The most common sign of a torn anterior cruciate ligament is a loud popping noise, followed by immense knee pain. However, there are some other signs of ACL injury. Let’s talk about four different ways to tell if you’ve injured your ACL, including physical symptoms and tests you can do at home and where you…
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Why You Need Physical Therapy After ACL Surgery
More than 100,000 ACL surgeries are performed in the United States every year. It’s a serious operation that repairs damage sustained by the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. The surgery can help you recover, but you may experience joint stiffness and weakness after it. That’s why you need to do physical therapy to help…
Can An ACL Tear Heal Without Surgery?
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a ligament that helps to stabilize the knee joint and prevent the leg from sliding forward, as well as excessive movement in any one direction. While it is tough tissue, it can develop partial tears or tear completely. The ACL can become injured for a variety of reasons, but…
Can an ACL Tear Heal on Its Own?
While playing basketball, you went up for a rebound, but moments later, after you came down, you felt sharp knee pain, rapid swelling, loss of range of motion, and a feeling of instability. What just happened? You might have torn your anterior crucial ligament (ACL) – a ligament in your knee responsible for connecting your…
How Do You Treat Bursitis in the Knee
There are many possible causes for a throbbing knee. One such condition is knee bursitis, wherein bursas, tiny sacs of fluid around the knee joint, get inflamed. Knee bursitis can usually be treated with home remedies, but prolonged knee pain may require you to visit a doctor for treatment. Read on to learn how to…
Can Exercise Be Medicine?
Exercise is more than just a way to lose weight. It is considered an important component of recovery and, in some cases, also used either as an adjunctive treatment or as preventive therapy. These aspects qualify exercise as medicine. In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits of exercise – the specific reasons it…
5 Stretches to Help Relieve Wrist Pain At Home
Stretching is an excellent way to prevent injuries and improve the way your body functions. Wrist pain is a common issue that can be alleviated with regular stretching. Here are some reasons why stretching is so beneficial. Flexibility Wrist flexibility and mobility are helpful in many activities that require precision, such as cooking, writing, and…
Surgical Options for Treating Hip Arthritis
Arthritis can affect any joint, including the hip. Hip arthritis can cause pain and can reduce your range of motion, which makes it hard to perform daily tasks and activities – anything that involves standing and walking. If you’ve been diagnosed with hip arthritis, your orthopedic doctor will likely start with conservative treatment options to…
Arthroscopy for Wrist Pain
Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that involves the use of a thin, flexible tube with a tiny camera, as well as miniature surgical tools, to see what’s inside the body. The camera is so small that it can be used to see within a joint. For instance, arthroscopy is often used by orthopedic doctors…
Problems of Stiffness After Knee Replacement Surgery
A total knee replacement, also called knee arthroplasty, is one of the most common types of joint replacement surgeries. It involves removing the damaged portion of the knee joint and replacing it with prosthetic materials. Knee replacement is highly successful for relieving knee pain and restoring joint function, but some patients experience knee stiffness following…