#ligament injury

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Recovering from Ligament Damage – Your Guide to Healing

Ligament injuries can be frustrating, limiting your ability to move comfortably. These essential tissues keep your joints stable, and when damaged, they need the right treatment to heal properly. Whether you’ve suffered a minor sprain or a serious tear, proper care ensures a smooth recovery.

What Causes Ligament Damage?

Sudden movements, falls, or high-impact activities often lead to ligament injuries. Treatment depends on the severity, ranging from rest and therapy to surgical repair.

Top Treatment Approaches

1. Rest and Protection

Using braces or crutches can help prevent further damage and support healing.

2. The R.I.C.E. Method

Rest: Limit movement to prevent further injury.

Ice: Apply ice packs for short intervals to manage swelling.

Compression: Wrapping the injured area helps reduce inflammation.

Elevation: Keeping the affected area raised improves blood flow.

3. Rehabilitation & Mobility Exercises

Physical therapy is essential for restoring strength and preventing re-injury.

4. Pain Management Strategies

Mild pain relievers and heat therapy can ease discomfort and support healing.

5. Advanced Treatments

For serious injuries, PRP therapy, regenerative medicine, or surgery might be necessary, followed by extensive rehabilitation.

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What is the best treatment for ligament partial injury?

If you have a partial ligament injury, the right treatment depends on the severity of the damage. Initial care includes rest, ice application, compression, and elevation (RICE) to reduce pain and swelling. Physical therapy plays a crucial role in strengthening the ligament and restoring mobility. In some cases, advanced treatments like Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy or minimally invasive procedures can speed up recovery. If you're looking for expert care, visiting the best orthopedic hospital in Trivandrum ensures specialized treatment and faster healing

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Regenerative Orthopedics treats joint pain at its source, including all of the difficult to heal joint structures. Ligaments and other involved joint structures are comprehensively treated with this therapy, resulting in a healed and strengthened joint.

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Knee Ligament Injury: Team India's Hardik Pandya got injured due to this injury, know what is ligament injury

Knee Ligament Injury: Team India has suffered a big blow due to the injury of Team India's vice-captain and bowler Hardik Pandya. Pandya was playing his role as an all-rounder player for the team. Earlier it was reported that Hardik has suffered an ankle injury but according to the latest information, he has suffered a ligament tear. It may take at least two weeks for them to recover from this. Let us tell you here that Hardik got injured in his first over in the match against Bangladesh.

He lost balance while trying to stop the straight drive and fell. During this time his ankle was injured. After this injury, he was taken for screening and after this he could not play the ongoing match against New Zealand. Ligament tear is not a fracture but due to this injury one has to face many problems regarding movement. Dr. Gaurav Sharma, senior orthopedic surgeon at Swami Dayanand Hospital, Delhi, understands what a ligament tear is, how serious this injury is, and what are the measures to recover from it.

What is Ligament Injury?

A ligament is a tough band of fibrous tissue that holds bone to bone. It also connects bones to cartilage, which is an important part of the body's joints. Ligaments are usually very strong, but they can tear due to injury or excessive pressure on the joints. This is called ligament injury or ligament tear. Ligament tear is a common injury suffered by players on the sports field. Generally, ligament injury can occur in the ankle, knee, thumb, neck or behind the back.

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Symptoms Of A Ligament Tear

Touching the affected area with a ligament tear causes severe pain. There may also be swelling at the affected area of ​​the injury. Apart from this, there is a lot of problem in movement. Sometimes you may also feel the sound coming from the injured area. Apart from this, you can also feel muscle cramps. Along with supporting the joints, ligaments also provide strength to them. In case of a ligament tear, there may also be a feeling of looseness around the affected joint. You may also experience difficulty in bending the injured arm and leg.

Diagnosis and types Diagnosis And Types

Diagnosis of a ligament tear usually begins with a physical examination and medical history. Your doctor may ask you many questions, such as: What were you doing when you got injured? After physical examination, X-ray is done to get information about fractures or broken bones. If needed, the doctor may also advise to get Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) done.

