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Category: Knee Pain
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Knee Strengthening Exercises
Knee strength can play a crucial role in maintaining an active and pain-free lifestyle. In this comprehensive guide, we dive into the significance of knee strengthening, providing you with practical insights and a curated selection of exercises tailored to fortify these vital joints. The Foundation of Knee Strength Understanding how to strengthen your legs is…
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Prevent Knee Injuries on the Slope
The most common skiing injuries that occur in the lower limb, as a result of collisions and falls, are knee sprains/tears, which include Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) sprains/tears. Medial Collateral Ligament MCL injuries are more common in the beginner and intermediate skier when the ski tips are pointed towards one…
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Prep For Knee Replacement Surgery
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 07/03/23 Preparing For Knee Replacement Surgery At Home Preparing for knee replacement surgery can be a stressful process, with a lot of anxiety around the major surgery. Preparing for it now can help make the entire process much smoother, easier, and faster. Prehab (rehabilitation before surgery) is…
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Preventing Cross Country Running Injuries
When fall is here, cross country running injuries appear and can sideline high school athletes and other distance runners. Some of the most common running injuries are shin splints, tendinitis of the knee, ankle sprains, muscle pull, and stress fractures of the leg. A large percentage of running injuries are overuse injuries and can be prevented with…
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Meniscal Injuries: Surgery or Physical Therapy?
Patients with meniscal injuries (such as a meniscal tear) face an interesting choice: surgery or physical therapy. The goal, of course, is to restore functional movement of the knee joint and to reduce pain after an injury to the meniscus. Before getting to what the research says, let’s first take a closer look at the injury.…
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5 Ways Athletes Can Prevent Knee Injuries
Halfway through the 2013-14 basketball season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that Kobe Bryant, a 16-time NBA All-Star, would miss the rest of the season with a debilitating knee injury1. And while you can’t blame Kobe’s absence for the Lakers terrible season (needless to say, they didn’t make the playoffs)2, it was clear that this…
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Your IT Band May be the Reason for Your Knee Pain
Do you have a sharp pain on the outside of your knee? It could simply be your Iliotibial Band (also known as the IT Band). The IT Band originates near your hip bone and functions as a stabilizer for both the hip and the knee and aids in protecting the ACL from excessive force. However,…