* Acute Cruciate Ligament Injury The ACL, or Acute Cruciate Ligament, is one of the most important ligaments in the body. This ligament is located at the knee. There are four thick bands of tissue, called ligaments, which stabilize the knee and keep its movement in one plane. There is the medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, and the anterior cruciate ligament, which forms an X with the PCL inside the knee joint to prevent the knee from sliding back to front and vice-versa. The ACL provides stability to the knee and minimize stress across the knee joint.
Wehbe 1 The ACL is a cruciate ligament that is one of four primary stabilizing ligaments in the human knee. The ACL is important for knee stability, acting as the primary restraint to anterior translation of the tibia on the femur (Cameron). This ligament also functions as a secondary restraint to forces of varus, valgus and internal/external rotation. It is located at the center of the knee, consisting of two bundles of fibers – an anterior medial and posterior lateral - which extend from the anterior medial tibia to the posterolateral femoral condyle (Griffin). These particular bundle names were given due to their location of insertion into the tibia plateau.
The vertebral column forms a stable but mobile axis for the rest of the body. It is made up of • Bones • Joints • Discs • Ligaments • Muscles • Tendons • Blood vessels The bones provide strength and are honeycombed for lightness, and ligaments , tendons and muscles provide stability. The muscles are also a source of power and provide movement and support for the spinal column, maintaining the natural curves and controlling excessive bending. Muscles are the first line in defense in protecting other structures of the back. Joints are where two or more bones meet.
However, X-Rays are largely used to examine broken bones. Jason is given an MRI scan rather than an X ray because a muscular disorder is suspected. 2. Why do Jason’s symptoms develop during the season and not during training? Answer: Excessive use of shoulder leads to inflammation and pain in the rotator cuff, the collection of muscles, tendons, and cartilage that stabilize the shoulder joint.
She went through six weeks of therapy and had the allograft and screw removed from her knee. This case however is very rare. An advantage for using a cadaver ACL graft is that you do not have to take tissue or a tendon from somewhere else in the leg. When you take part of your patella tendon or hamstring, you lose strength in that part of your leg. So instead of just having to strengthen your ACL after surgery, you will have to strengthen two parts of your leg.
Arthritis is a disease that affects the joints, muscles, and bones. While this particular patient’s arthritis does not appear to be severe, other people can suffer from debilitating pain that can significantly decrease mobility . Many of the changes we face as we grow older, such as retirement, the death of friends and loved ones, increased isolation, or medical problems can lead to depression. The patient that I interviewed did express occasions of sadness and loneliness since her husband passed away; however, depression did not seem to be an immediate concern for this particular patient because she has many close friends and relatives that prevent the patient from isolating herself. Adequate sleep is also very important to prevent depression.
What many people do not realize is that exercise plays a key role in how healthy a person can be. If people are sedentary, they are more at risk of heart disease and possible early death. The purpose of this paper is to educate others about the many health benefits that exercise can have on the body and how it can help prevent disease. This topic is very important because we are dealing with so many diseases that could possibly be prevented if exercise was incorporated into a daily routine. So many people are sickened with disease, yet most only know to take a medication to fix the problem when something as simple as exercise might be a very important component in trying to fix whatever ails them.
As they treat all bone and muscle conditions it is just not arthritis that they treat, they treat a number of diseases and conditions including: cerebral Palsy, dislocations, osteoporosis and spine disorders. As a last resort an orthopaedic will only perform surgery when an osteopath cannot fix the problem and all other methods have failed, so when surgery is advised the patient and the surgeon will discuss the best option for the surgery and they take into account the patients disease and condition. Once the surgeon has discussed procedures with the patient the surgery can take place. Some of the surgeries that can be performed are: removing the diseases or damaged joint, returning a joint to its right place, making 2 joints one by fusing
If muscles are being used on a daily basis they will remain strong and firm (with exceptions of some diseases affecting them). While moving and repositioning anyone it is important to remember that most of the joints have limited abilities and trying to make them move outside of their range may cause a severe pain or serious damage to the skeletal or muscular system. Those take long time to heal and are very painful. In order to be able to move nerve fibres that go through the whole body send impulses from the Central Nervous System into the muscles that enable them to contract and relax. Poor moving and handling techniques may damage those fibres which would affect moving ability of a
Patient: Date of Accident: Martin Moriera has recently had surgery on (body part) and is currently not working. The regimen of physical therapy prescribed below will help him return to work faster by strengthing the affected area during repetitive actions to prevent injury and re-occurrences and a safer working environment. (If he is already working you can still add in prevention of re-occurrences) Healing time can be different for more complex injuries –see if there were any extenuating circumstances (multiple fractures, multiple herniations) Review surgeon comments to justify length of therapy time needed. Correlate with: History of accident: Find out the mechanism of injury. Did the car roll over or did it crash at a high rate of