An anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACL) happens when the AC Ligament inside your knee tears - partly or completely. It’s a common sports injury for athletes who do demanding sports that force you to run and stop sharply, to kick a ball hard or to jump up and swivel your body round quickly.  This includes sports like football, netball, rugby and basketball, amongst others.

By Charless Smith

If pain is a problem then physiotherapy is the solution. Study and experiences prove that physiotherapy has been a very effective tool against pains and injuries ranging from minor to major. Hence the prescription of physiotherapy can never be a wrong one in case of curing pain or injury.

By Christine Maale

Tendinitis can come in many forms and at many joints. "Golfers elbow" (medial epicondylitis) and "Tennis elbow" (lateral epicondylitis) are examples of tendonitis or tendinosis at the medial and lateral elbow respectively. Both are usually from overuse. Golfers' elbow named so from people overstressing the flexor muscles in your forearm, such as from a golf swing and tennis elbow named so from overstressing the zextensor muscles in your elbow, such as from a backhand. Although, you should know that it is definitely not only tennis players and golfers who end up with either of these issues. It is also common in painters, carpenters, plumbers and really anyone who does repetitive movements with their hand, wrist or arm. Tendinitis in the knee is also common in people who do a lot of jumping or a lot of squatting or stair climbing, causing tendonitis or tendinosis in the patella tendon of the knee.

 

By Lucy Morelli

"I've Sprained my Ankle..."

What have I done?...

Ligament injuries of the ankle are common, and comprise around 20% of all sports injuries. The lateral ligaments found on the outside of the ankle are a lot weaker than the inside ligaments, and are much more easily damaged when you roll or twist your ankle. Following an ankle sprain, it is not uncommon for people to feel 'unstable', with around 30% of people who sprain an ankle suffering from subsequent chronic, recurrent sprains. This most commonly occurs with severe sprains or when a less severe sprain is left to heal by itself, often leaving it weakened through insufficient healing, reduced muscle control and poor balance.

By Bryn Kental

A tear in the meniscus, regularly just referred to as a cartilage tear, is often cared for by means of meniscus surgery. Meniscus type cartilage is actually found in a couple joints in your body, but it is commonly referred to as the cartilage in the knee. Meniscus tears are typical in young people who join in high impact athletics and in older people where degenerative tears occur.

By Carlo Cole

Everyone gets injured from time to time. Even with the best technology ultimately, your body is still the one controlling your every movement. The fancy gadgets are just forms of aids that minimize the impact or the probability of the inevitable pains. Training with a coach, trying to run with a nice form, stretching before-and-after trainings, somehow, somewhere along that line, you tend to get cramps, hamstring pulls, etc. Human err everyday, you can never escape injuries no matter how good you are.