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INJURY TITLE
| Ligament Injuries |
INJURY OVERVIEW
| Ligaments are the policemen of a joint. They restrict unwanted movement. They are commonly injured in sport via sprains to a joint. For example, ‘going over’ on your ankle usually involves some degree of ligament injury. |
INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION
| Ligament injuries can range from mild to moderate to severe. A mild injury involves only a small number of ligament fibres and despite some discomfort the joint will operate normally. A more severe injury will involve more fibres and the stability of the joint may be called into question.
Moderate injuries can be very painful, and debilitating. Most of the ligament is really damaged but some of the fibres that are intact are now under more stress and so the pain is greater.
In severe injuries the pain can be massive initially but then completely disappear. This is because the ligament is completely ruptured and so no more pain messages can be sent from the two ends. |
COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HOW IS IT ASSESSED
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GENERAL TREATMENT
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WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT
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PHYSIO X |
MEDIC X |
PODIATRY |
Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.
i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.