IM injections need to be injected into a muscle. It is recommended that an IM injection is given into a muscle in your:Thigh - vastus lateralis muscle between the hip and knee Bottom - Ventrogluteal muscle just below the hip on the side of the body Upper arm - deltoid muscle between ...
As the bone glides over the knee joint during movement, a dynamic stability is added to the knee joint and the direction of pull from the thigh muscles is constantly maintained. Hence, we have tremendous control over our body during knee straightening. This helps us to stand, sit, and perfo...
Abnormal alignment of the foot and legpotential patients who have abnormal alignment in their legs, knee joint or even in foot function need to be evaluated for these discrepancies and adjustments made in preparation for implant surgery. Abnormal gait patternsin individuals who suffer from neurological...
The knee joint's main function is to bend and straighten for moving the body. The knee is more than just a simple hinge. It also twists and rotates. In order to perform all of these actions and to support the entire body while doing so, the knee relies on a number of structures, in...
Lose weight if you’re overweight, which can help decrease joint pressure, including your hips. Knee Bursitis – What Is It? Knee bursitis is where you have inflammation of your bursa located close to your knee joint. Bursae decrease pressure and friction points between your bones and muscles,...
The fibula is a long, thin bone that starts just below the knee joint on the outside of the leg and extends all the way down to the ankle joint. The larger bone of the lower leg (called the tibia) carries most of the body weight. The fibula's primary function is to help keep the...
If the cramp is in your calf, straighten your leg and flex your foot toward your knee. Applying heat with a warm towel or heating pad can relax the muscle, while an ice pack can reduce pain. If the cramp persists, consider taking an over-the-counter pain reliever such as ibuprofen. ...
Steroid injections Rheumatoid arthritis medications Physical therapy Gout TheU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventiondefines gout as an extremely painful form of arthritis. Uric acid crystals build up in the affected joint, typically affecting one joint at a time, usually the big toe. It ca...
Patellar tendonitis, or inflammation of the patellar tendon, is a condition often called jumper's knee. This condition causes pain and swelling directly under the kneecap and is a common problem in basketball players and other athletes who perform repeated jumping activities. Treatment of patellar ...
injury as subtle as lifting a bag of groceries into the car to inflame the shoulder bursa (shoulder bursitis), infection of the bursa in front of the knee from an abrasion orpuncture wound(septic prepatellar bursitis), and inflammation of the elbow bursa fromgoutcrystals (gouty olecranon bursit...