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Meniscal injuries are common. A wear meniscus is a common injury of the knee joint . The most common is occur in turns or movements due to poor support. It is a degenerative, ie increase in severity over time.

The meniscus is a fibrocartilage located between the femur and tibia allowing the movements of flexion and extension and rotation of the knee. Serves to make the knee more consistent, helps the stability of the knee protects the articular cartilage of the tibia and femur better distributing the load of body weight.

Symptoms of a meniscus injury can often be in the form of severe pain: pain when doing certain postures, painful limitation of knee motion, stroke, lack of strength, clicks. Medicine has evolved a lot in this type of operation.

Currently using arthroscopic surgery can perform partial resection of the left meniscus remains stable, fixed, coherent and partially degenerate that allow for the function of the meniscus.

The time needed for rehabilitation of the meniscus depends on the patient and the type of injury, usually 3-5 weeks for the medial meniscus and 5-7 weeks for the lateral meniscus. After meniscal surgery, the articular cartilage of the knee has to adapt to living without their meniscus. Have to bear the burden alone. There is a more or less prolonged period of adaptation in which it is possible to manifest discomfort and / or occasional spills. This becomes more evident in the lateral meniscus surgery patients and veterans.

Treatment would be based on exercises supervised by a physiotherapist to help heal the knee and help you resume normal activities. In addition also perform preventive treatment to increase strength and flexibility in the knee and leg, to prevent future degeneration in the knee.

It is very convenient to exercise the area with light exercise, especially a few weeks after the operation. Smoothly running, biking or swimming practice some can be very beneficial for rehabilitation.

An ankle injury is not something to be taken lightly, but something that should be treated immediately, it could become a bigger problem, which must be avoided at all costs. And this is an injury to be treated, whether mild or severe. If it will take to make the visit to the doctor or the ambulance takes to arrive, avoid bloating, immobilize the ankle and try not to support or cover it.

When there is a fracture, we must take care to treat an open wound in the event that there is, trying to stop the bleeding. This acolcharemos well the injured area, supporting the ankle on a pillow. Must stop the bleeding with gauze and when it is wet, replace another one, and so on.

In the event that the invoice is internal and there is no open wound, we must avoid at all costs any move, it could be broken. This will splint the ankle side by side, using the ankle injured and uninjured by the tie with a bandage or cloth, inserting padding between both calves. They bind the feet and calves firmly to avoid movement until the ambulance arrives. Remember that the fracture never be touched. The ankle should rest, be cold and high. With all of this is to relieve pain and reduce inflammation, before medical help arrives.

Is physiotherapy it? Physiotherapy is a special coach who works with patients to restore the activity, strength and movement of patients including patients who had injuries or surgery. Physiotherapy can train patients with specific sports, a variety of techniques and use some special tools to overcome problems faced by patients who can not be overcome with physiotherapy exercises.

Why is physical therapy important?
Physiotherapy is important in terms of orthopedic for two main reasons
· First, the type of orthopedic patients have a deficiency that requires treatment. For example, patients with carpal Tunel syndrome (tunnel syndrome at the wrist bone) has a particular weakness in the muscles of his arms and takes target practice to restore fugsinya. Or at the knee joint as an example has chondromalacia imbalance in the muscles around the knee joint. A physiotherapist can teach patients with specific exercises for these muscles in order to improve function and reduce the problem. Read the rest of this entry »