There are three types of ligament tears

Grade 1: This is a mild sprain that causes damage to the ligament but no serious level of tearing. Grade 2: A moderate sprain, in which there is partial tearing and the joint may be abnormally loose. Grade 3: A severe sprain, in which the ligament is completely torn and the joint becomes unstable.

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Treatment of ligament tear

Treatment of ligament injuries depends on the severity of the injury along with age, overall health and medical history. Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) are used as first-line treatment for ligament-related injuries. To reduce pain and problems, doctors can give medicines like ibuprofen. Apart from this, the injured person is also asked to do muscle strengthening exercises. If there is a ligament injury in the knee, you may also be asked to wear a knee brace. Ice packs can be used to reduce swelling. If the injury is serious, surgery may be required to recover from it.

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“You’re going to blow out your arms,” the villain observed. They watched as the hero merely grit their teeth, shoving themself through another pull-up. It looked painful, and if the sweat slicking the hero’s brow was any indication, it was.

They waited for the hero to let themself drop from the bar and accept the villain was stronger. But they didn’t.

Three more pull-ups, and the villain stepped in.

“Hero,” they said slowly. “You’re about to tear the ligaments in your arms. You need to stop.”

The hero blew out a shuddering breath. Struggled for purchase, fighting gravity—and let themself drop.

The hero’s hands were bleeding, calluses torn open by the bar. The hero didn’t seem bothered when their own hands shook so much that their blood began to splatter on the gym floor.

For a moment, the villain could only stare at them.

Shit.

They didn’t know how to handle this. They knew the hero was dedicated. They knew the hero was strong, and perpetually trying to be stronger, but they hadn’t thought…

They hadn’t thought the hero would be so willing to tear apart their own body for success.

It was supposed to be fun, the villain thought. They felt a little sick as the hero pressed their palms together to soothe the bleeding, an action that was practiced and familiar. As if they had done this before.

The hero reached for something in their bag, smearing blood on the side, and pulled out a roll of blue electrical tape. The villain didn’t understand why, until the hero tore a strip off and made to wrap their hands with it.

The hero would be the death of them.

They crouched in front of the hero, plucking the electrical tape out of their hands.

“What are you doing with this?”

The hero blinked at the villain like they were the strange one in this situation.

“Wrapping my hands?”

The villain hissed in a breath.

“With electrical tape?”

The hero flushed slightly, looking down at their bloody hands. They looked close to tears.

“It…sticks to skin, really well. And it doesn’t move, either, when you move your hands or wherever else, even if you’re fighting. Plus, blood doesn’t make it come off, at least, not for a while.”

The villain blinked at them.”

“Blood doesn’t make it come off,” the villain repeated, processing. The hero nodded, reaching for the electrical tape. The villain settled it out of reach.

“Not if you wrap it right.”

Dimly, the villain realized that meant the hero had done this enough times to have it down to a science.

“And you couldn’t use a bandaid?” The villain asked incredulously. The hero shrugged a shoulder, then winced at the motion.

Yeah, the hero had absolutely blown out their arms.

“Bandaids move—“

The villain hushed them.

“Be quiet for a second.”

The hero, wisely, went quiet.

The villain rubbed a hand over their face, then studied the hero for a moment. They took one of the hero’s hands into their own, studying the damage.

“Why did you do this to yourself,” the villain murmured.

“What do you mean, why,” the hero snapped. “It’s my job.”

“Your job is to save people,” the villain corrected. “Not destroy yourself.”

“I’m not destroying myself—“

“You are.”

“Shut up—“

“Hero.”

“I need to be better,” the hero snapped. Their voice rang out across the gym, echoing into the rafters, and they both froze. After a moment, the hero spoke again, voice soft. “I need to be better.”

They said it like they needed the villain to understand. The villain wondered who they were really saying it to—the villain, or themself.

“Better than who?”

“Everyone.” It was hushed, like a secret.

The villain watched them, waiting.

