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Knee Injury Rehabilitation benefits from
understanding knee anatomy. Included in the following
pictures of the knee are lateral collateral ligament, medial
collateral ligament, medial meniscus, lateral meniscus, anterior
cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, tibia, patella,
femur, fibula. All these make are structural components of
a knee. Certain knee injuries are sometimes more common in
certain sports. Injuries occurring to baseball players
often involve the anterior cruciate ligament, however are not
limited to this ligament. The menisci, both lateral and medial
are composed of cartilage that lines the joint space as a pad
against the friction that would normally occur between two bone
rubbing against one another. Ligaments attach bone to
bone, and tendons attach muscles to bone. Ligaments often
have varying degrees of injury, and are frequently rate as 1st
degree, 2nd degree, or 3rd degree severity injuries. A 3rd
degree ligament injury represents a complete tearing of a
ligament between the two bones to which it attaches. A 1st
degree ligament injury is a over stretching or a ligament and is
often referred to as a strain. And a 2nd degree injury is
a combination of over stretching and tearing. Treatment
for ligament injuries varies according to body region, and
severity. Often the best treatment initially is ice and
compression. When a ligament is not providing a stabilizing
force between the two bones it connects, then a higher degree of
strain is put on the muscles in this area. The muscle
bundles contain receptors that identify when they are being over
stretched because of lacking ligament support, therefore
resulting in the muscle telling itself that it must help to
maintain alignment of the bone. This can result in a muscle
spasm, which often is painful or irritating.
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X-Ray- Side view of a Knee
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