As a joint that experiences a lot of use, the knee is vulnerable to many injuries and degenerative diseases. Knee bursitis and knee arthritis are two conditions that can affect this important joint and limit your movement. Both conditions share similar symptoms, but there are some key differences. Here’s what you should know about each…
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Torn ACL Playing a Sport? What to Do Next
A torn ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is one of the most frequent sports injuries. Whether complete or partial, this tear limits knee mobility and range of motion causes pain and weight-bearing issues and keeps you from the activities you love. What should you and your orthopedic surgeon do next? Let’s delve deeper. How Does…
ACL Injury: What You Should Know
When you play sports, you put stress on your body to keep up with the game’s demands. Without proper training and technique, it can get risky. Your body might not be able to keep up, resulting in injuries. For athletes, an ACL injury is a death sentence and can spell the end of a sports…
How to Identify an ACL Injury
Each year, there are over 80,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repairs performed in operating rooms across the country. ACL injuries are very common, especially in people with more active lifestyles – particularly athletes. A suspected ACL injury should be evaluated soon after the incident. Treatment for an ACL injury will depend on the severity of…
Torn ACL Knee Injury: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
When you’re constantly running and switching positions on the court or the field while playing sports, or if you are active in general, you could suffer an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) knee injury. If this happens to you, you may hear a pop or feel a popping sensation in your knee. Your ACL is a…
Recovery From An ACL Tear
One of the most common knee injuries that you can develop as someone with an active lifestyle is an ACL tear. Your ACL or anterior cruciate ligament is one of the components that help connect your thigh bone to your shin bone. It plays an important role in keeping your knee stable. It also prevents…
Treatment for Knee Tendonitis
Knee tendonitis, also called patellar tendonitis, is an inflammation of the tendon that links your patella (kneecap) to your tibia (shinbone). People who have knee tendonitis usually experience worsening pain in the knee area until they receive treatment. This is a frequent injury among athletes, which is why it’s often called “jumper’s knee.” It is…
Recovery from an ACL Tear
The ACL, which is the anterior cruciate ligament, is an important ligament which is located in front of your knee, right behind the kneecap. This ligament provides knee stability along with its crisscrossed-in-back partner, the PCL (posterior cruciate ligament). They are called the “cruciate” ligaments because they cross each other in the shape of an…
Treatments for Knee Bursitis
Bursitis is inflammation of one or more of the small fluid-filled sacs called bursae in a joint. The inflammation can cause pain and other symptoms. The purpose of bursae is to provide cushioning around the bones, tendons, muscles, and skin near the joints. When they become inflamed, it can cause pain and limit mobility in…
Common Treatments for Knee Pain
Nearly 18 million Americans visit their doctor or a hospital for knee pain each year. And with the active lifestyle, we enjoy here in North Dakota, from skating and skiing in the winter to jogging and biking in the summer, we’re a contributing factor to that statistic. Let’s talk about some of the common treatments…