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All you need to know about about Orthopedic Conditions and Sport Injuries

Your body system includes the muscles, bones, nerves, joints, ligaments, tendons, and other connective tissues. Damage to any of these tissues or structures can lead to chronic Orthopedic Conditions like Knee Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Sports Injuries like Ligament Injuries and Meniscus Tears.

Living with these conditions or injuries is difficult as they take a long time to heal or never fully heal at all. However, equipping yourself with the right knowledge can help you get the best treatment and rehabilitation at Plexus centers in Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Decoding Orthopedic Conditions and Sports Injuries

The Musculoskeletal system gives the body support, form, and movement, and includes the muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments, bones, and nerves. An Orthopedic condition like Knee Pain is a common complaint that affects people of all ages. Knee pain may be the result of an injury, such as a ruptured ligament or torn cartilage. Medical conditions including Arthritis, Gout, and infections can also cause knee pain.

Osteoarthritis is also quite common, as approximately 46% of people develop it during their lifetimes. Knee Osteoarthritis happens when the cartilage in your knee joint breaks down, enabling the bones to rub together. The friction makes your knees hurt, become stiff, and sometimes swell.

Sports Injuries can occur throughout the body to bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and other structures. Especially knee injuries like Ligament Injuries that can happen in any high-intensity sport that requires running and pivoting. They commonly occur in the knees and ankles but are possible in any joint in the body including the wrist, thumb, shoulder, neck, and back.

Another common type of Sports Injuries are Meniscal Tears that most often occur behind the knee. This happens when the knee is twisted while in a flexed, weight-bearing position. This creates a shear force on the Meniscus, causing it to tear.

Symptoms of Orthopedic Conditions and Sport Injuries

The most common symptoms of an Orthopedic Condition like Knee pain may vary with the cause, severity, and location of the pain. Symptoms that sometimes accompany knee pain include:

Swelling and stiffness
Redness and warmth to the touch
Weakness or instability
Popping or crunching noises
Inability to fully straighten the knee

While an Orthopedic Condition like Knee Osteoarthritis may come with symptoms like:

Increased pain due to any activity
Swelling
Warm feeling in the joint
Stiffness in the knee, especially in the morning or when you have been sitting for a while
Decreased mobility of the knee, making it difficult to get in and out of chairs or cars, use the stairs, or walk
Creaking, crackly sound that is heard with movement of the knees

While Sport Injuries such as Ligament Injuries have symptoms that vary according to its severity, including:

Pain to the area, often sudden and severe
A loud pop or snapping sound at the time of the injury
Swelling to the area of the injury
Looseness of the joint
Inability to move or put weight on the joint without pain
Spasms in the muscles surrounding the injury

Typical symptoms of Meniscal Tears often include:

Pain along joint line, usually posteriorly
Clicking and sometimes a locking feeling with activities
Mild swelling, especially following activities
Vague, aching pain throughout the day

Causes of Orthopedic Conditions and Sports Injuries

An Orthopedic Condition like Knee Pain can be caused by injuries, mechanical problems, types of arthritis, and other problems.
Whereas, Knee Osteoarthritis occurs when the knee joint cartilage wears out or is damaged. Your cartilage is like your car’s shock absorber, protecting your car from bumps and jolts. It can get wear or get damaged due to the following reasons:

Being overweight
Having an injured knee or old knee injury
Putting stress on your knee at your job or while playing sports
Inheriting a tendency to develop Knee Osteoarthritis
Having crooked bones or joints, such as having knocked knees.

Sports injuries like Ligament Injuries occur due to twisting body parts or hard or awkward landings. Injuries often happen when ligaments are stretched fully and then encounter some form of impact or trauma. While many athletes are at risk of Meniscus Tears due to direct contact or pressure from a forced twist or rotation. A sudden pivot or turn, deep squatting, or heavy lifting can lead to injury.

Treatments Orthopedic Conditions and Sports Injuries

Treatments for Orthopedic Conditions like Knee Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Sports Injuries like Ligament Injuries and Meniscus Tears are majorly different due to the nature of the condition. However, their treatments have some common goals and approaches, which includes correcting physical problems, relieving symptoms, improving quality of life, and preventing future problems.
Minor injuries can be treated with RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation), over-the-counter and prescription medicines, and joint injections. In some cases, treatment and rehabilitation may include:

Cell Therapy

Cell Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions like Knee Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Sports Injuries like Ligament Injuries and Meniscus Tears has provided a new ray of hope for patients. It is a form of regenerative medicine that uses Autologous Mesenchymal Cells from the patient’s bone marrow to repair the damaged cells within their body.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy and rehabilitation helps increase strength and improve function and mobility in patients having Orthopedic Conditions like Knee Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Sports Injuries like Ligament Injuries and Meniscus Tears. A physical therapist evaluates the patient’s functional ability and creates a personalized Physiotherapy Regimen to heal and strengthen affected body parts.

Our Treatment Program at Plexus

At Plexus, our expert team provides treatment and rehabilitation for Orthopedic Conditions like Knee Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Sports Injuries like Ligament Injuries and Meniscus Tears.

Our award-winning Neurological and Cell Research Center is recognized globally for excellent patient care, swift diagnosis, and comprehensive therapies. With world-renowned Dr Na’eem Sadiq at the helm, we provide the most advanced Cell Therapy. Our team of specialists administers Autologous Mesenchymal Cells that are extracted from the bone marrow.

Depending on the severity of your condition, our advanced team works closely with you and your family to provide comprehensive rehabilitation, that includes the best possible Physical Therapy.

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