The hero took a shaky breath

“My whole thing is being the best. I have always been the best. That’s the only reason I matter. If I’m not strong enough, then I am nothing, so I need. to be. better.”

The hero had started crying, very quietly, like they were afraid to take up too much space.

The villain was not equipped to handle gifted kid burnout.

“There’s more to you than just being a good athlete,” the villain said hesitantly, and the hero shook their head.

“No. There isn’t.”

“Hero.”

“Can you give me back my electrical tape?” They hiccuped to contain a sob.

“No,” the villain said firmly, and then the hero really was sobbing.

“You don’t understand—“

The villain didn’t. Not really. They had never been the kind of talented that the hero was.

They wondered now if maybe that was a blessing.

“I don’t,” the villain agreed. “But I do understand that you’ve saved half the city, and you give everything you have to give, and you always do your best.”

“But I-“

“No.” The villain stopped them. “You are doing your best.” They tipped the hero’s chin up until they met the villain’s eyes. “And it is enough.”

The hero froze, eyes darting over the villain’s face. They wondered if anyone had ever said that to the hero, if whatever mentor they had was giving them anything other than orders to be stronger. Be better. Be more.

The villain had some new targets to take care of, it would seem.

For now, though, they had to take care of hero.

“We’re going to go wrap your hands,” they said softly. “And then we’re going to take care of your arms, and you’re going to take a nap.”

The hero nodded, watching them like they were some kind of good, selfless person.

“And if I ever catch you using electrical tape again, so help me, I will put you six feet under.”

That startled a laugh out of the hero, and they let the villain guide them to their feet.

“Fine.”

The villain turned to them. “Okay?”

Are you going to be alright?

The hero seemed to understand.

“Okay,” the hero agreed.

Yes.

And so, it was.

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also little injury breakdown i think mack getting hit into the boards was the main thing of concern, i think him getting sat on by the ref is probably mostly harmless, i didnt see any skate blades near body parts or unnatural limb angles, guppy probably just got the wind knocked out of him!

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i participated in the art party! thank you everybody who let me draw your characters :>

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Hey y'all, I can't figure out a word so I am asking for help figuring out the word I am missing What do you call the minor injury when you put force on a joint in a direction it doesn't usually experience force, but it's not hyperextension or a sprain? My mom always called it "jamming my fingers" when I was growing up (it was usually caused by failing at catching footballs in PE for me) but idk if that's the actual name or what that would be called for other joints. This question brought to you by me falling earlier today and catching myself before my head hit the ground but it put force in a weird way on my elbows and now they are kinda sore?

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RIP to Jack’s ACL and Save’s shoulder stability.

Nothing else tho ofc.

Best of luck to Joke’s immune system tho, fighting intrinsic and extrinsic bacteria in those abdominal wounds.

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Wheee MRI results

I fell flat on my back while skiing on February 6th. I’ve been having elbow pain since then, and can’t straighten my left elbow fully. My chiropractor, when we determined we weren’t making progress, asked me to go get imaging done. I have a consultation on tuesday, but the initial results from today’s MRI is that I have a small, nondisplaced fracture and a high-grade partial ligament tear.

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Patrick is a dog I personally knew, as well as a few of his relatives and his breeder, and I can tell you for a fact that Patrick moved stock in his personal life just fine actually. It was important to Frank (Patrick's breeder) that he produced dogs that could still perform as intended, including herding in a real world setting on a real farm.

I also know that that image is a still frame from a moving shot on a slick floor, and Patrick's owners have posted other photos of him both moving and still on grass to dispute this, but those tend to get ignored.

I *also* know that people went wild with those photos of Patrick and went after his junior handler and co-owner, who was a minor at the time she began to receive death threats for the crime of owning and showing the dog. I know this because I know her mother and have met her on numerous occasions in person, and because she has spoken directly to the people who started the public outcry about Patrick when he was at that show.

I also had the personal pleasure of knowing a half sibling of Patrick who had an extensive working career as a mobility service dog and who dabbled briefly in both herding and bite sports (and agility and obedience and dock diving but who's counting), again to satisfy Frank's desire to ensure he was producing dogs that could do the work. I know a niece of his who is also deployed as a mobility service dog, again more than capable of performing the physically demanding work required for this.

