well as diastasis of the fibula from the tibia, which results in…