An Ayurvedic approch to Knee Ligament Injury - A case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sweety J. Ruparel ◽  
Jaykrishna Jani ◽  
Hetal Ramani ◽  
Akanksha Sharmaz
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
The Body ◽  
Surgical Reconstruction ◽  
Ligament Injury ◽  
Knee Ligament ◽  
Knee Ligament Injury ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

Knee joint is heavily stressed joint in the body. It has two completely incompatible properties of stability and mobility. It heavily depends on quadriceps femoris and collateral ligaments for stability. Due to increasing number of accidents and sports injuries, knee ligament injuries are also increasing in number, which more commonly occurs in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL) and meniscus. However, surgical reconstruction does not guarantee a previous level of activity. In this single case study an effort is made to manage knee ligament injury through Ayurveda. A 38 years old female suffering from anterior cruciate ligament tear and complex tear in body and posterior horn of medial meniscus was treated with Janu basti and internal medicine. The duration of the treatment was 30 days, which provided relief from pain with noticeable improvement in the movement of knee joint.

The Relationship Between the Use of Foot Orthoses and Knee Ligament Injury in Female Collegiate Basketball Players

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter L. Jenkins ◽  
Susanne G. Raedeke ◽  
D.S. Blaise Williams
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Ligament Injury ◽  
Ligament Injuries ◽  
Knee Ligament ◽  
Knee Ligament Injury ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are more prevalent in female athletes than in male athletes. Basketball is a high-risk sport for anterior cruciate ligament injury in female athletes. This study was conducted to observe the effect of a foot orthosis on the knee ligament injury rate in female basketball players at one US university. Methods: One hundred fifty-five players on the women’s basketball team were observed for knee ligament injury from 1992 to 2005. Athletes in the 1992–1993 to 1995–1996 school years (July–June) did not receive a foot orthosis and served as the control group; the treatment group comprised the athletes during the 1996–1997 to 2004–2005 school years (July–June). Athletes in the treatment group received a foot orthosis before participating in basketball. Data analysis included knee ligament injury rates and a comparison of injury rates with an incidence density ratio. Results: Athletes in the control group had three collateral ligament injuries and three anterior cruciate ligament injuries, for an injury rate of 0.50 for both the anterior cruciate ligament and collateral ligaments. Athletes in the treatment group had four collateral ligament injuries and one anterior cruciate ligament injury, for an injury rate of 0.29 for the collateral ligaments and 0.07 for the anterior cruciate ligament. Athletes in the control group were 1.72 times more likely to sustain a collateral ligament injury and 7.14 times more likely to sustain an anterior cruciate ligament injury than the treatment group. Conclusions: Foot orthoses may contribute to a decreased knee ligament injury rate in female collegiate basketball players. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(3): 207–211, 2008)

Clinically Assessed Knee Joint Laxity as a Predictor for Reconstruction after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1528-1533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Kostogiannis ◽  
Eva Ageberg ◽  
Paul Neuman ◽  
Leif E. Dahlberg ◽  
Thomas Fridén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Joint Laxity ◽  
Ligament Injury ◽  
Knee Joint Laxity ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

Water Treadmill Therapy After Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament ACL – Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-102
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Maruszewska ◽  
Lech Panasiuk
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Mass Gain ◽  
Quadriceps Muscle ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Knee Ligament ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Water Treadmill

Introduction: The knee joint is one of the most commonly injured joints, especially among physically active persons. In turn, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the knee ligament which is most frequently torn. Water treadmill therapy is one of the forms of rehabilitation available for patients after ACL reconstruction. Materials and Method: The case of a 38-year-old woman is presented who during parachute jumping sustained injury to the knee joint on landing. Using the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a tear of the ACL was diagnosed. Physiotherapeutic examination was performed: palpation and visual observation of both knee joints: assessment of position of the patella and the axes of the lower limbs, assessment of joint temperature, patella ballottement sign, and tenderness. In order to objectively monitor the progress of therapy measurements were taken of the circumference of the lower limbs, and pain complains assessed according to the VAS scale. Eight weeks after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, the patient underwent 30 treadmill therapy treatments. Results: Quadriceps muscle mass gain and reduction of the knee joint swelling were observed. Full range of knee joint motion was confirmed, and lack of pain in the medial compartment of the knee joint. Conclusions: Water treadmill therapy is an effective supplementation of the process of patient rehabilitation after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.

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