They must be regarded as cutaneous techniques since stimulation is on the surface of the skin and there is no penetration of the skin by needles or other instruments. However, it would appear that both cold and heat penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying deeper structures. Thus, in some ...
While there are other ways to investigate knee joint problems or injuries, an arthroscopy is the only way for us to get a direct view inside your joint. The knee joint is one of the largest and most important joints in the body. Together the femur, tibia, fibula and patella carry your ...
11 Clinical observations have shown that over a period of 24 months, the size of the subchondral high-signal area on MRI increases, particularly in the medial tibia plateau and medial condyle, presenting a strong relationship with the loss of cartilage volume in corresponding regions.12 Recent ...
1438HISTORY - A 45 year-old female marathon runner presents co "severe burning pain on bottom inside of right heel. Patient relates an acute onset of pain while on a training run 6 months prior to presentation. The problem has progressed to affect the patient's ADL and no running has been...
The location of your knee pain is an important clue that will help your doctor diagnose your issue. Knee pain may occur in the front of the knee (anterior), in the area closest to your hand (lateral), on the inside of the joint (medial), or behind the kneecap (posterior). Conditions...
(BMD) and subchondral sclerosis.11Clinical observations have shown that over a period of 24 months, the size of the subchondral high-signal area on MRI increases, particularly in the medial tibia plateau and medial condyle, presenting a strong relationship with the loss of cartilage volume in ...
A really important part of knee joint anatomy is the cartilage. There are two different types ofknee cartilage: Articular Cartilage:a thin layer of cartilage which lines the surfaces of the knee joints Knee Meniscus:a special extra thick layer of cartilage that sits on the top of the tibia ...
Theiliotibial(IT) bandis a thick band of fibrous tissue that starts at the hip and runs along the outer thigh to the outer shin bone (tibia) just below the knee joint. IT band syndrome causes a burning pain on the outside of the knee that spreads to the hip or thigh.6 ...
or complete tear. You'll feel an MCL injury on the inside of the knee; an LCL injury is on the outside of the knee. The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), located just behind the ACL, requires severe force to be injured (like a bent knee hitting the dashboard during a car accident...
The two important tendons in the knee are (1) the quadricepstendon connecting the quadriceps muscle, which lies on the front of the thigh, to the patella and (2) the patellar tendon connecting the patella to the tibia (technically this is a ligament because it connects two bones). ...