Well lucky for me, not so much for Rachael. She has actually hurt her knee in the month where knee health has been our focus. Here is a simple test and exercise that can be done at the office or at home for terminal knee extension. As always if pain does persist please give Ash a call on 5310 6259 or book online here Cheers Andrew

Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligaments (MCL &LCL) The MCL is along the inside of the knee and prevents the knee bending in, the LCL is on the outside of the knee and prevents the knee bending out. The MCL and LCL can be ​either sprained or torn, this happens when there is excessive force bending the knee inwards for MCL and outwards for LCL, usually from a blow to the knee whilst the foot is planted on the ground. Pain is usually felt on the medial side of the knee for MCL a

In my last blog I mentioned a few muscles which can contribute to knee pain. But how are they treated, and how do work out what the pain is in your knee? The Road Map – Assessment “I had six honest serving men. They taught me all I knew. Their names were: Where, What, When, Why, How and Who.” (Rudyard Kipling on Learning) As a myotherapist it is not only vital to look at the knee itself, but also assess above and below the knee. This means the hip and ankle, and even foot a

Function Prevents the anterior tibial translation (change in position) and rotation loads both medial and lateral. Where is it? The ACL crosses infront of the knee as you can see in the diagrams. Common Injuries ACL injury is a common for athletes. Usually seen in sports where pivoting is required when foot is planted on the ground, netball, football, basketball, soccer and downhill skiing and with deceleration and jumping. Injuries and be major tears or complete tear to a mi

Often we think about knee pain as a knee cap pain or knee joint pain. In other words, something to do with bone or meniscus rubbing together, or not being in properly aligned. So are there any muscles that can contribute to, or feel like knee pain? There are a number of trickster muscles that feel like knee pain. Different muscles can be the root of pain in different areas: Front of the Knee Three of the quadricep muscles can “refer” (be the source of) pain to the knee. Vas

The knee has a lot of ligaments (bone to bone attachments), to help stabilise and give greater range of motion. I will talk about the Tibiofemoral joint of the knee. This joint is a modified hinge synovial joint, which means that it has a hinge movement (like a gate) but can also help rotate slightly and synovial means there is a fluid capsule. This joint has some important ligaments that if you have watched any sports you may have heard the terms. Transverse ligament, medial

When it comes to knee pain it reminds me the children's song "Dem Bones". The leg bone's connected to the knee bone, The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone, The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone, Now shake dem skeleton bones! In 2016 I attended a seminar which was about lower limb biomechanics and low back pain. The speaker (Jon Mulholland) made an interesting observation. From his many years working with high performance runners and athletes (including the Kiwis Ol

It seems now-days you can't turn the corner without bumping into something or someone talking about endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility or whatever that new term they have for P. M T. There is a petition to have the government subsidise the cost of exploratory surgery for endometriosis to confirm the diagnosis, there is a seminar every five minutes to tell medical professionals how terrible the problem is. There is no doubt it's an major issue in our commu

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