Conformation-only dogs of any breed are simply not my cup of tea but you will never catch me disparaging a dog putting in the work and an owner at least trying to bridge the gap. Please understand that you're making a lot of assumptions based on a bunch of still photos and not on an actual exam or watching the dog in question move in front of you, which any orthopedic specialist worth their salt will tell you is absolutely not good enough to judge just about anything. I also know this, because both Patrick and the relatives of his that I knew had been to orthopedic specialists prior to doing the above mentioned work to ensure their bodies would not break down rapidly from the repeated stress.

I know the vets I've worked for would never make such a strong statement on a dog they've never put hands on.

Speaking of breed standards, would you be able to give me some context on what the heck is up with the German Shepherd "stack"? I see a lot of GSD owners saying it's breed standard and therefore fine, but the slant looks so extreme in some dogs that I have some skepticism about it (and also because, of course, breed standards have nothing to do with animal health).

This is a pretty hot button issue and you’re right that there is a ton of bickering back and forth about it online. I’m happy to share my thoughts, but keep in mind that as a veterinarian I am biased towards function over form. I care way more about if a dog can do the things it wants/needs to do than how it looks. I won’t get into it here but I actually have real qualms with the distinction between “working line” and “show line” in some breeds.

My quick takeaway opinion- There are several orthopedic issues in the German Shepherd dog (specifically show lines) that have likely been exacerbated if not entirely caused by breeders striving for the classic “sloped back” look that is considered breed standard.

Now that being said, it is a fact that the three point stack (how a dog is positioned when standing) greatly exaggerates the angulation of the back and hind legs. You will often see comparison images like this one that show a dog in stack versus standing square and you can clearly see the top line looks more sloped when the dog is stacked. This image is from a GSD subreddit, a pretty dog here nicely demonstrating how the stance can change the appearance of the top line.

This phenomenon is what certain hardline GSD breed standard loyalists will point to when discussing this issue. They posit that the sloped back is essentially an optical illusion caused by aesthetic posing, and therefore a German Shepherd is no more prone to orthopedic problems than any other large breed dog. This is where I disagree.

You can easily find stark examples of a poorly put together dog in any breed or mixed breed out there, so when discussing my concerns with the GSD I will only use photos of titled dogs that are accomplished within the show ring. These are not random backyard bred shepherds, but champion dogs from acclaimed lines that will almost certainly be bred to pass on their genes. When breed clubs like the AKC award these dogs as exemplars of the breed, they tacitly endorse the conformation issues I’m about to discuss. So my beef is not with German shepherds or dog breeds in general, but specifically with breed clubs that refuse to examine whether their standard harms animals. An important disclaimer, not every breed club is like this and many take health concerns extremely seriously.

Dogs have a very different limb anatomy and gait to humans and a healthy dog is meant to walk on their paw pads. The “ankle” or hock should be upright and angled as you can see here in this nice-looking champion shepherd from 1902.

German shepherds can sometimes have a problem that is colloquially called “dropped hocks” where that joint is abnormally loose and in more serious cases can even be touching the ground, which is completely abnormal and something I would consider a serious physical flaw. A dog having dropped hocks/tarsal hyperflexion like this is proven to cause medical issues for these dog, but unfortunately the sinking joints also help to give the dog that “classic” sloping look that breed clubs love.

This dog “Ch Kysarah's Pot of Gold” won best of breed at the National dog show in 2015. You can see his hock is literally flat on the ground even when not stacked

And it’s not just one dog. Here is another champion dog (Cruaghaire Catoria), who got some controversy for winning best of breed at Crufts in 2016 despite an extremely abnormal gait.

Perhaps we could excuse the low hocks when the dog is standing as being the result of the stack, but it is glaringly obvious when she moves that this is no trick of her positioning. Her entire tarsus rests on the floor as she runs and in close ups you can even see bald patches there to suggest this is a “normal” gait for her. In this video, the announcers agree that this is the ideal gait for a shepherd. If I saw this gait in a friend’s dog I’d politely express my concerns for long term mobility issues and recommend an orthopedic consultation. To see it win best of breed is galling to say the least.

