Knee surgery is a serious hurdle to overcome. When you undergo knee surgery, you have to go through a significant period or rest, rehabilitation, training and strengthening before you can consider returning to competitive sports. While a medical...
The anterior cruciate ligament is a primary support mechanism in the knee, providing stability when balancing, pushing off and pivoting. A torn ACL requires surgical repair and may take months to recover. For athletes eager to get back to playing,...
Running places added stress on your knees and ankles, and in turn requires support from the ligaments in your body. Ligaments secure bones to other bones. Ligament groups affected while running include the cruciate ligaments, which connect your...
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee, or ACL, are one of the most common serious knee injuries sustained by competitive athletes. According to an article in the "American Journal of Sports Medicine more than 70 percent of the ACL...
Your knee is one of the strongest joints in your body because it is supported by strong ligaments and tendons, which keep the bones in place. However, the regular and often excessive strain it comes under -- from bearing your body weight and...
The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is vital for athletes, especially in sports that require starting and stopping. There are some players who can function without an ACL and still play effectively, even in the demanding running and cutting...
Arthroscopic knee surgery, otherwise known as a knee scope, is a common term when talking about football-related injuries because knee injuries are quite common in the game. Players often are required to make sharp cuts at high rates of speed,...
An ACL -- or anterior cruciate ligament -- injury is one of the most common knee injuries seen. These injuries usually occur in athletes who participate in high-impact sports including basketball, soccer and football. Surgery is often required to...
Your body relies on an extended system of different types of tissue to move comfortably, protect your internal organs and maintain your shape. These tissues include everything from your bones to your muscles. One of the main supporting connective...
Knee pain may be associated with age-related changes in the body, traumatic events or overuse injuries. The knee is the largest joint in the body and provides stability and flexibility, which allows movements such as walking, running, cutting and...
An ACL injury occurs when you tear your anterior cruciate ligament, located inside your knee joint. ACL injuries commonly occur due to physical activities requiring quick starts and stops such as in basketball, tennis and volleyball. Warming up...
Your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is a type of connective tissue inside your knee joint that helps provide knee stability. Injuries to the ACL are fairly common in people who participate in sports and activities that generate significant...
A protocol is a plan for patient treatment. Use exercise protocols recommended by your health professional to treat your injuries, reduce pain and lose weight. Aside from curing what ails you, exercise offers many benefits to your health including...
Your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, helps stabilize your knee during physical activities like running. A partial tear or complete rupture of your ACL can lead to knee instability, pain and swelling. Running with a torn ACL may be possible...
Ligament injuries, especially those in the knee, are some of the most common injuries experienced by downhill skiers. A ligament tear occurs when the ligament is overstretched to the point of rupturing. This injury is often accompanied by a...
Anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injuries affect the ligament in your knee responsible for controlling forward shift of your shin bone relative to your thigh bone, according to eOrthopod.com. When the ligament is injured your knee can become...
According to William Prentice, the author of "Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training," the knee is one of the most complex joints in the human body. The knee is also the joint most likely injured due to the stress that certain sports and...
The lateral portion of your knee is the side that is on the outside of your leg. Lateral posterior knee pain is in this region on the back side of your knee. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, pain in this region can be from...
There are several common knee pain problems. Knee problems can involve the bone, joint, tendons, ligaments and cartilage. All these elements work in synergy. Often, when one component of the knee becomes injured, the other parts may start to have...
Ligaments help to give strength and flexibility to the skeleton. There are three different types of ligaments according to Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: peritoneal ligaments, fetal remnant ligaments and articular ligaments. Articular...
ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, injuries of the knee are common among certain types of athletes, and may require surgery to restore full function of your knee. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, football, basketball and...
Jumping is an explosive movement that is generated from the legs to lift your entire body off the ground. A tuck jump is a specific type of jumping exercise known as plyometrics. This powerful movement is used by athletes to help them improve...
A fitted knee brace can greatly reduce the discomfort of a knee injury. Not all knee injuries are the same, however, therefore there are different braces for different injuries. Your doctor will know the best brace for your specific injury....
Most joint and leg pain occurs at the knee with referred pain from the ankle to the hip. Referred pain occurs when an injury occurs in one place, and the pain can be felt elsewhere. The knee is one of the more mobile joints in the body, allowing...
The integrity of the knee depends on the healthy function and stability of the confluence of bones, cartilage and ligaments that comprise this weight-bearing joint. The combined actions of weight bearing and bending place significant stress on the...
Exercises for knee ligaments are designed to strengthen the muscles that surround your knee ligaments, providing the region with more stability and greater support. In addition, exercises for knee ligaments can also help you recover from ligament...
Knee injuries are among the most common injuries in basketball due to the fast-paced, aggressive nature of the game. Basketball involves constant starts and stops, changes in direction, twisting and pivoting, which place tremendous pressure on the...
Injury to the posterior cruciate ligament involves the ligaments in the back of the knee. The PCL is attached to the back of the tibia and femur and functions as a stabilizer. This ligament also determines the tibia's movement in relation to the...
People who play soccer, skiers and football players who twist their bodies quickly, and long-distance runners who run on pavement are all prone to injuries of the ligaments running along the inner and outer sides of the knee. Ace Fitness reports...
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