BRINGING SCIENCE TO TREATMENT
in Email Newsletters, Knee injuries
If one knee injury wasn’t bad enough, imagine the triple whammy of the unhappy triad. Athletes often refer to this type of injury as ‘blowing out’ a knee because of the damage done to the important knee stabilizers. As we continue our series on running injuries, we turn our focus from knee injuries of endurance... MORE
in Diagnose & Treat, Email Newsletters, Joint injuries, Knee injuries
Pain usually arouses injury concerns, but with knees, it’s often the cringe-worthy sounds they make that send an athlete to see a physiotherapist. The sounds may be worse when going up and down stairs or squatting. These sounds lead the athlete to believe their knee is worn out or damaged(1). Their concern alone often leads... MORE
in Acute injuries, Joint injuries, Knee injuries
In the first of a 2-part article, Chris Mallac describes the anatomy and biomechanics of the medial knee ligaments, the implications of injury, and how these injuries are identified and graded. The superficial medial collateral ligament (s-MCL) is one of the most commonly injured structures at the knee, in both contact sports and sports that... MORE
in Diagnose & Treat, Knee injuries
In the first of a two-part article, Chris Mallac examines the anatomy and biomechanics of the meniscus root, how injuries can occur, and the imaging criteria required to diagnose a ‘root’ tear. Injuries to the meniscus are a common injury in athletes involved in sports that require loaded knee flexion with added axial compression and... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Knee injuries
Common in runners and cyclists, patellofemoral pain (PFP) results from improper tracking of the patella along the trochlear groove of the femur (see figure 1). Many implicate vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) weakness as the cause of the patella sliding astray as the knee flexes and extends. As Chris Mallac explains, however, researchers lack a full... MORE
in Joint injuries, Knee injuries, Leg injuries
Pat Gilham considers the issue of patellofemoral pain in runners. Can improving soleus capability of play more of a role in treatment? It is well understood that patellofemoral pain (PFP) has a high incidence rate among runners(1). There are many intrinsic factors which are believed to influence PFP in runners, including abnormal anatomical alignment and foot... MORE
in Email Newsletters, Knee injuries
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, long the bread and butter of therapists and the bane of athletes, especially females, is undergoing scrutiny because of the high rate of repeated injuries. As many as 25% of athletes suffer a repeated ACL tear and up to 55% of those who suffer an initial tear never return to... MORE
in Improve, Knee injuries, Pre-hab and post-surgical rehab
In the first of this two-part series, Alicia Filley unravelled the mystery of the role of the ACL and anterolateral complex in knee stability. In this article, she evaluates the current thinking on conservative management, repair, and the required rehabilitation to successfully return athletes to sport The recent hubbub regarding the presence of the anterolateral ligament (ALL),... MORE
in Acute injuries, Knee injuries
In the first of a two-part series, Alicia Filley unravels the mystery of the role of the ACL and anterolateral complex in knee stability. In the follow up article, she will build on these findings and evaluate the current thinking on conservative management, repair, and the required rehabilitation to successfully return athletes to sport. The most... MORE
in Diagnose & Treat, Knee injuries
Chris Mallac explores the anatomy and pathology of Baker’s cysts, and how clinicians can manage this condition Baker’s cysts, more accurately known as popliteal synovial cysts, were first mentioned by Guillaume Dupuytren almost 200 years ago when he described a cystic mass with a large effusion in the popliteal fossa(1). Furthermore, Adams in 1840 made the... MORE
