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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Orthopedic Doctor•Zirakpur
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Knee injury can occur from the direct blow as well as through stretching and twisting injuries. At times the ligament that holds the knee in place gets stressed and results in sprains. Depending on the extent of the ligament and fibre damage, the sprains are graded. Then there are knee injuries that are caused by overuse of it. These injuries cause harm to the tendons and the muscles. Since the knee is interconnected to a lot of other structures, any damage to the knee can have serious repercuss...more
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Orthopedic Doctor•Mumbai
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The ligaments in our legs provide support and help us to carry out our regular activities in a very favourable manner. But when these ligaments are damaged, it becomes difficult to do them. Your knee can become weak and unstable when the elastic and flexible connective tissues receive damage due to different reasons.

Mostly these type of injuries occurs while playing any kind of sport or doing an physically intensive work. When the ligaments are injured, you will not be able to move, t...more
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Orthopedic Doctor•Ahmedabad
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Orthopedic Doctor•Jaipur
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The Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL tear is a very common problem with athletes and with people who have an active lifestyle. In fact, this can also be caused by any accident due to sudden movement.

Importance of ACL-

The ACL is the supporting ligament, which runs diagonally from back to front right in the middle of the knee, connecting the femur bone and the tibia, and helps the tibia not to come before the femur. Thus the balance of the knee during back and forth movements ...more
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Acupuncturist•Delhi
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What is Injury?

Injury is any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc

Symptoms of Injuries-

Loss of consciousness
Difficulty with speaking, seeing, hearing, walking, or understanding.
Irritability
Severe headache
Vomiting
Causes of Injuries-

Medication side effects
cuts from broken glass, knives, scissors or axes
Chronic headaches
Accidents
Falls from cots, windows, tables and stairs
Lo...more
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Physiotherapist•Latur
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I think you should look for other conservative treatment options like medication, physiotherapy etc
Because at the age of 81 it will be quiet difficult for him to manage the things
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Erasmus Mundus Master in Adapted Physica...read more

Physiotherapist•Chennai
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Knee Ligament laxity if you have problem in your legs then it might be due to ligament laxity where your legs would become very weak due to the old ligament injury and that should be treated immediately. Wear knee cap so that you will feel firm while walking or climbing stairs.
This is a general strain and for this you can follow these measures: one keep a pillow right under the knee while sleeping, next is you can keep ice in the painful area for about 5--10 minutes, if pain still persists ...more
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