Predisposing Factors for non-contact ACL injury: is there a relationship between the hip and the knee? In the last 30 years, the elevated risk of ACL injury in females coupled with the 10-fold increase in high school and 5-fold increase in collegiate sport participation5,14. The risk of re-injury after ACL reconstruction surgery is 15 times greater…
Category: Knee
Patellar tendonitis: Jumpers knee
Patellar tendonitis aka jumpers knee is the tendonitis of the patella tendon. Looking at the anatomy of the knee, quadriceps start from your hip and inserts on your shin bone. Your knee cap bone aka patella in a free floating bone that is embedded in that tendon. The tendon junction between the patella and its…
Nutritional management to accelerate recovery post injury
In many of my article, I talk about how or why the injury happens and what to do to help yourself. One of the most important aspects in prevention of injury and a speedy recovery is nutrition. You are made up of what you put or do not put in your system. If you are…
Decision making for surgery has been made a bit easier..
Most of the time, we do not get to speak to our doctors enough to obtain adequate information about a condition, diagnosis or whether having or not having surgery is a good option. What do we do? We search online, we ask others who underwent similar surgery, and try to make a decision. There is…
Limb-to-Limb symmetry 6-9 months post ACL surgery
Citation: Xergia SA, Pappas E, Zampeli F, Georgiou S, Georgoulis AD. Asymmetries in Functional Hop Tests, Lower Extremity Kinematics and Isokinetic Strength Persist 6-9 Months Following ACL Reconstruction. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Jan 14. [Epub ahead of print] Article Summary This is a within and between subject cross sectional study. The objective was…
Predisposing Factors for non-contact ACL injury: is there a relationship between the hip and the knee?
Predisposing Factors for non-contact ACL injury: is there a relationship between the hip and the knee? In the last 30 years, the elevated risk of ACL injury in females coupled with the 10-fold increase in high school and 5-fold increase in collegiate sport participation5,14. The risk of re-injury after ACL reconstruction surgery is 15 times greater…
Hyalgan injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthiritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease, which primarily affects the weight-bearing joints, is characterized by a loss of articular cartilage, and pain on movement. Hyaluronan is a major component of the synovial fluid, cartilage, and synovial membrane that plays an important role in regulating the biochemical balance in the joints. In Osteoarthritis, there is…
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