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Tearing your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) can be an emotionally devastating injury, especially if you’re an active individual. Whether it happened on the soccer field, during a basketball game, or simply while running, the road to recovery can feel daunting. However, with advancements in medical technology and proper rehabilitation, the vast majority of individuals are…
There is a fine balance of exercises to do after an ACL tear since you want to challenge yourself to improve but also do not want to cause further pain or injury. Our team of on-site physical therapists in our ORTHOKnox orthopedic clinics in Knoxville, Tennessee, can work with you to form a rehabilitation plan…
ACL tears are up to 8 times more common in women than men. Most ACL injuries in women are sports-related, often occurring when women pivot or jump while playing soccer, basketball, lacrosse, or skiing. Men do these actions in sports, too, so why are ACL injuries more common in women? And are there steps we…
A soccer player dribbles down the field and abruptly cuts right around a defender, only to fall to the ground clutching her knee. She reports a sudden popping sound and her knee “giving out.” She heads over to ORTHOKnox Urgent Care, and the doctors diagnose her injury as an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. ACL…
You may be a professional athlete, be an avid basketball fan, or you may have just played basketball in your driveway over Thanksgiving and hope to get out and play some more. In any case, if you break basketball down into its main physical components, you have a series of fast sprints, passes and catches,…
During this football season, we’ve seen a few football players go down with an ACL tear and hear that they are “out for the season.” So what happens between the time we see them go down and return to play next season? Most likely, they have had surgery and are following a rigorous ACL rehabilitation…
It’s Saturday afternoon and you are cheering for another touchdown when one of your star players gets tackled and doesn’t immediately get back up. You’ve got that sinking feeling in your gut as they get escorted off the field and find out later that they have a torn ACL and are out…
As the medical field continues to improve and develop, it is increasingly important for us at ORTHOKNOX to identify trends and differences among patients so we can determine more accurate personalized treatment plans for each individual patient. Due to differences in structural anatomy, hormones, and genetics, some studies have identified some trends in injuries and…
IT’S FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE! Fire up your grills, spice up your favorite chili recipe, and gear up in your team’s colors! At ORTHOKnox, we are so excited to cheer on our local teams but also know that each tackle carries a risk of injury, and it is important to give injured players the best…
Moms and dads cheer on their kids during a fall lacrosse tournament as the players wind their way back and forth across the field. One of the players tries to get a clear shot at the goal. He cuts left and feels a pop in his knee. His knee begins to swell after the game,…
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