And lest you think the problem has been solved, here’s another from the National Dog Show in 2023

None of these dogs could charge athletically into a field and effectively herd sheep. If we are prioritizing aesthetic over function to the degree that a dog cannot do what it was bred to do, or more importantly that it cannot do the simple things that dogs love to do, then we have veered unforgivably off course. Not to put too fine a point on it but what the fuck is the point of a breed standard if it impedes the dog’s function in any way? We have no right. German shepherds are an incredible breed of dog that have stood by us humans in some of our darkest moments; I think the breeders and kennel clubs who claim to love them the most should work harder to ensure the “champion” dogs they are producing can live long pain-free lives. If we have to adjust our notion of what the breed is “supposed” to look like then so fucking be it.

This is too long already so I’m not getting into hip dysplasia, DM, carpal laxity, elbow dysplasia or other conditions that exist in the breed. If German shepherd clubs want to distance themselves from the notion that their breed standard is causing problems with canine health then they will need to stop publicly lavishing awards on dogs with medically concerning gait issues and start focusing on breeding dogs that can run around a ring without causing even the most casual of onlookers to realize “something’s not right there”

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Knee Pain When Bending: Is It a Sign of a Serious Injury?

Knee pain while bending is one of those things with which most people can identify at some point in time in their lives. The pain can range from mild discomfort to excruciating pain that disrupts functions of daily living. Sometimes this condition can indicate some sort of underlying injury or medical condition, thus making it really important to assess the cause. Here, we shall look into the anatomy of the knee, causes of the knee pain when bending, when the pain indicates something more serious, an in-depth mode of diagnosis, treatment options and tips for prevention.

1. Understanding the Anatomy of the Knee

The knee joint is the largest joint in the body and assumes countless tasks during movement, such as walking, running and squatting. Pain while bending the knee is better understood with an insight into the structure and function of the knee joint:

Bone Structure of the Knee

Femur: The thigh bone, which is the longest and strongest bone in the body; the lower end of the femur constitutes the top part of the knee joint.

Tibia: Also known as the shin bone, this bone supports most of the body's weight in motion.

Patella: The small kneecap bone at the front of the knee protects the joint and allows movement and function of the quadriceps muscle. 

Cartilage

Articular Cartilage: This smooth tissue covers the ends of the femur, tibia and the back of the patella; it reduces friction and allows smooth movement in the joint.

Menisci: The menisci are C-shaped pieces of cartilage that sit between the femur and tibia. They act like shock absorbers, protect the bone and assist in movement and stability.

Ligaments

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL): One of the best-known ligaments, keeping the knee stable by preventing the forward sliding of the tibia.

Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL): It operates with the ACL at knee stability to prevent backward shifting of the tibia.

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) and Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL): These provide medial and lateral stability to the knee and limit side-to-side motion.

Tendons and Muscles

Quadriceps Tendon: Connects the quadriceps muscle (the large muscle at the front of the thigh) to the patella.

Patellar Tendon: Connects the patella to the tibia and is important for extending the leg.

Hamstrings: The muscles toward the back of the thigh allow for bending of the knee and stabilizing the joint in motion.

Bursae

These are tiny sacs of fluid that allow smooth movement between bones, tendons and muscles. They are present in and around the joint, thereby reducing wear and tear.

All these structures are of utmost importance for the normal functioning of the knee and any injury to them can result in pain, especially at the time of performing activities like bending.

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Knee ligament reconstruction is a highly effective procedure for restoring function after a severe ligament injury. While recovery requires time, following a structured rehabilitation plan can greatly improve outcomes. For the best treatment based on individual needs, consult Dr. Umesh Jadhav, a skilled orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee ligament reconstruction in Nigdi, PCMC.

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local man badly twisted his ankle on a walk today. keep me in your Thots and prayers pls